Dr Sarita McKenzie-McHarg – BA(Music), MA(Sitar), MMus, PhD (Music) was born at Ujjain, India. She learned Indian folk vocals and dance from early childhood then, as a teenager, began studying sitar and Indian classical and light classical vocals.
An All India Radio artist, Sarita has performed as a singer and sitarist both in India and abroad, and enjoys the benefit of vast musical experience with both Western and Indian musicians. She recently published a collection of 75 folk songs titled "Hira Singh Borliya: Traditional Folk Songs of Malwa" – also available at Pothi.com.
Sarita's past gurus included:
* Srimati Aparna Devodhar of Mumbai, India – Sitar
* Pt Pushparaj Koshti of Mumbai, India – Sitar
* Pt Kartik Kumar of Mumbai, India – Sitar
* Ustad Khalil Gudaz of Melbourne, Australia – Sitar
* Pt Debi Prasad Chatterjee of Kolkata, India – Sitar
* Shri Hira Singh Borliya of Ujjain, India – Vocal (folk)
* Pt Ramakant Dubey...