When Ravi Shankar introduced Western musicians in the 1960s to Indian classical music, he couldn’t have imagined he’d change rock music history forever. Shankar inspired George Harrison, and soon, ...

As a modern classical performer, Rishab Rikhiram Sharma has carried sitar music beyond conventional concert halls and into ...

A new, ambient sound has arrived and it stars Santa Barbara–raised songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maxton Hunter and his journey learning the sitar. The tracks “Dhara” and “Jaya” were released ...

Sitar virtuoso Shujaat Husain Khan and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia captivated the Bharat Mandapam with their "Strings and Wind" tour finale. Their spontaneous jugalbandi, blending classical ragas with ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...