Samson Kehimkar was a Jewish violinist and sitar player from

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. One of the pioneers of ethnic and world music in Israel. Before emigrating in 1976, he played in Indian classical orchestras, film and pop bands. One of the founding members of " Habrera Hativit" (literal translation: The Natural Selection, known in English as The Gathering).

Shlomo Bar Shlomo Bar (1943- ) is an Israeli musician, composer, and social activist. He is a pioneer of ethnic music in Israel. Biography Shlomo Bar was born in Rabat, Morocco. His family immigrated to Israel when he was six. He learned how to play t ...

considered Kehimkar to be his mentor, both musically and otherwise. He died in 2007, after battling severe diabetes for years, in the course of which both legs were amputated. His son, the cricketer

Benzi Kehimkar Benzi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Erick Benzi (born 1959), French music composer *Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (1656–1740), Italian sculptor *Oreste Benzi (1925–2007), Italian Roman Catholic priest *Roberto Benzi Ro ...

, died shortly after.

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Indian emigrants to Israel Indian violinists Israeli violinists Male classical violinists Classical violinists Jewish classical violinists Folk violinists Sitar players Indian Jews 2007 deaths Year of birth missing Israeli people of Indian-Jewish descent {{violinist-stub