Shubhendra Rao

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Shubhendra Rao
Born	Bangalore, India
Genres	Classical, Devotional
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, Harmonium, Tanpura, Piano
Years active	1996–present

Shubhendra Rao is an Indian sitarist.^[1]

Early life

Rao was born in Bangalore, India to N. R. Rama Rao, a sitarist. Like his father, N. R. Rama Rao, Shubhendra Rao is a disciple of the sitarist Ravi Shankar.

Career

In addition to solo performances, Rao also performs as a duo with his wife, the Dutch cellist Saskia Rao-de Haas.

He performed at the Dover Lane music festival in 2009. He has toured the United States, Canada, Europe, and many Asian nations. More recently in 2013 he also performed at various universities of UK including Oxford through the UK chapter of SPICMACAY.

References

↑ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090207/jsp/opinion/story_10495063.jsp

External links

Persondata
Name	Rao, Shubhendra
Alternative names
Short description	Indian musician
Date of birth
Place of birth	Bangalore, India
Date of death
Place of death

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