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The sitar tag encompasses music featuring the distinctive long-necked Indian string instrument known for its resonant, shimmering drone and melodic complexity rooted in Hindustani classical traditions. Its sound ranges from traditional ragas performed by virtuoso masters to fusion experiments blending Eastern spirituality with Western psychedelic and electronic influences. The instrument's cascading notes and sympathetic strings create an unmistakable sonic texture that has captivated listeners across cultural boundaries since the 1960s.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album Tags Other places
97 1956 Ravi Shankar Three Ragas
99 1958 Ravi Shankar The Sounds of India
71 Cover for The Essential 1962 Ravi Shankar The Essential
70 1966 Gábor Szabó Jazz Raga
65 Cover for Signature Series Vol 1 1967 Ali Akbar Khan Signature Series Vol 1
90 1967 Ravi Shankar Sound of the Sitar
20 1967 Vincent Bell Pop Goes the Electric Sitar
47 Cover for Sur Saaz aur Taal - Volume 2 1967 Ravi Shankar Sur Saaz aur Taal - Volume 2
41 1968 The Ceyleib People Tanyet
26 Cover for Wonderwall Music 1968-11-01 George Harrison Wonderwall Music
35 Cover for Psychedelic Dance Party 1969 The Vampires' Sound Incorporation Psychedelic Dance Party
15 Cover for Curried Jazz 1969-05 Indo British Ensemble Curried Jazz
72 1970 Oriental Sunshine Dedicated To The Bird We Love
96 1970 Ananda Shankar Ananda Shankar
44 Cover for At the Monterey International Pop Festival 1970 Ravi Shankar At the Monterey International Pop Festival
86 1970 Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar at The Woodstock Festival
56 Cover for Shankar: Symphony 1973 Ravi Shankar Shankar: Symphony
61 Cover for Transmigration Macabre 1973 Ravi Shankar Transmigration Macabre
31 Cover for Indian Music for Sitar & Surbahar For Meditation & Love 1975 Imrat Khan Indian Music for Sitar & Surbahar For Meditation & Love
55 Cover for Friends 1977 Oregon Friends
62 Cover for Raag Megh 1977 Nikhil Banerjee Raag Megh
27 Cover for Raag Jaunpuri 1979 Amjad Ali Khan Raag Jaunpuri
77 Cover for Snow Flower 1983 Ananda Shankar Snow Flower
28 Cover for Legendary Legacy 1989 Ustad Imrat Khan Legendary Legacy
89 1989 Ravi Shankar Inside The Kremlin
37 Cover for Baluji Shrivastav: Classical Indian Sitar and Surbahar Ragas 1990 Baluji Shrivastav Baluji Shrivastav: Classical Indian Sitar and Surbahar Ragas
51 Cover for The Ravi Shankar Collection: Sound Of The Sitar 1990 Ravi Shankar The Ravi Shankar Collection: Sound Of The Sitar
81 Cover for Maestro's Choice - Ravi Shankar 1991 Ravi Shankar Maestro's Choice - Ravi Shankar
24 1991 Ravi Shankar The Unparalleled Pt. Ravi Shankar
11 Cover for Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars (feat. Dan the Automator & DJ Shadow) 1991-07 Kalyanji & Anandji Shah Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars (feat. Dan the Automator & DJ Shadow)
49 1992 Nikhil Banerjee Afternoon Ragas
84 Cover for Wherever I May Roam 1992-03-10 Metallica Wherever I May Roam
48 Cover for Sitar Power 1 - A Fusion of Rock and Indian Music 1994 Ashwin Batish Sitar Power 1 - A Fusion of Rock and Indian Music
67 Cover for Maestro's Choice - Vilayet Khan 1995 Vilayat Khan Maestro's Choice - Vilayet Khan
69 1995 Makyo Rasa Bhava
42 Cover for Ravi Shankar Digital Collection 1 1995 Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar Digital Collection 1
63 1996 Ravi Shankar In Celebration
98 Cover for Chants Of India 1997-05-06 Ravi Shankar Chants Of India
74 Cover for Images of Nepal 1997-10-21 Sur Sudha Images of Nepal
83 1998-10-20 Anoushka Shankar Anoushka
19 1999 Mark Deutsch Fool...
