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: an Indian lute with a long neck and a varying number of strings
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But the star of the show is the Maanya, the speciality restaurant, where guests dine to the strains of the sitar, with light dancing off the thikri work on the walls. —
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 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. —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 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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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 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. —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 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.grautoblog.com/dictionary/sitar. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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