COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

12/19/2012

Ravi Shankar

Photo: From the Archives: a rare 1967 performance by Ravi Shankar before the United Nations. http://wny.cc/VVvXKc With John Schaefer, host of Soundcheck (WNYC Radio) in 1985: http://wny.cc/U7MHsl His daughter, Anoushka Shankar performing for the world premier of his "Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra" with the Orpheus Chamber at Carnegie Hall, hosted by David Garland & Terrance McKnight. http://wny.cc/U7Nb1J Ravi Shankar died Tuesday at age 92. Obituary: http://wny.cc/SV1TLE 


Public broadcasting stations are celebrating the life and music of Ravi Shankar, sitar master and composer, who died Tuesday. Listen to a rare 1967 performance by Ravi Shankar before the United Nations, pulled from WNYC Radio's archives. http://wny.cc/RpFNmj

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