The sitar is a very intimidating instrument to learn, at any age. From Wordnik.com. [Phawker] Reference
That Paula Abdul, part-Syrian by descent, couldn't come up with the name of an Arab stringed instrument and instead said 'sitar' is a comment on Paula Abdul, not the arrangement. From Wordnik.com. [Adam Lambert sings "Ring of Fire."] Reference
Thought about Fuzzy and Kelsey and my sitar and pizza. From Wordnik.com. [nebet Diary Entry] Reference
And then I overdubbed an electric sitar part, for instance. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Stand So Close To Me, 7''] Reference
Her new album, without the electric sitar, is See You On The Moon. From Wordnik.com. [Tift Merritt Will 'See You On The Moon'] Reference
Mr. GARZA: Horn section, percussion section, sitar player, bass player. From Wordnik.com. [Thievery Corporation Churns Beats Of 'Retaliation'] Reference
Dhir also played sitar on recordings by the Black Angels and the Earlies. From Wordnik.com. [Holly Cara Price: Weekend Horoscoop* for May 8-10, 2009 ~ feliz d��a de la madre edition] Reference
The sitar is placed on the lap with the body face up and neck pointed up. From Wordnik.com. [Chitrali Sitar--The Mystic Musical Instrument] Reference
I should practice sitar again before my lesson, but it's hard to do with tights on. From Wordnik.com. [nebet Diary Entry] Reference
Indeed, Devi offers no tandoori chicken, no "fusion" food and no sitar music, either. From Wordnik.com. [No Place For Curry] Reference
Tabla and what sounds like sarod and sitar add a sense of India to "Lifelong Passion.". From Wordnik.com. [Paul McCartney's Latest Collaboration] Reference
The sitar player was going under the name Mission to Mars before forming his own ensemble. From Wordnik.com. [Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Refugees from Bollyhood] Reference
Chitrali sitar is approximately four feet long and features an oval sound box at the bottom. From Wordnik.com. [Chitrali Sitar--The Mystic Musical Instrument] Reference
My most top secret of desires is to hide a micro stereo in the room softly playing sitar music. From Wordnik.com. [madrigle Diary Entry] Reference
The classical analogy for this balance is having just the right tension on the strings of a sitar. From Wordnik.com. [Chade-Meng Tan: Play Meditation Like a Video Game] Reference
After all, Ravi Shankar taught Shawn to play the sitar and Shawn then helped teach George Harrison. From Wordnik.com. [Carol Hoenig: Cursing In Tyler Texas, a Grievous Offense?] Reference
At Grand Central Terminal Tuesday morning, Bob Holman paused as he introduced the second sitar act. From Wordnik.com. [Line Up to be Next Subway Idol] Reference
(Soundbite of music) LYDEN: Zakir, your father played with the legendary sitar player Bobby Shankar. From Wordnik.com. [Fleck, Meyer, Hussain: Border Crossing] Reference
Did you know that piano-playing crooner Norah Jones's father is sitar player and Beatles friend Ravi Shankar?. From Wordnik.com. [Willow Smith -- following other celeb kids -- goes into family business] Reference
"Then you want the unemployment office," he said like his vocals chords were strings on Ravi Shankar's sitar. From Wordnik.com. [John DeBellis: I Had a Dream] Reference
STEVE INSKEEP, host: When Anoushka Shankar was just seven years old, her father had a small sitar made for her. From Wordnik.com. [Anoushka Shankar's Turn to 'Rise'] Reference
Formerly of the band The High Dials, for which he played bass and sitar, Rishi Dhir started this new band in 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Holly Cara Price: Weekend Horoscoop* for May 8-10, 2009 ~ feliz d��a de la madre edition] Reference
Stylistically, the album progresses from pop to Moroccan acoustic guitar to electronic beats to strains of the sitar. From Wordnik.com. [Sacred Love] Reference
Most expert sitar players of older time were not educated — they merely learned, played and enjoyed the instrument. From Wordnik.com. [Chitrali Sitar--The Mystic Musical Instrument] Reference
An accomplished sitar player possesses perfect coordination and timing between the running fingers and strumming one. From Wordnik.com. [Chitrali Sitar--The Mystic Musical Instrument] Reference
Man, we did, you know, fake sitar records and African records, all different kinds of stuff with all kinds of crazy names. From Wordnik.com. [Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings: A Little Funk And Soul] Reference
Nauert said he met Ravi Shankar, the famous sitar player, and was invited to India, where he spent time with George Harrison. From Wordnik.com. [Macworld Fans Go the Distance] Reference
The thin wooden body or ‘ghazdar’ contains 13 sweet sounding parda or frets fixed at appropriate places by skilled sitar makers. From Wordnik.com. [Chitrali Sitar--The Mystic Musical Instrument] Reference
The album opens with Inside, a pleasant, sitar-accompanied song about looking inside people's minds to find out what makes them tick. From Wordnik.com. [Sacred Love] Reference
The artfully composed sounds of the sitar and tabla, some vocals, along with viola, cello, and daf, comprise the album's eight songs. From Wordnik.com. [Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Refugees from Bollyhood] Reference
You also brought back some sitar playing, which you've used on other albums, with Anoushka Shankar and - can we play a little of that?. From Wordnik.com. [Thievery Corporation Churns Beats Of 'Retaliation'] Reference
Any given weekend at London clubs, DJs sample Bollywood crooners and drum'n'bass music, mix tabla with hip-hop or weave sitar music into jazz. From Wordnik.com. [The Queen Is Indian?] Reference
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