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Los Angeles, CA, USA

International performer Paul Livingstone is one of the few American disciples of the legendary maestro Ravi Shankar, also rigorously trained in the tradition of the Maihar Gharana under Rajeev Taranath and Amiya Dasgupta.  A committed sitarist since the age of 15, he has toured extensively in the US and Latin America, Europe & South East Asia and has performed with leading tabla masters from India, Nepal & Pakistan. He leads the Arohi Ensemble of ‘raga jazz chamber music' and the Soul Force Project a multimedia chronicle of nonviolent action and its universal relevance today. Paul has composed for film, television, theater and dance and performed on several Grammy Award winning records. He has recorded with a wide range of popular, jazz and traditional artists from around the world.  As an educator he teaches online 'Ragas & Rhythms' for western musicians and directs performance ensembles at Glendale Community College.  Paul maintains a vision of cross-cultural performance that e