Alberto Marsicano, is a musician, translator, writer, philosopher and professor. He was one of the people who introduced the Indian sitar in Brazil. He plays with musicians such as Ivan Vilela, Lula Côrtes and Arnaldo Antunes. He knows many languages, including Chinese, Latin, English, and Greek.[1] He has a degree in philosophy. He studied with Ravi Shankar in London, and Krishna Chakavarty, a professor at the University of Benares.