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: an Indian lute with a long neck and a varying number of strings
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Enchanting stories and sounds Sunnyvale’s EnActe Arts is presenting a play that looks at the life of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, from his days as a young dancer in Paris to his role as a global icon.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
During the late 1960s, Lucas studied sitar with Ravi Shankar and found work as a Motown session musician.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
The six-piece group will play a collection of Shankar’s repertoire curated by the late sitar legend’s wife and daughter.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
Singer-songwriter Asha Puthli, rapper Black Thought and sitar player Anoushka Shankar joined them.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
During the late 1960s, Lucas studied sitar with Ravi Shankar and found work as a Motown session musician.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
The six-piece group will play a collection of Shankar’s repertoire curated by the late sitar legend’s wife and daughter.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
Singer-songwriter Asha Puthli, rapper Black Thought and sitar player Anoushka Shankar joined them.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sitar
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“Sitar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitar. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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