Indian Classical Sitar

[proguitargamer]

I've been playing guitar for 11 years and I want to shred on a sitar now...

[KarenEng]

I have always loved this instrument! It sounds very peaceful! Great playing! Favorited! :)

[Musicalmanmike]

im getting a sitar (possibly) soon, and im switching from guitar, so the transition will be hard with the different with the tuning and the fret difference. but if anyone could help me out, is there a certian way to arrange the frets like the sitar this gentle man is using? and not like the traditional way?

[OrchidVideos]

WOW I HAVENT SEEN THIS INSTRUMENT BEFORE; BUT SURELY HAVE LISTENED TO IT (: IT LOOKS NICE XD

[Nisp2]

I never even held a sitar before but I really want one... great playing.

[moevids1]

Gorgeous! Magnificent! Love it!!

[anaaldaba92]

I love it! WONDERFUL =)

[zofoblues]

Awesome ty for posting this ty 

[homfeldb]

Sweet !!!!

[ChiZ712]

I enjoy how expressive you are with this instrument. it comes from your soul, the sitar has become like another limb to you, maybe even more familiar than your fingers themselves! I would say keep doing what you are doing, explore the human emotion and experience and put that into your playing.

[simonxalo]

That sounds so calming :D

[2010Astarte]

pure talent!

[liber777paradis]

Hi

I love your style so much.

Do you have a cd or on itunes? i would very much like to buy the complete 3 hour of play. Thank you for making this video.

Best regards from Denmark :)

[dhaivatraj]

Very nice sitar!!!!

[sillystuff333]

how much is a sitar???

[nahyank]

@sillystuff333 anywhere from $250 - $2000...its based on the level you're on as well as the quality of the Sitar itself.

[Frank332666]

sitar is just amazing

[aalaaala2010]

very very inspiring right now i am playing harmonium along with this really enjoying the same.

thanks

[houstoncambodia]

What's in a name?

[napstar1178]

love it

[strongnoob]

is this the guitar they use in the diablo 2 soundtrack?, that 'eastern' sound.

[nitasha021096]

I love this...I've been listening to is constantly :) my happy music!

[corle014]

Beautiful.

[anthroAg]

Whoa

[AsmodeanEQ]

the sound is so amazing... :)

[liber777paradis]

WoW thank you so much. I love it

[kastingxshade]

Such an amazing use of the instrument's fluidity and motion. Makes me want to dance.

[sg04f]

genius !!!!!

[unclebob100]

Very uplifting, love it.

[lalakakao]

I heard Maestro Ranjan's Sitar few years ago in Ontario,Canada,in a concert and he played a 'Raaga Malkaush' in Sitar.....and believe me i never heard such a Sitar & a composition of Raaga Malkaush,ever in my life,still yet.......It is still remaining in my ears!!! It was just a bliss.

[kariaudar]

Amazing technique, amazing soul, amazing melodicism. It´s got everything!

[kariaudar]

The sitar is probably the most beautiful musical instrument on earth - both auditorily and visually. It´s nothing less than amazing how many accomplished sitarists there are in India, and you sir are certainly one of them. Your tone is so sweet and melodious. May God bless you abundantly!

[Max0Inq]

Good!

[EsamoKoram]

It rox

[gratuax]

This sound is amazing in its simplicity.

[phillyP84]

How uplifting thy fingers sir

Love it

[netrashid]

nice..

[GETABAGADRO]

he's indian....

[AkMastamind]

@kalakoul1 why do u say he is Mexican? Are you seriously that ignorant?

[kalakoul1]

i apoligize for the usage of words, i'm talking first person here in the comment...........c'mon everyone knows he's indian even a 16 year old does .......jeez!

[mahoose6]

reminds me of my village in india :)

[SirAwsomness]

yummy

[Melkundcookies]

Excellent!

[11greenlantern]

I was into heavy metal like Iron maiden,metallica, guns n roses. beatles,doors,new music like godsmack. but, ever since I heard george harrison play the sitar. I wanted to play 1. it just calms you, you feel so at peace. got to favorite this 1.

