Posts tagged: The Mysterious East

Ravi Shankar is Dead; Sitar Player Influenced the Beatles (and Steely Dan)

December 12, 2012 | By Fritz Holznagel

The famed Indian sitar player has died in San Diego at age 92.

Herbie Hancock, Lang Lang in Chinese-American ‘Rockit’ Pact

January 21, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

Jazz great Herbie Hancock and Chinese phenom Lang Lang met at the grand piano during Wednesday night’s state dinner for Hu Jintao at the White House.James Fallows has the critical backgrounder.