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Collaborations is a four-disc compilation box set by the Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar and the former Beatle George Harrison. Released in October 2010 on Dark Horse Records , it compiles two studio albums originally issued on that label – the long-unavailable Shankar Family & Friends (1974) and Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from ...
Aug 25, 2020 · We’re taking a look back at an iconic moment in pop music history, the time that Ravi Shankar, the legendary Indian musician, taught The Beatles member George Harrison how to play the traditional Indian instrument, the sitar.
Feb 19, 2018 · Ravi Shankar asked George if he could devote time and energy to learn the sitar. The Beatle said he would do his best, and they arranged a date then and there.
Sep 27, 2022 · It was only shortly after George Harrison stumbled into the sitar on the set to The Beatles second film 'Help!' that George Harrison met Ravi Shankar.
The Concert for Bangladesh (or Bangla Desh, as the country's name was originally spelt) [1] was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar.
Aug 12, 2010 · On October 19, Dark Horse Records will release Collaborations, a limited-edition 3 CD/1 DVD set of music by George Harrison and his mentor, Indian master musician Ravi Shankar, recorded...
Having maintained a close friendship in the decades since their last official collaboration in 1974, Ravi Shankar and George Harrison began working together in 1995 on projects to celebrate Shankar's 75th birthday.
Apr 20, 2009 · Watch a rare live performance of Ravi Shankar and George Harrison singing "I am missing you", a beautiful song of longing and love. This video is a gem for fans of Indian music and Beatles alike ...
August 1, 2021, marked the 50th anniversary of the Concert for Bangladesh, a pair of benefit concerts organized by Ravi Shankar and George Harrison that took place in New York City at Madison Square Garden. The shows were staged in order to raise awareness and fund relief for millions of East Pakistan refugees, after the Bangladesh Liberation ...
Apr 8, 2024 · The 10-year-old Ravi Shankar discovered his love for the instrument in 1930. Over 30 years later, in 1965, 22-year-old George Harrison picked it up on the set of Help!, a musical about The Beatles’ meteoric rise.
