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Stamp to commemorate Pandit Chatur Lal’s centenary: Who was this trailblazing tabla player?
Chatur Lal was a pioneer who introduced the tabla to western audiences as he travelled the world playing with other Indian ...
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Remembering Pandit Ravi Shankar: Five iconic moments in the life of the sitar maestro
What comes to our minds first when we think about Pandit Ravi Shankar is how he successfully introduced the West to the ragas of the East. And in the words of Ravi Shankar himself, his performance ...
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Ustad, on & off the stage
Zakir was the gentlest of souls, a beacon of warmth for everyone he encountered -- be they stalwarts such as Pt. Ravi Shankar, Shivji (Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma) myself, or be they younger artistes ...
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Pt Ram Narayan who mainstreamed sarangi as solo instrument is no more
“He went on to perform in every major music festival of India and was the first artiste after sitarist Pt Ravi Shankar to make waves across the US and Europe from 1964 onwards.” She remembers ...
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Ustad, on and off the stage: Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia
Zakir was the gentlest of souls, a beacon of warmth for everyone he encountered--be they stalwarts like Pt. Ravi Shankar, Shivji (Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma) myself, or be they younger artistes ...
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Compose your own fusion music – with Ravi Shankar and Ten Pieces
It often brings together music from different parts of the world. Ravi Shankar was an influential Indian musician who created fusions between Indian Hindustani and western music. He was a big ...