Can anyone recommend me any sitar players/bands?
classical music: Nikhil Banerjee, Ravi Shankar, (Ustad)Vilayat Khan pop music: Chris Rael/Church of Betty/Ashwin Batish/Ananda Shankar Nikhil Banerjee and Ravi Shankar both studied under Ali Akbar Khan's father Allauddin Khan, but have very different styles. Ananda Shankar was Ravi's cousin and made a splash covering tunes like JUmpin' Jack Flash and Light My Fire. he also worked with some electronica/d&b guys before dying a couple years ago. Church of Betty (headed by Chris Rael) perform the best east-west sitar pop around, at least equalling and possibly surpassing George Harrison (great as George's stuff is) start with fruit on the vine Ashwin Batish has a high camp value, but underneath the hokiness is some serious music and musical understanding. enjoy! sean