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Karim Abdul-Jabbar pays tribute to Muhammad Ali, his mentor and longtime friend in Louisville this week. This morning, the CBS entered the basketball hall of fame sat on the CBS, talking about the champion, said that Ali had an indomitable spirit, but his troubles due to Parkinson's disease in his later years pressured him. Abdul said he praised Ali's principle higher than anything else. He recently posted a message to Facebook, "I may be only 7 feet 2 inches, but I did not feel like standing in his shadow."

Liyakat Ali was launched and fostered by his father Abdul Kareem Khan Seekarwale. He taught him Vocal, Dilruba and Harmonium. Under the powerful influence of his brothers Ustad Muneer Khan and Ustad Rajab Ali Khan, he decided to pursue his musical career by playing Sarangi. Another reason Liyakat Ali chose Sarangi instead of Harmonium was that he discovered that Harmonium was too hard to keep extremely smooth movement of Hindusstani classical music during accompaniment. Between 1976 and 1977 Ustad Liyakat Ali Khan began his musical career in Sarangi. His intensive training at his main family put him in a good position, and he is now considered one of the major sarangi players of all generations. I use thick, non-traditional strings for his Sarangi.