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Ravi Shankar, Indian-American sitar player and composer (died 2012)
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Ravi Shankar
Indian musician and sitar player (1920–2012)
Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known expert of Indian classical music in the second half of the 20th century, and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sitar
Indian plucked stringed instrument
The sitar is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in 19th-century India. Khusrau Khan, an 18th-century figure of the Mughal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)