[Chachalon]

I'm into metal like Nile, Opeth & Machine Head & I totally agree on wanting to play Sitar for the same reason. +it has an amazing sound unlike any modern western instrument... I'll hopefully finish my electric sitar-like something in the near future & that will get me a step closer :D

[barrymcdeaded]

beautiful

[greenops]

0:30 - 1:25 Is the best

[mahoose6]

all of it is the best :)

[shloopy724]

Ah man it is so fucking nice to come across a new sitar song that is just flawless to you in every way. Its a cool length of time too I mean alot are fairly long but, ah it is so serene and peaceful sounding, you just get taken away in the music to fuzzy feeling induced thoughts and recollections. Thank you Ranjan for this wonderful gift, and I thank you as well bhootbhagaban for posting this video allowing us to discover and enjoy such heavenly sounding tune =)

[MrpotatoChips]

I'm speechless. Very, VERY, well played.

5/5

[kieran337]

So intoxicatingly beautiful

[N3CR0D3ATh]

awesome stuff, love the sitar, very cool instrument

[kanalenl]

makes me think about what happened in th last years of the world history?

lololololol

[Mangalsews]

Fantastic! Love your style! Wish that I could hear you perform live.

[thankful2one]

Great, thanks for posting.

[cobaingel]

This is so fantastic. I love it!

[Riker1982]

It transports such a positive mood to the listener, don't know what all of you felt before but now I'm happy!

[SorenSorenssen]

If you ask me, I am truly addicted to it :)

[KillerFrettchen]

That's wicked!

I like how he "plays" with the drummer... some call and response or whatver you'd call that in english...

[jon6897]

sounds real good

[bgammill]

Awesome!

[ruben12321]

just when you think the world is a piece of shit, you find beauty.

[knechoabir]

ranjan... you're doing a great job, keep it up :)

[joeyangora]

Inspiring.

[baby13sc]

i like!

[renzoYeah]

Maestro !!

MASTER !

[HEMMBARR]

Just started Sitar and this looks a great tune to learn and not to difficult.What is it called.

[SillverTree]

Euphonic

[rukahtmar]

Most delightful and utterly heavenly sitar sounds; here is a real little master playing the sweet sitar

[EYEsoFLY]

Great playing!

[thewonderwall1987]

beautiful! i love that i wish one day i will play like that!

[rob22r]

Where would i find his music at? And is it on CD any were in the US.

[mariobros4prez]

que bonito

[indianmusicdanceluvr]

truly divine...it took me away sumwhere....who is this talented man a disciple of??

[Clanmemberkalvin]

what is the bowl-looking thing near the top of the neck for?

[thejerseydude]

Don't quote me on this, because I don't know for sure, but I think that is designed to give the Sitar more twang. That is is probably one of the main (out of several important differences) from a sitar and a banjo. That bowl on the top might allow for more area and more air to bend the sound from the strings. That's my theory. I also want to hear an answer from a professional.

[thewonderwall1987]

it is called tumba and its purpose is to amplify the sympathetic "tarab" strings.

[ciponac]

Yes, it is a "tumba". Technically the "upper tumba" - the lower part of the sitar that rests atop the foot is also a tumba. Made of a pumpkin type gourd grown in India for instuments.

The purpose is to amplify the bass strings rather than the taraf (sympathetic) strings. If you look at the Imdadkhani gharana (such as Vilayat Khan) they have no upper tumba but also have no bass strings.

[delirio1987]

no, since smaller resonators amplify higher frequencies a smaller tumba is not for bass strings. you can figure that out since the frequency of resonance coes with the reciprocal of radius. the bigger the raduis, the lower the frequency

[Adachautal]

I am not sure where you get the idea of small resonator equates to amplifying higher pitch? The upper tumba is only "small" in relation to the lower tumba. They are quite large in relation to string diameter . Higher frequencies do not amplify as well because they lack the dynamics, as can be witnessed by how much longer the lower registers can sustain than the higher ones. The lower registers also have harmonics that are both below and above the core pitch.

