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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.

  2. Apr 8, 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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  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Ravi Shankar, the Indian musician and composer who popularized the sitar and Indian classical music in Western culture. Explore his life, career, collaborations, awards and legacy.

  4. 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...

  5. Apr 7, 2020 · April 7, 20204:06 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. By. Bilal Qureshi. Enlarge this image. Pictured here in his late 20s, Ravi Shankar was hugely important in popularizing Indian classical...

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  7. www.npr.org › artists › 17093771Ravi Shankar : NPR

    Apr 7, 2020 · April 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.

  8. Dec 12, 2012 · Sitar master and composer Ravi Shankar died Tuesday at a hospital near his home in the San Diego area. Shankar's foundation released a statement that says the musician had suffered from...

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