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8. Apr. 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.
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Ravi Shankar (Hindi रवि शंकर, bengalisch রবি শংকর Rabi Śaṃkar; * 7. April 1920 in Varanasi ; † 11. Dezember 2012 in San Diego ; bürgerlicher Name Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury) war ein indischer Musiker und Komponist, der das Zupfinstrument Sitar spielte.
2. Apr. 2014 · (1920-2012) Who Was Ravi Shankar? 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...
Shankar was born to a Bengali family [5] [6] in India, [7] and spent his youth as a dancer touring India and Europe with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. At age 18, he gave up dancing to pursue a career in music, studying the sitar for seven years under court musician Allauddin Khan.
7. Apr. 2020 · Pictured here in his late 20s, Ravi Shankar was hugely important in popularizing Indian classical music in Western pop music. He would have turned 100 years old today. Indian Sun is a new...
A Life in Music. Ravi Shankar was born in Varanasi, India on April 7, 1920 and spent his youth performing across Europe and India as a member of his brother Uday's dance troupe. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study the sitar under the legendary court musician Ustad Allauddin Khan.
8. Mai 2020 · Ravi Shankar: A Life In Music was displayed in the Mike Curb Gallery on the Museum’s fourth floor and gave visitors a unique look into the GRAMMY-winning world music icon’s early life, the roots of his musicality and his vast impact on Western music – most notably, The Beatles.
