Ravi Shankar, India's famous sitar player
Great Lives
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karl wildman talks to ravi shankar, perhaps the best known all indian virtuoso. And here he is in 19 66, describing the instrument he played. Underneath there are 13 strings known as the sympathetic resonating strings,. But how do you play them? They're underneath, yes, i can. You little finger of your right hand underneath the main string. I can indifferently, not to. Ani resones yo, see lag you hear the overstrons. Lovely. This is the b b c. This pok cast is supported by advertising outside the u. K.
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