Shahid Parvez Khan, better known as Ustad Shahid Parvez, was born October 14, 1958 in Mumbai, India He belongs to a prestigious musical family and…
Artist Profiles: Ustad Shahid Parvez
Tag: sitar
Niladri Kumar Pushes the frontiers of Indian classical music
Niladri Kumar – Sitar Gaze (Times Music, 2005) Pushing the frontiers of Indian classical music, this is an excellent album featuring sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumar,…
‘Music can definitely pave the way to a peaceful, happy world’ – Sitar Artist Nikhil Patwardhan
Nikhil Patwardhan has released six albums of Indian classical music – and is also an electrical engineer. He shares his unusual story in this interview,…
Sitar Maestro Nishat Khan to Perform in New York City
Ustad Nishat Khan, one of India’s finest sitar players, is set to perform on Sunday, October 8, 2017 at Merkin Concert Hall in New York…
Acclaimed Sitarist Roopa Panesar to Perform Today in New Jersey
Roopa Panesar, one of the rising sitar players in the classical Indian music world is set to perform Saturday September 16, 2017 at Sharp Theater…
Sitar that Grooves
Sitar Joe – Venus Tribe (Sitar Joe, 2010) Seductive trance-like electronic dance music beats, Indian and Middle Eastern melodies and the lead sounds of the…
Artist profiles: Hasu Patel
Hasu Patel, a disciple of sitar legend Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb is one of the few distinguished female artists performing today Classical Music on sitar,…
Artist Profiles: Anupama Bhagwat
Sitar player Anupama Bhagwat is one of the leading sitar disciples of the world-renowned Pandit Shri Bimalendu Mukherjee. Her sensitivity and erudition has taken her…
Artist Profiles: Krishna Bhatt
Pandit Krishna Bhatt was born into a family of musicians, poets and Sanskrit scholars who for five generations upheld their tradition in Rajasthan. Krishna was…
Artist Profiles: Abhik Mukherjee
Abhik Mukherjee, born in Kolkata, is a sitar player of the Etawah-Imdadkhani gharana (school). He started his sitar training at the age of six by…