On Monday morning, shehnai maestro, Ustad Bismillah Khan suffered from cardiac arrest in the town of Varanasi, in northern India.

His demise is a great loss to classical Indian music in particular and the world music scene in general.

Our prayers and wishes go out to his family. May he rest in peace.

Indian music’s souldful maestro [BBC.co.uk]
Ustad Bismillah Khan passes away [The Times of India]

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