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‘Coltrane talked only a little about his own music and had not brought his saxophone, preferring to ask Ravi questions about Indian music. The American was profoundly moved, and Ravi’s exquisite demonstrations on sitar brought him to tears.’
— Oct 22, 2025 04:04PM
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Woetoe
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“What was even more crazy, says Able, “was that his picking hand was above the covers, and the finger that he wore the mizrab on was moving as if he was playing or practicing. I felt bad about complaining now — he was on another level! It wasn’t twitching. His whole hand was moving. He was playing in his sleep.”
— Nov 06, 2025 05:36AM
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‘Ravi was keen to train audiences as well as his students. In a program essay entitled “Good Listening” he appealed for all to be seated on time at Kinnara concerts, “relaxed and receptive”. It was announced beforehand that the doors would be closed precisely on 8:30 p.m. and reopened only between numbers.’
— Oct 24, 2025 03:33AM
