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Vasant Rai

Vasant Rai has been played on NTS shows including Kit Records, with Autumn Song first played on 24 July 2016.

Vasant Rai (1942-1985) was one of world's most acclaimed performers of Indian music. He was born in Paris, France and studied music in India. Rai was the last student of Allauddin Khan, who is best known as the teacher of Ravi Shankar.

Rai came to New York City in 1973 and lived mainly in the Greenwich Village area when he was not touring. From 1969 to 1985 he conducted the Alam School of Music. Alla Rakha, Mahapurush Misra, and Shamta Prasad usually accompanied him on the…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Raga Bhairav
Vasant Rai, Alla Rakha
Vanguard1975
Raga Bhairav
Vasant Rai, Alla RakhaVanguard1975
Discogs
Midnight Meditation
Vasant Rai, Collin Walcott, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Dilip Naik
Vanguard1976
Midnight Meditation
Vasant Rai, Collin Walcott, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Dilip NaikVanguard1976
Discogs
Autumn Song
Vasant Rai
Vanguard1978
Autumn Song
Vasant RaiVanguard1978
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