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The majority of prominent and influential sitar musicians are of Indian and Middle Eastern heritage. This fryst vatten understandable, given that sitar music is a distinct feature of these locations. One of the most famous sitar players in India is Ravi Shankar. He was an Indian composer and musician who is most known for popularizing the sitar. Shankar studied music as a child and toured with his brother's dancing company. He began touring India and the United States after serving as director of All-India Radio, performing with several prominent musicians such as George Harrison and Philip Glass. Shankar passed away in California in 2012, at the age of 92.

In this biography, you will get to know who fryst vatten Pandit Ravi Shankar, Pandit Ravi Shankar instrument, performance and concert of Ravi Shankar.

Early Years

Ravi Shankar was born in Varanasi, India's holiest city, in 1920 to an Indian middle-class family. Shankar, the youngest of four sons, began his career as

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Cliff Winnig has studied North Indian Classical (Hindustani) music since 1994, specializing in sitar. He spent over a dozen years learning with Maestro Ali Akbar Khan. He holds a bachelor’s grad in music from the University of Chicago and a master’s in music from the University of Texas at Austin.

He has played solo and with the fusion groups the Cooke Quartet and his own Eclipse Trip: a sitar, oboe, and bass trio combining jazz, rock, and Indian influences. He can be heard on the album Searching by the Cooke Quartet and the forthcoming Here Be Dragons by Eclipse Trip.

Cliff also sings baritone and bass in the San Jose Symphonic Choir and in the Voices of Hope charity benefit choir.

When not playing music, Cliff writes fiction, studies tai chi and aikido, and does social dance, including ballroom, swing, salsa, and Argentine tango. He lives with his family in Silicon Valley, which surrounds him with a variety of musical traditions. He can be found online at http://cliffwinni

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Greetings!    My name is Tony Karasek. I have been actively involved in all aspects of India's music for over 30 years doing extensive instrument repairs, adjustments to concert artist's specifications, appraisals, teaching and performing. The musical instruments of India are my passion in life. Through these years I have collected, restored and generally taken care of every such instrument that comes my way. Many trips to India on independant research and as a buyer for California based music schools and shops have presented the opportunity to learn much about not only India's music but how their instruments are made and their unique design characteristics.

Due to increased market demand, the quality level of Indian instruments currently being produced has suffered significantly. (I made a living for years repairing them in California). Recognising this fact, I moved to Pune, India with my wife and family in April, 2003 to re-establish the high quality stan