I like all the suggestions listed, although most of them are not "traditional", they are all worth listening to. I was surprised to see the criticism of Ry Cooder as "tired". I think that is one of the best world/hybrid discs and one of the best moments in Cooder's career. It is also one of the rare moments where great music has been recorded to audiophile standards. The separation of the instruments and the mic technique is extraordinary.
I also join the others in suggesting that you can't go wrong with: Ali Akbar Khan
I also suggest looking for recordings by any of these artists: Dr. L. Subramaniam on Karnatic Violin, Amjad Ali Khan on sarod and Ustad Vilayat Khan on sitar
I am a big fan of the "India Archives Series". CD's are $12-$15 on average. I have picked up many of these and have not been let down once.
For younger artists I suggest: Deobrat Mishra (son of Pandit Shivnath), Purbayan Chatterjee and Ranajit Sengupta (although he is now 40 and I guess could be considered not so young)
Hope that helps a bit
I also join the others in suggesting that you can't go wrong with: Ali Akbar Khan
I also suggest looking for recordings by any of these artists: Dr. L. Subramaniam on Karnatic Violin, Amjad Ali Khan on sarod and Ustad Vilayat Khan on sitar
I am a big fan of the "India Archives Series". CD's are $12-$15 on average. I have picked up many of these and have not been let down once.
For younger artists I suggest: Deobrat Mishra (son of Pandit Shivnath), Purbayan Chatterjee and Ranajit Sengupta (although he is now 40 and I guess could be considered not so young)
Hope that helps a bit