Rest in Peace, Ravi Shankar (1920-2012)

In the movement of culture between East and West, Ravi Shankar was a towering figure who brought classical Indian music to our ears and, even more importantly, shared a passionate devotion to music as a spiritually uniting force. “Musical instruments,” he said, “are like part of God.”

Here is Ravi Shankar in a 1997 concert, recorded live by the BBC.

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