Download or read book Master Musicians of India written by Regula Burckhardt Qureshi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan, Indian art music is renowned internationally for its improvised raga performance. This ancient tradition has for centuries been transmitted orally within the seclusion of hereditary families. Few such families remain today, and not enough is known about their central contribution to the life of Indian music. Master Musicians of India reveals this rich world through profiles and interviews of key musicians from this tradition.