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Ravi Shankar KBE ( Bengali pronunciation: [ˈrobi ˈʃɔŋkor]; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, [2] sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; [3] 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer.
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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Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Musicians. 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...
Dec 9, 2013 · April 7, 2020. " Indian Sun" The definitive and critically acclaimed biography of Ravi Shankar. by Oliver Craske, is now available in the USA from Hachette Books, in print, ebook, or audiobook. ____________ April 2, 2020, the Oliver Craske book is out in UK: Indian Sun, The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar.
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 7, 2020 · April 7, 20204:06 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. By. Bilal Qureshi. 5-Minute Listen. Playlist. Enlarge this image. Pictured here in his late 20s, Ravi Shankar was hugely important in...
Dec 12, 2012 · Indian virtuoso who took the sitar to the world. Reginald Massey. Wed 12 Dec 2012 02.46 EST. In this archive footage, Shankar is seen teaching Beatle George Harrison the sitar in 1966 Reuters....
