Sitar is a fretted string instrument with gourdlike body and long neck, similar to a lute. It has from 3 to 7 strings gut tuned in fourths or fifths (or both), as well as a lower level of 12 wire strings that vibrate in sympathy with the first set. It can be played alone or in a small ensemble. Indigenous to India subcontinent, sitar was popularized in the West in 1960 by the Indian virtuoso Ravi Shankar and is sometimes used in rock music.

Sitar, is undoubtedly one of the tools that make up the whole culture and the traditions behind it. The sitar is one of the main instruments in the classical music of North India. In fact, the sitar is an integral part of Indian music of the Middle Ages. Old eastern instrument is given a new twist today through the electric sitar.

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