sitar

noun

si·tar | \si-ˈtär,

ˈsi-ˌtär\

Definition of sitar

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

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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 She had just been accepted into a sitar class, a notable achievement for a student of her age. — New York Times, "Bomb Rattles an Afghan Minority So Small ‘No One Is a Stranger’," 2 July 2018 The Beatles pulled it off, incorporating everything from British music-hall entertainment to Indian sitar into their kaleidoscopic soundscapes. — Ted Gioia, WSJ, "‘Heaven and Earth’ by Kamasi Washington Review: Musical Miracle Worker?," 20 June 2018 Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfsymphony.org Samarth Nagarkar, Josh Feinberg Vocal; sitar; Ehren Hanson, and Satish Tare, tabla. — Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Classical music and dance listings," 7 June 2018 Less impressive than his two earlier, flamboyantly symphonic sitar concertos, Shankar's third didn't make much of an impression with Orpheus. — Mark Swed, latimes.com, "The Pacific Symphony lives up to its name, with the help of India," 13 Apr. 2018

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sitar

noun

English Language Learners Definition of sitar

: a musical instrument from India that is like a guitar and that has a long neck and a round body

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