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Dr. NoƩ Dinnerstein is an ethnomusicologist specializing in the music of North India and the Himalayas. He primarily does research in the former Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh in North India, focusing on traditional song repertoires, musical revival and preservation, and regional popular music. Dr. Dinnerstein is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor of music at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in NYC, where he has taught since 2009. He is an active performer of Indian classical music and has been a professional sitar player for several decades.