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Ravi Shankar KBE (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈrobi ˈʃɔŋkor]; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer.
May 29, 2024 · Ravi Shankar (born April 7, 1920, Benares [now Varanasi], India—died December 11, 2012, San Diego, California, U.S.) was an Indian musician, player of the sitar, composer, and founder of the National Orchestra of India, who was influential in stimulating Western appreciation of Indian music.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer best known for popularizing the sitar and Indian classical music in Western culture. Updated: Apr 2, 2021. Photo: Anthony Barboza/Getty Images...
Dec 12, 2012 · Dec. 12, 2012. Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso and composer who died on Tuesday at 92, created a passion among Western audiences for the rhythmically vital, melodically flowing ragas of...
Apr 6, 2010 · April 6, 20104:00 PM ET. By. NPR Staff. 53-Minute Listen. Enlarge this image. Ravi Shankar is the sitar master who brought Indian classical music to the West. Hulton Archive/Getty. For more...
Apr 7, 2020 · Ravi Shankar took Indian classical music to world stages and introduced the sitar to Western audiences. His influence can still be felt today, 100 years after his birth.
