September 7, 2026

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Over his forty-five-year journey with the sitar, Pradeep Ratnayake has spent three decades conducting deep technical research to expand the instrument’s traditional boundaries. He began experimenting with these specific harmonic techniques thirty years ago, establishing two foundational pillars of this research: The Straight-Finger Formula—used to achieve parallel fourths—and The Angled-Finger Technique, which allows for intricate thirds harmony....
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