Biography
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Born
7 April 1920
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Born In
Uttar Pradesh, India
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Died
11 December 2012 (aged 92)
Two of the most precious flowers in the garden of Indian music, probably the greatest and most widely known internationally - Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan – rose to world eminence under the guidance of the legendary Baba Allauddin Khan. Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar, who were destined to become the most notable Indian classical musicians of the age, bold sound of Sarod and the pleasing sound of Sitar, the genius of each artist and the perfect understanding of each other's music have made their duets legendary.
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