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Ravi Shankar (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.
Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer, best known for popularizing the Indian classical instrument Sitar all over the world. Shankar grew up studying music and toured as a member of his brother's dance troupe.
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.
Often hailed as the godfather of world music and ambassador of Indian music all across the globe, Pandit Ravi Shankar is one of the most prolific and influential music maestros of the 20th century. Bestowed with innumerable awards and honors, he served as the sole stream conjoining eastern and western musical styles all through his life.
Dec 9, 2013 · One of the brightest and youngest stars of the sitar Anoushka Shankar pays tribute to her late father, the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar in this benefit concert for the Bhavan. A beacon of Indian classical music across the world, the Bhavan is proud to present Anoushka Shankar for the every first time.
Apr 12, 2020 · Pt Ravi Shankar, whose virtuosity and brilliance would change the way the world understood India and the ingenuity of its music, was yet to burst onto the international music scene. Before Shankar, Indian music, for the west, was exotic, monotonous and never considered rich or at par with their classical greats.
Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar (born 28 November 1966), also known as Sai Ravi, is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, director and a writer. As an actor, he predominantly appears in Kannada films, in addition to Telugu and Tamil films.
Marian Foster chats to Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, perhaps the most famous sitar player of all time. How is a sitar made, how much practice does it take, and what are the fundamentals...
Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences, has died.
Pandit Ravi Shankar, born Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury, was a world-renowned Indian musician and composer known for his mastery of the sitar. He popularized Indian classical music globally through teaching, performances, and collaborations with Western musicians like Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison.
