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Italian singer adds new facet to Rabindra Sangeet

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20080821
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New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's music transcends geography and culture. For Italian singer Francesca Cassio, a blue-blooded Roman, it is both a passion and vocation.

Cassio received a resounding ovation at the India International Centre Tuesday evening for her rendition of Tagore's songs, Rabindra Sangeet, in English.

She sang to a packed house accompanied by pianist Ugo Bonessi.

Cassio, who grew up listening to her family playing the grand piano, fell in love with Tagore, his poetry and his music ...

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