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Ravi Shankar
Sound
07 Apr 1920
† 11 Dec 2012
Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
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.
Also Known As
Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury, Rabi Śaṃkar
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Ravi Shankar's Movies
73%
Monterey Pop
26 Dec 1968
81%
Concert for George
03 Oct 2003
67%
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
10 Oct 2014
78%
The Concert for Bangladesh
23 Mar 1972
63%
Chappaqua
30 Aug 1966
64%
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
07 Sept 2007
92%
Woodstock Diary
14 Aug 1994
80%
Raga
23 Nov 1971
60%
Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds
31 Aug 2001
50%
Beatles: The Journey
17 Jun 2003
80%
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
24 Oct 2005
85%
The Beatles: The Complete Story
01 Jan 2010
0%
Khayal
01 Jan 1987
0%
Moments with the Maestro
01 Jan 1970
0%
Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga
01 Jan 1964
0%
Yehudi Menuhin, chemin de lumière
01 Jan 1970
0%
Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India
19 Oct 2010
0%
The Song of the Little Road
30 Aug 2003
0%
George Harrison - All Things Pass
20 Mar 2018
0%
Ustad Alauddin Khan
06 Feb 1963
Ravi Shankar's TV Shows
82%
The Beatles Anthology
19 Nov 1995
76%
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
12 Nov 2011
68%
The Ed Sullivan Show
20 Jun 1948
68%
The Dick Cavett Show
06 Jun 1968
78%
The Midnight Special
19 Aug 1972
77%
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
27 Oct 2013
80%
Le Grand Échiquier
12 Jan 1972
0%
Gaia Symphony
17 Nov 1992
0%
Discorama
04 Feb 1959