Ravi Shankar - Wikipedia
WEBA sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known expert of North Indian classical music in the second half of the 20th century, [4] and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's …
Ravi Shankar | Biography, Music, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 12, 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.
Ravi Shankar - Music, Sitar & Facts - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer best known for his success in popularizing the sitar. Shankar grew up studying music and toured as a member of his brother's dance troupe.
The Enduring Afterglow Of Ravi Shankar's Life In Music - NPR
WEBApr 7, 2020 · In a career that spanned decades and continents, Ravi Shankar single-handedly introduced Western audiences to the centuries-old classical tradition of Indian Ragas — a complex system of...
Ravi Shankar - NPR
WEBApril 7, 2020 • Ravi Shankar took Indian classical music to world stages and introduced the sitar to Western audiences. His influence can still be felt today, 100 years after his...
Ravi Shankar, Who Brought Sitar Music to the West, Dies - The …
WEBDec 12, 2012 · Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso and composer who died on Tuesday at 92, created a passion among Western audiences for the rhythmically vital, melodically flowing ragas of classical Indian music...
Ravi Shankar On Life And The Basics Of Indian Classical Music
WEBApr 6, 2010 · For more than 50 years, Ravi Shankar has been the man responsible for bringing Indian classical music to the West. He's collaborated with a stunning array of musicians, from The Beatles' George...
Ravi Shankar @100: India’s Global Musician — Google Arts
WEBA pioneering ambassador of Indian classical music, Ravi Shankar achieved critical and popular acclaim both in India and abroad. Charismatic and unusually open to the world, Ravi Shankar’s...
Ravi Shankar: The Early Years, from Dance to Music
WEBRavi Shankar spent his teenage years as a dancer in the glamorous world of 1930s Paris and New York, setting the foundation of an extraordinary career as India’s best known musician, and one of...
Pandit Ravi Shankar Biography - Life History, Contribution ...
WEBDec 11, 2012 · 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. After serving as the director of All-India Radio, he began to tour India and the United States.
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