Sarabha Sastri

Male, Deceased Person

1872 – 1904

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Who was Sarabha Sastri?

Sri Sarabha Sastri was an Indian venu flute player, known as the first great Brahmin flutist. He brought the flute to the mainstream Indian Carnatic concert stageuntil then, it was almost exclusively a folk instrument.To Sastri goes the credit of promoting the flute to the status of a primary concert instrument from being a mere ‘second fiddle’ to dance.

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Born
1872
Died
1904

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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