MUMBAI: Asheem Chakravarty, the singer-percussionist of India's leading rock band Indian Ocean is no more. The talented musician succumbed to a heart attack on 25 December, 2009. He was 50.

Asheem had suffered an heart attack on October 14, 2009 in Doha airport while the band was en route from their US tour. It was reported that he condition was improving since then. However, his sudden demise on friday afternoon has shocked friends and fans all over the world.

A message was posted on the bands twitter page, "We deeply regret to inform you that our band mate Asheem Chakravarty passed away on 25th December in Delhi."

Asheem was one of the founding members of the band and has been performing with the band for the last two decades. He was popularly known among Indian Ocean fans as the man with the golden voice.... Amazingly, he was known for singing and playing the tabla simultaneously with remarkable clarity and ease – a difficult feat rarely achieved by Indian percussionists.

Asheem is survived by his wife Sunita and son Ekansh.