1.0 link 212343 <![CDATA[Indian Legend Plays NYC, Thanks Obama]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-luce/indian-legend-plays-nyc-t_b_212343.html Indian classical musician Ustad Amjad Ali Khan played the Indian Consulate of New York last week. He played in the grand ballroom of the former mansion on 64th and Fifth, built in 1903 for Ms. Carrie Astor.

Amjad Ali Khan plays the sarod, the most prominent stringed musical instrument used in northern India's classical Hindustani music.

According to the Dalai Lama, "When Amjad Ali Khan performs, he carries with him a deep spirit, a warm feeling, and a sense of...

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