Harihar Rao

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Harihar Rao (January 21, 1927 – January 13, 2013)[1] was an Indian-born American musician, noted for playing tabla and sitar.

He was born into a prominent musical family in

UCLA.,[2] He worked in the ethnomusicology
department at UCLA and privately taught and mentored students of the sitar.

Rao explored a variety of fusions of Indian and western music. His Hindustani Jazz Sextet, which included the trumpeter

protégé[8] and a close friend for more than six decades of sitar player Ravi Shankar. Rao and Shankar co-founded the Music Circle, an organization dedicated to promoting Indian classical music.[9]
He served as the Artistic Director of the Music Circle for 40 years.

He became a U.S. citizen in 1969. Rao attended a number of colleges and universities in Southern California, including UCLA,

Caltech.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Obituary". Pasadena Star News. Jan 25, 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ "(untitled)". Billboard. Sep 3, 1966. p. 56. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. ISBN 9781858286365
    . Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. ISBN 9780879308551
    . Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Raga Rock". High Fidelity. ABC Leisure Magazines. 1966. p. 50. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  6. ISBN 9780940642225
    . Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Peer-Southern Publication on Sitar Is a Fast Mover". Billboard. Apr 15, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  8. ^ Singh, Kuhu (April 7, 2000). "American lover of ragas creates melodies in computer". India Abroad. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  9. ^ Yoga Journal. Active Interest Media, Inc. September 1983. pp. 13–. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

Bibliography

  • Rao, Harihar (1967). Introduction to Sitar. Peer International.
  • Rao, Harihar; Don Ellis (April 1965). "An Introduction to Indian Music for the Jazz Musician". Jazz magazine.

Additional references

  • "Peer Southern Increases Indian Music Collection". Billboard 81 (15): 44. April 12, 1969. Retrieved Aug 11 2011.
  • "About the Music Circle". The Music Circle. Retrieved Aug 11 2011.
  • Fenlon, Sean (2002). The Exotic Rhythms of Don Ellis. Baltimore, MD: The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. pp. 6.
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