Profile: Sitarist Ravi Shankar

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STEVE INSKEEP
Morning Edition (NPR)
04-07-2005
Profile: Sitarist Ravi Shankar

Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM

STEVE INSKEEP, host:

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One of the world's greatest musicians turns 85 years old today. Sitar master Ravi Shankar is still giving concerts, touring, teaching and composing. For the latest National Geographic Radio Expedition, NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg met the artist in New Delhi, India.

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SUSAN STAMBERG reporting:

Ravi Shankar's music is like a fine, Indian sari: silken, swirling, ...

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