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particular instrument and the presentation of the raga. Unfortunately, a couple of these great artists are now deceased, but you can still hear them on CDs or tapes. And if you have an opportunity to see the others perform in a concert, try to attend. The experience will be memorable and hauntingeven if you know nothing more about the raga than this brief introduction.
GREAT MAESTROS
Pandit Ravi Shankar
 sitar (stringed instrument like a lute with frets)

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
 sarod (stringed instrument without frets that is plucked)

The late Ustad Allah Rakha
 table (two drums)

Zakir Hussain (Allah Rakha's son)
 table

Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia
 Indian bamboo flute

Shivkumar Sharma
 santoor (Indian version of the dulcimer)

The late Pandit Kumar Gandharva
 vocalist

Pandit Jasraj
 vocalist

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
 vocalist

Shrimati (Mrs.) M. S. Subbalakshmi
 vocalist

Ms. Kishori Amonkar
 vocalist

 
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