Ramesh Mishra (, surname also spelled Misra) (Varanasi, India, 2 October 1948 - New York, U.S., 13 March 2017) was an Indian sarangi player.

Mishra comes from a family of sarangi players and studied from an early age from a number of his older relatives. He was a disciple of Ravi Shankar and has made numerous recordings. In addition to his performances of Indian classical music, he has recorded with the American rock band Aerosmith (on the 1997 album Nine Lives). Mishra was awarded a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2008.

Ramesh Mishra

Selected discography

Waiting for Love (Shujaat Khan album) 1999

Death

Mishra died of cancer on 13 March 2017 at the age of 68 in New York.

Ramesh Mishra

References

External links

Ramesh Mishra official site

"Jugalbandi Divine!", from Times of India, 10 January 2008

1948 births

2017 deaths

Hindustani instrumentalists

Indian male classical musicians

Musicians from Varanasi

Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Sarangi players

Place of birth missing

Ramesh Mishra