Swedish composer hooks on to Veena, Sitar

New Delhi: Veena and sitar are current favourites of Swedish music composer Magnus Birgersson who has taught himself the "mesmerising" traditional Indian instruments to add to his electronic sonic universe. "I am teaching myself to play Veena and Sitar. The sound of both the instruments is mesmerizing and am hooked to them," the musician who […]

New Delhi: Veena and sitar are current favourites of Swedish music composer Magnus Birgersson who has taught himself the "mesmerising" traditional Indian instruments to add to his electronic sonic universe.

"I am teaching myself to play Veena and Sitar. The sound of both the instruments is mesmerizing and am hooked to them," the musician who was in the capital recently told PTI.