The chitrali sitar is a long-necked lute played in northern area, Chitral of Pakistan. It is not related to the Indian sitar and its name is related to setar, the Central Asian and Iranian long-necked lute.
Playing
It is often played in tea rooms in Chitral district. It can be played to accompany singing, sometimes along with drums, or beating on the jeer can (empty petrol jerry can). ==See also==
Famous Artists
• Shah Gule Zar • Ali Zuhur • Habibur Rahman Lal • Sultan Ghani • Shaukat Ali • Said Faqir • Panah Shah • Shamsud Din • Basharat Basha • Ali Rehman ==External links==