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Old 13-12-2012, 12:45 AM
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Ravi Shankar dead at 92

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20694149
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Another legend passes.
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Old 13-12-2012, 01:42 AM
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A favourite piece where he collaborates with Philip Glass on their Passages album -

Ragas In Minor Scale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugIbmTKrcHc
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Old 13-12-2012, 02:05 AM
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A wonderful piece that Philip Glass wrote about George Harrison and Ravi Shankar
in the New York Times back in Dec 2001, shortly after Harrison's death -
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/09/ar...ed=all
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Old 13-12-2012, 09:31 AM
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One of the greatest musicians of all time....crossed over so many musical styles. My personal favourite musician, trumpet player, composer, jazz musician Don Ellis studied with him in the 60's.
Their music lives on...
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