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Paul Livingstone is an international performing artist, composer & ensemble leader. He performs in the creative tradition of Indian classical music, which he has played around the US, Mexico, Spain & South East Asia.
Paul has dedicated himself to the sitar, studying & playing classical North Indian music for the past 20 years. Paul has learned from Amiya Dasgupta, Rajeev Taranath & the living legend Pt. Ravi Shankar.
Paul also plays a number of fretless and world guitars some of which he has designed himself. He has studied diverse traditions of world music including jazz, Persian, Javanese, African, Macedonian & Brazilian music, which he incorporates into his own music.
Paul has composed music for film, television & has released 2 cds of his own music Arohi & Salaam Suite. Paul will be releasing his 1st cd of purely Indian classical music this spring 2006. You can hear an except here.
Pt. Ravi Shankar commented on his Arohi music as a, "very effective & impressive approach." Paul teaches music at Cal Arts & at the Sangeet School of World Music in Los Angeles. For more information go online to: www.tanpura.com
