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LIGHTSWEETCRUDE: THE MANY SHADES OF “RAGA”
Raga? It’s one of the building blocks of Indian classical music, but it’s also one of the world’s hardest musical terms to define. In the simplest sense, “raga” means “color,” and consists of a collection of notes that musicians build … Continue reading
FOR MONDAY: AN ARRAY OF INTERESTING GUITARS
Mondays often require an extra dose of good cheer. With this in mind, I went in search for videos of the “sitar-guitar” (also just called a “sitar”) that I’d heard referenced in a conference presentation a few years ago. I … Continue reading