The incredibly talented Pakistani musicians of Sachal Studios performed an absolutely brilliant cover of the iconic Dave Brubeck piece “Take Five”. This incredible version featured such uniquely Indo-Pakistani sounds as the tabla (twin drums) played by Ustad Ijaz Hussain Ballu Khan, Ustad Tanveer Hussain on sarod, and Nafees Ahmed on…
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The Beatles’ 1965 Demo for ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’ With a George Harrison Sitar Intro
Beatles Bootlegs shared an amazing clip of the original audio from The Beatles‘s 1965 demo for their iconic song “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)”. The demo features a pretty badass sitar intro by George Harrison. Harrison was incredibly influential in introducing the instrument to popular music and even helped…
Talented Sitar Player Performs Beautiful Cover Versions of Popular and Classic Rock Songs
Ronobir Lahiri is a talented musician in Los Angeles who performs beautiful covers of both popular and classic rock songs on his sitar. Included in his repertoire are “Imagine” by John Lennon, “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson and “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi….
Guitarist Rob Scallon Rocks Out a Heavy Metal Tune on a Gorgeous 19-String Sitar
Rob Scallon, the incredibly talented musician who recently celebrated his 10-year YouTube anniversary, rocked out a heavy metal tune with a beautiful solo on an absolutely gorgeous traditional 19-string sitar. Continuing the search for strings pic.twitter.com/CsgIhsUZhu — Rob Scallon (@RobScallon) February 16, 2017 Producer Ryan Bruce of Riffs and Beards…
Musician Rob Scallon Performs a Multi-Layered Original Song Using Every Instrument He Owns
In celebration of reaching a certain goal on his Patreon page, musician Rob Scallon wrote and performed a truly multi-layered original song that utilized every single instrument in his possession. Song includes 45 instruments total: Electric drumset Signature 8 string Signature 8 string prototype Stiletto 5 string bass 2 string…
Incredibly Inventive Musicians Play Beautiful Music With a Bass Made From Balloons and a Wooden Box
In 2009, Los Angeles balloon artist and musician Addi Somekh performed a range of songs with his amazing balloon bass. Somekh’s friend Andy Sanesi joined in with percussion created from a wooden box. Addi Somekh plays a bass that is made 100% out of latex balloons and air. It is…
Ravi Shankar (1920-2012), Legendary Sitar Player
image via East Meets West Music Musician and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar has died at the age of 92. He was known for teaching George Harrison of the Beatles how to play the sitar and for bringing Indian music to the West. According to a statement by the Ravi Shankar…
Rishikesh George, A Felt George Harrison by Felt Mistress
“Creature creator, textile artist and tea drinking scamp” Felt Mistress has made Rishikesh George, a wonderful handcrafted felt George Harrison that comes complete with a sitar. The piece will be part of All Together Now: A Tribute To The Beatles, a Beatles tribute art show at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra,…