Eduardo Riter

Pro Sitar player from Brazil

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Imagine if Jorge Ben could play the sitar. I am a different kind of sitar player.

Native from Brazil with background on Funky Blues guitar and Brazilian Samba-Rock. After years of Prog-Rock and Post-Rock works I went to India to study Hindustani Classical Music. Started with the sitar, and it became an extension of my own self. After 12 years of extensive sitar training, I am back at the guitar, both acoustic and electric. My main influences on electric are John McLaughlin, BB King, Jimmy Rogers, Jimi Hendrix, Frusciante, John Scofield, and Grant Green, to name a few. On sitar I am inspired by the likes of Nikhil Banerjee, Vilayat Khan, Ravi Shankar, Niladri Kumar, Anoushka Shankar, Josh Feinberg and so on. On acoustic guitar I like to study Brazilian masters such as Djavan, João Bosco, Guinga, Bola Sete, and compositions Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil and that sort of line.

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GenresSounds Like
  • Anoushka Shankar
  • Purbayan Chatterjee
  • John McLaughlin
Gear Highlights
  • Sitar made in India with noble mahogany wood through a Neumann U67 Microphone.
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More SamplesSitar, guitar and programming. Also: artwork!