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Ravi Shankar

Born: Apr 7, 1920 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Genre: World

Styles: Raga, Indian Classical, World Fusion

Biography: Born on April 7, 1920, in Varanasi into an orthodox, well-off Brahmin family, Rabindra Shankar Chowdery's father, ShyÆm Shankar, was employed as a diwan (minister) by the Maharajah of Jhalawar. By the age of 13, Ravi Shankar was going along on every tour of his brother Uday Shankar's Compaigne de Danse ...Read full biography

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The Sounds Of India

Released: 1968

Label: COLUMBIA

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One of the early works of art created for the West by the Grandfather of World Music. This album stands as an early attempt to teach the curious western listener about the complexity and beauty of Indian ...Read full review

The Ravi Shankar Collection-India's Master Musician

Released: 1963

Label: EMI

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One of Ravi Shankar's first Western recordings -- made at London's Abbey Road Studios in 1963 (a full two years before George Harrison was introduced to Shankar's music) and originally released in the ...Read full review

More Ravi Shankar - albums: Main Albums (143), Compilations (42), Singles & EPs (22), DVD/Video (6)

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