Arun Rath writes, "For people like me, multicultural, muti-racial, this was our music. And for those of us who grew up away from our ancestral home of India—living with 'Imaginary Homelands,' to use Salman Rushdie’s phrase— Shankar provided an easy bridge back—his explanations of Indian music helped us learn about ourselves." 

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Ravi Shankar Tributes

RadioMe 100.3 FM pays homage to the Sitar Maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar.

RadioMe_ Pandit Ravi Shankar Obit

George Harrison famously called Ravi Shankar the "Godfather of World Music." For children of the multicultural age, the late Shankar was something of a father figure. 

Remembering Ravi Shankar, the 'Godfather of World Music'

Ravi Shankar single-handedly brought the sounds of the sitar to people outside India and had an impact on many musicians.

Cornershop's Anthony Saffery Talks About the Influence of Ravi Shankar

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