Cornershop’s Anthony Saffery Talks About the Influence of Ravi Shankar
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Sitar master Ravi Shankar has died at the age of 92.
He single-handedly brought the sounds of the sitar to people outside India and had an impact on many musicians.
Anthony Saffery is one of them.
He used to play sitar with the band Cornershop.
Anchor Marco speaks with Saffery about how Shankar influenced him.
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