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Ravi Shankar dies aged 92
Shankar recently underwent surgery for a heart-valve replacement and failed to recover from the procedure, passing away on Tuesday, December 11 2012. He had been suffering from respiratory and heart related symptoms during the past year.
Ravi Shankar was one of the most well known Indian musicians. He was referred to by his peers as 'Pandit', a teacher and master of the Sanskrit language and Hindu traditions. He was also known in contemporary music, largely for his influence on George Harrison and the Beatles.
Shankar continued to teach and perform until very recently, with his last concert performance on November 4. It has just been announced Shankar will receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Grammy Awards.
He is survived by his wife, Sukanya, daughters Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones, as well as 3 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
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Ravi Shankar , KBE (Bengali: রবি শংকর, IPA: ˈrɔbi ˈʃɔŋkɔr; 7 April 1920 - 11 December 2012), often referred to by the title Pandit, was an Indian musician and composer who played the sitar, a plucked string instrument. He has been described as the best-known contemporary Indian musician. Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance...
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Fortunately I've been to Ravi Shankar's concerts, especially when Ustad Allah Rahka was his tabla player.
My first time when I was 14, in Newark NJ. They both came out after the concert to speak with us, and autographed concert programs. What kind, loving spirits. I was hooked.
My collection of Ravi's recordings are second only to the Beatles.
So glad to have gone to his 'Farewell Concert to Australia', when his daughter Anoushka played with him.
Obviously unwell, and now passed, I will miss him for the rest of my life.
I LOVE PANDIT RAVI SHANKAR AND HIS BEAUTIFUL CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC EVERYWHERE.
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