Sitar

It probably sounded a bit like a guitar but with a signature reverberating buzz that most people associate with Middle Eastern music. ... The drone an...

The instrument was invented in medieval India and flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries and arrived at its present form in 18th-century India....S...

The word sitar is derived from the Persian word sehtar, meaning “three-stringed.” The instrument appears to have descended from long-necked lutes take...

The process of assembling the parts of sitar begins from joining dandi and gulu by clamping it with two screw that remain inside the instrument. The t...