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Vasant Rai 1942-1985. Vasant Rai was the most acclaimed performer'of Hindustani classical music during his short life of 43 He was born in Paris and raised in India. Vasant Rai was the last student of Allauddin Khan , who is best known as the teacher of Ravi Shankar. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Hindustani (हिन्दुस्तानी/ہندوستانی) Classical Music is an Indian classical music tradition that took shape in northern Indian subcontinent circa the 13th and 14th centuries AD in the courts of Delhi Sultanate[] from existing religious, folk, and theatrical performance practices. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region ÃŽle-de-France Department Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area¹ 86. ... Allauddin Khan (Bangla: ওস্তাদ আলাউদ্দীন খান, also known as Baba Allauddin Khan) (1862-1972) was an Indian classical musician and one of the greatest music teachers of the twentieth century. ... Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (Bengali: রবি শঙ্কর Robi Shôngkor, Hindi:रवि शंकर) (born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) is a Bengali-Indian composer best known for his virtuosity on the sitar. ...

Rai came to New York City in 1973 and lived mainly in the Greenwich Village area when he was not touring. From 1969 to 1985 he conducted the Alam School of Music. Alla Rakha, Mahapurush Misra, and Shamta Prasad usually accompanied him on the tabla. During the early 1980s Vasant Rai and the jazz flutist Herbie Mann jammed together at clubs such as the Bottom Line and Village Gate, large crowds used to wait in long lines to hear these great musicians perform. Along with his great musicianship Vasant was known for his model good looks and modest personality. Vasant Rai taught many western musicians such as George Harrison, John Coltrane, Colin Walcot and other Rock and Jazz personalities of that time. His sons, Satyam Rai (b. 1982) and Andrew (Aniruddha) Rai(b. 1977), also play the Sarod Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (pronounced Grennich Village; also called simply the Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ... Ustad Allah Rakha (April 29, 1919 - February 3, 2000) was a master of the tabla, a classical Hindustani instrument. ... A typical set of Tabla. ... Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), better known as Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flutist and important practitioner of world music. ... Presented by Todd Grisham This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The VIllage Gate Sign still adorns the corner of Thompson and Bleecker streets, January 2006 The Village Gate was a nightclub at the corner of Thompson and Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, New York. ... The sarod is an Indian classical musical instrument which probably originates from the Senya rebab an Indio-persian instrument played in India to the 19th century. ...

External links

• Vasant Rai site