Viram Jasani (born 1945) is a Kenyan-born Indian

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and

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composer and musician. He is best known for playing

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s on the song "

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" from

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's 1969 debut album. He was awarded an honorary degree from the

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in March 2007.

Discography

* 1972: ''Ragas: Streams of Light'' (with

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Gupta, Lateef Ahmed Khan & Surendra Kamat) * 1995: ''Rags, Malkauns and Megh'' (with Gurdev Singh & Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan)

Notable sessions

* 1968: soundtrack ('' Boom!'') by John Barry * 1969: "

" (''Led Zeppelin'') * 1971: soundtrack (''The Trojan Women'') by Mikis Theodorakis * 1972: ''Dream Sequence'' by Cosmic Eye * 1973: "Emperor Nero" (''The Height Below'') by

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* 2008: ''Etudes/Radha Krishna'' by John Mayer ecorded 1971

References

External links

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Asian Music Circuit
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jasani, Viram 1945 births Living people Session musicians Indian drummers Kenyan emigrants to the United Kingdom Kenyan people of Indian descent Musicians from Nairobi Sitar players Tabla players 20th-century drummers 20th-century Kenyan musicians 21st-century Kenyan musicians