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We are full of rhythms . . . our pulse, our gestures, our digestive tracts, the lunar and seasonal cycles.

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Yehudi Menuhin
Age: 82 †
Born: 1916
Born: April 22
Died: 1999
Died: March 12
Autobiographer
Conductor
Jazz Musician
Politician
Violinist
New York City
New York
Yehudi Menuhin
Baron Menuhin
Rhythm
Digestive
Full
Lunar
Seasonal
Rhythms
Applause
Pulse
Gestures
Cycles
Tracts

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