Pop music of the UK and the US has featured the sitar in various different ways over the last 40 odd years. From the respectful & traditional to the downright exploitative, fake & parodic, the sound of the sitar is a mainstay in popular music here in the west in one form or another. In tribute to that, here's 34 sitar-kissed & accentuated tracks by Traffic, Oriental Sunshine, The Future Sound of London & many others.
Tag Cloud
- psychedelic
- folk
- classic rock
- rock
- psychedelic folk
- singer-songwriter
- 60s
- psychedelic rock
- folk rock
- british
- progressive rock
- ambient
- experimental
- krautrock
- jazz
- british folk
- electronic
- indie
- blues
- acoustic
- shoegaze
- pop
- instrumental
- indie rock
- welsh
- acid folk
- sitar
- 70s
- guitar
- psych-folk
5 comments on The Sitar in Western Music 1965-2012
this is my favorite thing on 8tracks.
thank you!!
I wanted to hear exactly this. How lovely of you to curate it, thank you.
you are very welcome, I am glad to hear it!
this is SO amazing!!
thank you!!
it's like a pop encyclopedia here....brilliant selections.
Amazing compilation!
2013-05-15 13:43:16 UTC
thank you!
2013-05-15 16:57:39 UTC