Instruments in progressive rock

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Lest we not forget sitars. Used widely along with tablas in many many great records, prog and otherwise, in the western world. I for one love the sitar's sound, and had the joy of experiencing Ravi Shankar live in 1997 at the Wortham Center in Houston. Fantastic. He even took the time to distribute eastern music pamplets (explaining the instruments, scales, and methods of the music) and also educate the audience on the music's theories thru, frankly, lectures about the music. It was 2 hour-long sets of music, performance, and education. Brilliant.