Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar has died in a hospital in the US, aged 92.

BBC: Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar maestro, dies

It's also aggressively Eastern in feel lots of incense, sitar music and chanting, accompanied by a droning harmonium.

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Her new album, without the electric sitar, is See You On The Moon.

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George Harrison had already fallen under the spell of the sitar and the maharishi's message appealed to John Lennon's angry pacifism.

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Anoushka Shankar, musician and daughter of the legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, has admitted she was sexually abused as a child.

BBC: Anoushka Shankar says she was sexually abused

Ms Shankar grew up in London, Delhi and California and began learning to play the sitar from her father at the age of nine.

BBC: Anoushka Shankar says she was sexually abused

"Indian fusion usually involves sitar, tabla or vocals, and it was odd to me that almost no one was using the dhol, " he said.

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Winners announced ahead of the main event included the late Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, whose award for best world music album was collected by his daughter Anoushka.

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They live in London and perform in Europe or the U.S. There is no mention of India, not even of a curry meal or a sitar concert.

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For the gigging musician, this could be an excellent investment, especially if your set list calls for the sound of a nylon classical guitar on one song and an electric sitar on another.

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Anoushka Shankar is herself a sitar player.

BBC: Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar maestro, dies