29 Cover for 4 ti mo 1999 Ziskakan 4 ti mo
64 Cover for Makyo>Rasa Bhava 1999 Makyo Makyo>Rasa Bhava
94 1999 Ravi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin West Meets East: The Historic Shankar/Menuhin Sessions
73 Cover for Lord Sitar 1999 Lord Sitar Lord Sitar
50 Cover for The Doyen of Hindustani Music 1999-02 Ravi Shankar The Doyen of Hindustani Music
23 Cover for Ragas 2000 Ravi Shankar - Ali Akbar Khan Ragas
92 2000-08-15 Anoushka Shankar Anourag
66 2001 Ravi Shankar Bridges
52 Cover for Call Of The Earth - 12 Meditations On The Sitar 2001 Ravi Shankar Call Of The Earth - 12 Meditations On The Sitar
87 2001-10-23 Anoushka Shankar Live At Carnegie Hall
18 Cover for One in the Goddess 2002 Antion One in the Goddess
54 Cover for Sitar Beat 2002 Big Jim Sullivan Sitar Beat
76 Cover for Dream Sequence 2002 Cosmic Eye Dream Sequence
39 Cover for Encuentro 2002-09-23 Amalgama Encuentro
30 2003 Atash Republic Of Love
40 Cover for Oceans Of Bliss - An Introduction To 2003 Quintessence Oceans Of Bliss - An Introduction To
59 Cover for Ocean Birds 2003-03-25 Nataraj XT Ocean Birds
8 Cover for Lost In Spice 2003-09-16 Kamel Nitrate Lost In Spice
32 2004-09-18 Madan Mohan Veer-Zaara
22 Cover for Ayurveda 2005 Thors Ayurveda
60 2005 Ravi Shankar The Essential Ravi Shankar
100 2005-09-25 Anoushka Shankar Rise
14 2006 Various Artists Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol 2
16 Cover for Girls Cry 2006 KarmaStone Girls Cry
78 2006-09-24 Brain Damage Visages sur l'écran
95 Cover for Rise Remixes 2006-10-01 Anoushka Shankar Rise Remixes
5 Cover for Psychedelic Music Of India 2007 Vilayat Khan-Ali Akbar Khan Psychedelic Music Of India
45 Cover for Next Door Conversation 2007 Jerry Johansson Next Door Conversation
75 Cover for The Best of Ravi Shankar 2008 Ravi Shankar The Best of Ravi Shankar
21 2008-03-02 Sitaar Tah! Semimimimimin
57 Cover for Sitar Meditations 2008-03-21 Alio Die Sitar Meditations
17 Cover for Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol. 1 2009 Various Artists Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol. 1
34 2009-01 Ravi Shankar Festival from India
79 2010-09 Ravi Shankar The Very Best of Ravi Shankar
91 Cover for Breathing Under Water 2011 Anoushka Shankar Breathing Under Water
33 Cover for The Obscure EP 2011-05-12 The Phantom Four & The Arguido The Obscure EP
88 2011-10-14 Anoushka Shankar Traveller
53 Cover for CARDAMOMO 2012 Cardamomo CARDAMOMO
82 Cover for The Ravi Shankar Collection: Portrait Of Genius 2012 Ravi Shankar The Ravi Shankar Collection: Portrait Of Genius
46 Cover for And a String Quartet from Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra 2012 Jerry Johansson And a String Quartet from Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
13 Cover for The Sound of Light 2012-11 Astral Travel The Sound of Light
85 Cover for Home 2015 Anoushka Shankar Home
3 Cover for Gravity & Grace 2015-12-18 Stuart Balcomb Gravity & Grace
1 Cover for Maestro's Choice - Shujaat Hussain Khan 2016-02-19 Shujaat Hussain Khan Maestro's Choice - Shujaat Hussain Khan
93 Cover for Land Of Gold 2016-04-29 Anoushka Shankar Land Of Gold
68 Cover for Music of India - Ragas and Talas 2017 Ravi Shankar Music of India - Ragas and Talas
7 Cover for Caleido 2019-10-25 Caleido Caleido
36 Cover for Anomaly 2022-05-06 JASDEEP SINGH DEGUN Anomaly
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10 The Lawn Boys The Lawn
43 Julean and the Rai Alexandria, Falling (EP)(2007)
9 Shivkumar Sharma & Hariprasad Chaurasia The Valley Recalls
12 JVR Rams Kuwait
25 Guido Schiraldi Dance of an angel
38 Xaviaro Lonesome Honeybee
58 Aum Orchestra Yoga Healing
80 The Ananda Shankar Experience and State of Bengal Walking On
2 Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Shujaat Hussain Khan Saaz Sitar - Volume 1
4 Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Shujaat Hussain Khan Saaz Sitar - Volume 2