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Ravi Shankar
Bringing Hindustani classical sitar music to worldwide audiences.
Apu Trilogy music · Monterey performance
- Born
- 7 April 1920
- Birthplace
- Varanasi, India
- Died
- 11 December 2012
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Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitar player and composer whose international collaborations expanded awareness of Indian classical music.
Early life
Touring childhood
Travelled with his brother Uday Shankar’s dance troupe.
Musical apprenticeship
Studied intensively with Allauddin Khan.
Career
- 1940s–1950s
Indian musical career
Composed, performed and worked with All India Radio.
- 1950s–1960s
International tours
Introduced concert audiences abroad to the sitar.
- 1960s onward
Cross-cultural work
Collaborated with musicians from other traditions.
Selected work
Apu Trilogy music
Composed for Satyajit Ray’s films.
Monterey performance
Appeared at the international pop festival.
Concert for Bangladesh
Worked with George Harrison on the benefit concert.
Beyond music
Teaching
Taught musicians including George Harrison.
Family
His daughters include sitarist Anoushka Shankar and singer Norah Jones.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Markgoff2972. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
