International influence. From: The Porterville Recorder (Porterville, CA) | Date: March 7, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Porterville Recorder. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

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Mar. 7--Porterville College students Thursday received a taste of India in the form of professional sitar music from a local musician. With a string instrument that is almost as big as she is, Reshma Srivastava Pizanis enthralled a combination of more than three classes with the unique sound from Northern India. The world renowned sitarist was accompanied by Yogini Patel on the tampura. "I have been playing for more than 30 years; for me it's everything," Pizanis said. "I started when I was very little. My uncle would always play the ...

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