Ram Narayan
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Ram Narayan (born 25 December 1927) is an Indian classical musician who became the first internationally successful sarangi player.
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- The greatest blessing that one can get from music is that it makes an artist immensely satisfied with life irrespective of the financial condition in which they may be.
- An Interview with Pandit Ram Narayan. Official website.
- By and large the present day Indian film music lacks soulful melody, sublime spirit and compelling charm of its lyrical intensity and has nothing Hindustani in it.
- Sharma, S. D., "Sarangi maestro calls present music soulless drudgery", The Tribune, 28 February 2008.
- My mission was to obliterate the blemish which the sarangi carried due to its social origins. I hope I have succeeded in this.
- Dhaneshwar, Amarendra, "Saviour of the sarangi, Pandit Ram Narayan", The Indian Express, 18 February 2002.
- At one time, sarangi exponents used to be called gurus and ustads because they were so learned that they could teach vocalists a thing or two. It wasn't surprising that many of them turned into vocalists and made a name for themselves independently.
- Patil, Vrinda, "Dying strains of sarangi", The Tribune, 9 December 2000.
[edit] External links
- Pandit Ram Narayan. Official website.