My Music My Life.(Brief article)(Book review)

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My Music My Life

Ravi Shankar

Mandala Publishing

c/o Palace Press International

17 Paul Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903

9781601090058, $29.95 www.mandala.org

Now 86 years of age, Ravi Shankar continues to be revered world-wide for his proficiency and performances of the classical music of India. Originally published forty years ago, this new and updated edition of Ravi's autobiography "My Music My Life" is enhanced with an informative Foreword by Philip ...

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