Radacha Chihorich, the hero of the Leander part of the novel, is a santir player and monk but also a builder from a long line of masons. |
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He plays the santir, an ancient and beautiful instrument. |
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Through a mutual friend, in 1973, he began a fertile musical partnership with Walter Zev Feldman, who was then playing Persian santir and Near Eastern percussion. |
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Hundreds gathered at the Santir Rani church in Agartala to take part in the annual Christmas Eve midnight mass. |
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