Ravi Shankar
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1920-04-07 - 2012-12-11
Place of Birth: Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
Also Known As: Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury, Rabi Śaṃkar
Biography
Ravi Shankar, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit and "Sitar maestro", was an Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music. He was the best-known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world.
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Known For
1968The Dick Cavett Show
1978The South Bank Show
1972Le Grand Échiquier
1948The Ed Sullivan Show
1959Discorama
1972The Midnight Special
2013Cachitos de hierro y cromo
1995The Beatles Anthology
2011George Harrison: Living in the Material World
1992Gaia Symphony
2003Concert for George
2014Awake: The Life of Yogananda
1968Monterey Pop
1972The Concert for Bangladesh
1966Chappaqua
2018George Harrison - All Things Pass
2007Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
2003