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Lovely, thank you for this heartfelt tribute

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Thank you for your kind words.

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Beautifully written. It conveyed the essence of the artist. Zakir Hussain was a celebrity but an artist first and foremost.

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Thank you for your kind words.

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The best tribute I have read so far. Thank you Ms Rajagopalan.

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Thank you for your kind words.

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Lovely tribute, comes from the heart. You kindled my memories of the experience i have had witnessing Ustad's performance at various events since 70s. Thank you. God bless.

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Thank you for your kind words.

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What a great tribute. Thank you.

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Thank you for your kind words.

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Thank you for this beautiful tribute!

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Thank you for your kind words.

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Finally a piece that’s a proper tribute to the title of your blog!

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:) I hope it’s a proper tribute to the folks who inspired the name….

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very muchly! totally enjoyed reading this

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The road not taken by Zakir - thanks for an enlightening post

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Thank you for your kind words.

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Beautifully written!

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Thank you for your kind words.

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What a lovely tribute - so well done. Zakir exemplified why music is scared, why it can reach places nothing else can. And yet he did all this with a lightness of being as if he merely was a transmitter - truly one of a kind.

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Thank you for your kind words.

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I had the privilege of seeing Remember Shakti live the night before a public economics exam. One of my favourite ever memories. Lovely tribute!

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Thank you for your kind words.

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Zakir lives on, in his own mesmerizing eternal music, that he drummed up for us. Thanks for the lovely tribute.

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Thank you for your kind words.

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Beautiful tribute. By the end of it, my heart felt a deep longing, the kind I haven't felt in a long time.

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Thank you for your kind words.

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Superb!! Thanks for that post!!

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Thank you for your kind words.

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Gorgeous tribute

Thanks for posting!

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Thank you for your kind words.

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ps love your Substack moniker!

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