[delirio1987]

do you know a bit of physics? otherwise i cant help you understand... a tumba of 0.3m of diameter has a lower resonance frequency of 570hz circa, that is above the fundamental frequency of lower strings. so the bass harmonics won't be amplified.

that is what i think, you are free of disagreeing

[Itheprosperone]

Do you know a bit of sitar?

I have an excellent double toomba sitar and the upper toomba just roars when playing the bass strings. It resonates well throughout the range of the whole sitar. It basically doubles the loudness and also creates a much clearer sound for the player.

[Adachautal]

Well we can talk laboratory or real life. On my Hiren #1 kharaj/pancham the bass notes from the pancham and kharaj strings are highly pronounced through the upper tumba. The jodi and baj much less so.

Delirio - you may be correct as far as the theory of physics goes. But in practice the upper tumba (at least a large, natural gourd as on my Hiren) does amazing amplification of the lower registers.

[Itheprosperone]

Again, it really does resonate throughout the whole scale of the sitar. The toomba itself isn't the only "resonator" really. You have to understand sitar to understand this. The sitars neck is hollow all the way down into the lower toomba. The whole instrument is a resonator. There is a whole in the back of the heastock which leads into the upper toomba. It acts as a soundbox to the instrument as a whole, which is one BIG resonator. Its merely another outlet for that sound to come from.

[Itheprosperone]

What makes a sitar more "twangy" is the bridge work, called jawari. A more open jawari will produce a more "buzzy and twangy" sitar sound while a closed jawari will produce a more round sound with more sustain. Vilayat Khan is a good example of a closed jawari, Ravi Shankar is usually a very open jawari. The toomba doesn't effect the "twangyness" really. :D

[ThePhantom2040]

This is, I think, the first comment I've ever posted on YouTube, anywhere. The video is fantastic; I'd love to hear/see the full recording, three hours long or not. I truly love sitar music; it is so beautiful.

[Alusnovalotus]

very awesome. Very well played.

Thanx for the video

[daddypoohroll]

Wow.. very cool..

I love the music

Excellent and traditional touch

I want to see it live

Keep it!!

5* for You

[pimpndrummerboy]

I'm planning on getting a sitar, it's such a chilling type of instrument. very good performance though

[xypsilonx]

me too i wish to buy one like that^^

[matthewsiers]

i have just begun learning sitar...i wasn't expecting quite so much complexity but i am more in love now than when my eyes had sparkled with the fantasy of it...i have a lifetime or three to go i am sure, and you, sir, are going to be added as an inspiration along with Nikhil-ji and others.

Curious what you think of "A Cricket in the Court of Akbar".

[ganon313]

so chill

[pinkypink956]

I FREAKIN' LOVE IT!!!!

[katitious]

Very very lovely sounds! I just purchased a Sitar and I hope to one day be able to play myself! I've had a passion to learn to play for a long time so I am finally getting started! Thanks for posting!

[LordConner]

really? where did you purchase you're sitar I've been looking but cant find any at all! I searched the internet and everything these things are hard to get.

[ruotze]

very nice too!

[loftsean]

it has such a happy sound

[lovelylolola]

Dear Sir,your sitar has a very unique and interesting sound.Pretty cool.More people should hear your wonderful music.

[xypsilonx]

i agree what you say ^^

[norumba]

this sounds great also - very direct and effective!

tell me about the chromatic arrangement for your sitar- dont see that too often. What do you find the advantage, curious...

[Verholm]

Impressive instrument and soothing melody!

[hazarkus]

Most entertaining. I am impressed!

Keep posting more sitar music.

[OvationTV]

Excellent! You are very talented! Keep up the great work!

[jon4lakers]

That's quite a talent, the Sitar looks very hard to play. Great job!