sitar

si·tar | \ si-ˈtär

How to pronounce sitar (audio)

, ˈsi-ˌtär \

Definition of sitar

: an Indian lute with a long neck and a varying number of strings

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Recent Examples on the Web Young women on streetcorners bring out sitars and synthesizers and big wooden drums, the better to get the crowd dancing the young men’s way. — Jason Kehe, Wired, "The 20 Best Books of a Decade That Unmade Genre Fiction," 29 Dec. 2019 George Harrison flew in by helicopter for a sitar session with Ravi Shankar. — The Economist, "Hippie Inc: how the counterculture went corporate," 29 Nov. 2019 The sitar sample plays delicately in the background, inspiring a new melodic synth lead bolstered by jazzy keys and a soft but driving rhythm. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Pls&Ty Announces 'Run Wild/Feeling Forever' Remix LP With Bondax & More: Listen," 5 Aug. 2019 Fans could be watching a sitar and tabla performance one moment, then taking in searing black metal the next. — Chris Payne, Billboard, "What Does It Mean to Be an Independent Festival in 2019?," 26 June 2019 Asia O’Hara raps over a worldly track that mixes Middle Eastern sitars and tropical marimbas with a classic hip-hop drum machine. — Patrick Crowley, Billboard, "Asia O'Hara Talks New Single 'Queen For Tonight' & Racial Bias in 'Drag Race' Fan Base," 16 June 2018 Tedeschi and Trucks take those slippery sitar lines, bends and drones and adapt them admirably for guitar. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Tedeschi Trucks And Jay Critch Are Just Two Of This Week's Must-See Shows," 2 July 2018 There’s a keyboard player who also plays guitar, and a sitar player also plays bass. — Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, "Transglobal Underground's electro-worldbeat to brighten Concert of Colors," 12 July 2018 George never became a true sitar player, but the ripple effect of his fascination with Indian art forms rewired the collective mindset of a generation. — Morgan Enos, Billboard, "HariSongs Label Debuts: 7 Great Moments When George Harrison Collided With Indian Music," 27 Apr. 2018

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“Sitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitar. Accessed 17 Feb. 2020.

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