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Which Indian musician is credited with popularizing the sitar in Western music?
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Hariprasad Chaurasia
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- Hariprasad Chaurasia
- Ravi Shankar
- Vilayat Khan
- Ali Akbar Khan
Explanation & Context
Pandit Ravi Shankar was a virtuoso sitarist and composer who collaborated with Western musicians like George Harrison of The Beatles, introducing Indian classical music to a global audience.
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