Hideki Ishima

Hideki Ishima
Ishima playing a sitarla at the Knitting Factory in New York City in 2008.
Background information
Born (1944-03-21) March 21, 1944
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
GenresRock, hindustani, psychedelic rock
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Sitarla, sitar, guitar
Years active1966–present
Formerly ofFlower Travellin' Band
WebsiteOfficial site

Hideki Ishima (Japanese: 石間 秀機, Hepburn: Ishima Hideki; born March 21, 1944 in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese musician, known primarily for his work with Flower Travellin' Band and for creating the sitarla instrument. A guitarist and sitar player for nearly forty years, he now exclusively plays the sitarla, an instrument he invented in 2000 that combines aspects of a sitar with an electric guitar. Guitarists Kazuo Takeda, Akira Takasaki, Rolly, and Mikael Åkerfeldt have cited him as an influence.

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