Ravi Shankar dead at 92

[HollowState]

Legendary sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar died on Wednesday morning IST in San Diego in the United States at the age of 92 years. Pandit Ravi Shankar was in the US with his family for a surgery.

 

[kevinkr]

Sad, I liked a number of his albums as well as collaborations with Philip Glass.

 

[Pano]

Another great leaves us.

 

[XTRprof]

No worries. He still has many musical offsprings to continue the "prophecy" whether modern or old.

 

[jackinnj]

Was a great influence on "The Beatles".

 

[jan.didden]

Well, the daughter he leaves makes up for a lot!

jan

 

[weskoki]

Was a great influence on "The Beatles".

On Coltrane too.

 

[jlsem]

Well, the daughter he leaves makes up for a lot!

jan

The both of them.

John

 

[Gyuri]

Somebody, who had a beautiful full life, now seems to leave us.

But he is with us eternally.

 

[jan.didden]

The both of them.

John

Indeed. I was referring to Nora Jones, although the other has performed with Ravi several times.

jan

 

[Octavia]

I love the music of Ravi Shankar. I was fortunate to see him in concert a few years back and it was a genuinely inspirational performance. For those looking at his prolific number of recordings I heartily recommend the soundtrack album from the movie "Charlie". Unconventional and wonderful just like the book from which the movie was made, "Flowers For Algernon".

 

[Bas Horneman]

Well, the daughter he leaves makes up for a lot!

I beg to differ. Nora Jones has one of the most boring unexpressive voices in the world. Brings nothing new. Completely forgettable in every way. She should not be mentioned in the same sentence as Ravi Shankar.