Rai had been visiting the United States since his teen years. He settled in New York City in 1969 and lived mainly in the Greenwich Village area and also for a short time at the Chelsea Hotel when he was not touring. From 1969 to 1985, he conducted the Alam School of Music in Greenwich Village. Alla Rakha, Mahapurush Mishra, Shamta Prasad and Zakir Hussain usually accompanied him on the tabla. Vasant Rai taught Indian musicians, most notable are sarodist Pradeep Barot, mandolin player Emu Desai, and sitar player Shamim Ahmed Khan. Vasant Rai's notable western musicians were Lex Hixon, Collin Walcott, and Don Cherry.
Vasant Rai's sarod was a gift from his guru Allauddin Khan, and was made by Allauddin Khan's younger brother Ayet Ali Khan in the 1930s.[citation needed]
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vasant, topic, this, article, meet, wikipedia, notability, guideline, music, please, help, demonstrate, notability, topic, citing, reliable, secondary, sources, that, independent, topic, provide, significant, coverage, beyond, mere, trivial, mention, notabilit. The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for music Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Vasant Rai news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Vasant Rai 1942 1985 was an Indian musician who played the Indo Afghan instrument the sarod Vasant RaiBorn1942OriginIndiaDied1985 aged 43 New York City United StatesGenresIndian classical musicInstrument s SarodPersonal life and education editRai s family was born in Unjha Gujarat Rai was the last student of Baba Allauddin Khan who is best known as the teacher of Ravi Shankar He died in his New York apartment shortly after a Carnegie Hall performance citation needed 1 Career editRai had been visiting the United States since his teen years He settled in New York City in 1969 and lived mainly in the Greenwich Village area and also for a short time at the Chelsea Hotel when he was not touring From 1969 to 1985 he conducted the Alam School of Music in Greenwich Village Alla Rakha Mahapurush Mishra Shamta Prasad and Zakir Hussain usually accompanied him on the tabla Vasant Rai taught Indian musicians most notable are sarodist Pradeep Barot mandolin player Emu Desai and sitar player Shamim Ahmed Khan Vasant Rai s notable western musicians were Lex Hixon Collin Walcott and Don Cherry Rai had been signed exclusively by Vanguard Records from 1975 to 1982 Vasant s first commercial recording was by EMI and on the tabla was Alla Rakha citation needed Vasant Rai s sarod was a gift from his guru Allauddin Khan and was made by Allauddin Khan s younger brother Ayet Ali Khan in the 1930s citation needed References edit Vasant Rai biography and interview Raga com Retrieved 4 April 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vasant Rai amp oldid 1206593785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
