Vasant Rai

Vasant Rai brought the sarod into concerts, recordings, and teaching that crossed Indian and Western musical circles. The musician from India studied within the Maihar tradition and became associated with Indian classical performance, raga development, and later international collaborations. His tag connects the sarod, raga, and the 20th-century spread of Hindustani music.

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  Violin

  The fifth string of the Maihar school lead violin

  For more than a century, the tiny town of Maihar—now the de facto cradle of the Indian Classical—has been breathing with... 1 comment
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  SAROD

  Vasant Rai's fretless guitar arrangements for Indian classical

  Vasant Rai (1942-1985) was one of the world's most acclaimed masters of Indian music. Born in Unjha, in the province of...