Marian Foster chats to Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, perhaps the most famous sitar player of all time. How is a sitar made, how much practice does it take, and what are the fundamentals of good sitar music?
This clip is from Ravi Shankar: Maestro and Guru, originally broadcast 10 June, 1985.
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