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India sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies

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Ravi Shankar performs in Delhi in March 2009. File photo, source: wikimedia

SAN DIEGO: -- Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar has died in a hospital in the US, aged 92.

Shankar was admitted to the Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego last week after complaining of breathing difficulties, reports say.

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk...-india-20690632

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I saw Ravi Shankar at the Woodstock Music and Art fair in 1969. Before he performed, he requested that the crowd (500,000 stoned kids) to please be silent and to refrain from smoking.. of any kind. Nobody obeyed, but at the end of a 20 minute raga, everyone was so blown away. The sound from the speakers on that warn August Friday night seemed to engulf the whole world.

A great genius, for sure. May he be reincarnated as a Hindu god.

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A Great man! Om Namo Narayanaya. Have been to many of his concerts in the US and one show in Calcutta India.

Rest in eternal peace Ravi Shankar we hardly knew you! His was a internal journey through the sounds he created.

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He could certainly have taught Clapton and Hendrix a thing or two. Quite incredible talent. RIP, you had a great run Ravi.

Here he is on TV. What he does is just mind blowing!

And no one has mentioned Norwegian Wood, IMHO one of the Beatles' finest, and certainly most original songs.

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