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Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away at 84

Sharma gave santoor, once a little known instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, a classical status and exalted it along with other, more traditional and famous instruments such as sitar and sarod.

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Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away at 84

Legendary musician and santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away on May 10 at the age of 84 in Mumbai.

He had been suffering from kidney-related issues for the last six months and was on dialysis. He passed away due to cardiac arrest.

Sharma gave santoor, once a little known instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, a classical status and exalted it along with other, more traditional and famous instruments such as sitar and sarod.

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma collaborated with flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia and guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra in 1967, and together, they produced the acclaimed concept album Call of the Valley.

With Hariprasad Chaurasia, in fact, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma composed music for several Hindi films including Silsila, Chandni as well as Darr.

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