Shiv-Hari refers to the Indian

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duo of

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, a Santoor player, and

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, a flutist. The duo has worked on Indian classical music pieces as well as Indian movie scores. They works for mainly

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Career

As early as 1967, Shiv-Hari went on to record the album titled '' Call of the Valley''. With the active participation of guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra and the unusual way in which this Indian classical music album was organized, the result was a fresh, edgy, and slightly controversial form of music.Robert Wyatt's Cuckooland
/ref> The innovative use of the guitar on the album made it popular among people from Western countries. It is still one of the most successful albums of Indian classical music ever recorded. This marked the beginning of the partnership and numerous live outings followed over the years. As a nod to the 1967 concept album, the duo released a live album '' The Valley Recalls'' in 1996. On 10 May 2022, Shivkumar Sharma died due to cardiac arrest. He was 84 years old.

Discography

Although they mostly embarked on solo projects at different points of their respective careers, Shiv-Hari teamed up again for eight Hindi-language movies in total. * ''

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'' (1981) * '' Faasle'' (1985) * '' Vijay'' (1988) * '' Chandni'' (1989) * ''

Lamhe ''Lamhe'' (''Moments'') is a 1991 Indian musical romantic drama directed and produced by Yash Chopra and written by Honey Irani and Rahi Masoom Raza. The film stars Sridevi (in a dual role as both mother and daughter) and Anil Kapoor in lea ...

'' (1991) * '' Parampara'' (1993) * ''

Sahibaan ''Sahibaan'' is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Ramesh Talwar. It features Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit in the lead roles. It marked Kapoor's fourth onscreen collaboration with Talwar after ''Doosra Aa ...

'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1993)

Nominations

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'' (1981) * '' Chandni'' (1989) * ''

'' (1991) * ''

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Recent activities

Shiv-Hari have performed many live programs together. They toured multiple locations such as London and Singapore in 2011. Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma died on May 10 at the age of 84. Shiv-Hari duo to perform at Singapore - Times Of India
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shiv-Hari Hindi film score composers Indian musical duos Musical groups established in 1967 Musical groups disestablished in 2022 1967 establishments in India 2022 disestablishments in India