Ananda Shankar (11 December 1942 - 26 March,1999) was an Indian musician specialising in the fusion of Western and Eastern musical styles. Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s - 10s - 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s Years: 6 7 8 9 10 - 11 - 12 13 14 15 16 Events Germania Inferior and the Rhine secured by Germanicus Artabanus III of the Arsacid... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see number 26. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Western can refer to: A Western blot is a method in molecular biology to detect a certain protein in a sample by using antibody specific to that protein. ... The term Eastern can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ...

Born in Almora in Uttar Pradesh state in the Himalayan foothills in the north of India, Shankar was the son of Amala and Uday Shankar, popular dancers, and also the nephew of renowned sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar. Ananda did not learn sitar from his uncle but studied instead with Lalmani Mishra in Varanasi (also known as Benares and Kashi). Almora is a high-lying town at the foot of the Himalaya, 137 km (85 miles) north of Bareilly. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its acronym UP, is the fifth largest and the most populous state in India. ... Himalayan can refer to: Himalaya, the mountains: Himalayan (cat), the type of cat This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Compass rose with north highlighted and at top North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the primary direction: north is used (explicitly or implicitly) to define all other directions; the (visual) top edges of maps usually correspond to the... Uday Shankar (1900 - 1977) is a world renowned classical dancer and choreographer from India. ... A pandit or pundit(पन्दित् in Devanagari) is a Hindu Brahmin who has memorized a substantial portion of the Vedas, along with the proper rhythms and melodies for chanting or singing them. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Varanasi Varanasi (वाराणसी) (also known as Benares, Banaras, Benaras, Kashi, and Kasi) is a Hindu holy city on the banks of the river Ganga (Ganges) in the modern north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Benares (also known as Banaras, Kashi, Kasi and Varanasi (वाराणसी)) is a Hindu holy city on the banks of the river Ganga or Ganges in the modern north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... There are multiple meanings of Kashi: Benares (a. ...

In the late 1960s Shankar travelled to Los Angeles, California where he played with many contemporary musicians including Jimi Hendrix. He was quickly signed to Reprise Records and released his first self-titled album in 1970 to great acclaim, featuring original Indian classical material alongside sitar-based cover versions of popular hits such as The Rolling Stones' Jumpin' Jack Flash and The Doors' Light My Fire. This album has become an enduring cult classic. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles [[List of Governors of California|Governor]] Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix (27 November 1942 – 18 September 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ... Reprise Records was formed in 1960 by Frank Sinatra in order to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings. ... An eponym is a person (real or fictitious) whose name has become identified with a particular object or activity. ... The word classical has several meanings: Pertaining to the societies of the classical antiquity, ancient Greece or Rome. ... Premla Shahane playing a sitar, 1927 A sitar The sitar is a Hindustani classical instrument. ... In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. ... The Rolling Stones, 1964. ... Jumpin Jack Flash is a song by The Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and released as a single on May 24, 1968, going to number 1 in the UK, number 3 in the US. It was recorded during the Beggars Banquet sessions, but not included on... The Doors, Legacy (Clockwise from top right): Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek The Doors (formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California) were a popular and influential American rock band. ... Light My Fire is a classic rock n roll song written by Robby Krieger. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ...

Returning to India in the early 1970s Shankar continued to experiment musically, and released in 1975 what is considered to be his best album, Ananda Shankar And His Music, an intoxicating jazz-funk mix of Eastern sitar sounds, Western rock guitar, tabla and mridangam alongside crashing drums and wailing Moog synthesisers. Inexplicably out of print for many years, Ananda Shankar And His Music was re-released on CD in 2005. This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong was one of the best loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... Premla Shahane playing a sitar, 1927 A sitar The sitar is a Hindustani classical instrument. ... Rock may refer to: Rock, a geologic substance composed of minerals Rock, the super-genre of the styles of music evolved from Rock and roll Rock, a small offshore islet with minimal soil Rock, a confectionery made and sold in many of the UKs seaside holiday resorts Rock candy... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... The tabla is a widely popular Indian percussion instrument used in the classical, popular and religious music of the northern Indian subcontinent. ... The mridangam is a percussion instrument from South India. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Bob Moog Dr. Robert A. Moog (born May 23, 1934) is the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After achieving further success in his homeland in the late 1970s and 1980s, Shankar's profile in the West began to rise again in the mid-1990s as his music found its way into club DJ sets, particularly in London. His music was brought to a wider audience by the release of Blue Note Records' popular 1996 rare groove compilation, Blue Juice Vol. 1., featuring the two standout tracks from Ananda Shankar And His Music, Dancing Drums and Streets Of Calcutta. This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Rare groove, a term coined by KISS-FM DJ Norman Jay in 1985, originally referred to relatively obscure funk tracks from the 1970s. ... A compiler is a computer program that translates a computer program written in one computer language (called the source language) into an equivalent program written in another computer language (called the output or the target language). ...

Shortly afterwards Shankar collaborated on a seven-week tour with London DJ State Of Bengal and others, that featured Shankar's trademark sitar soundscapes mixed with breakbeat and hip-hop. This project would also result in the Walking On album which was released in 2000 after Shankar's sudden death from heart failure the year before. Premla Shahane playing a sitar, 1927 A sitar The sitar is a Hindustani classical instrument. ... Breakbeat (breakbeats or breaks), are a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, chiefly exemplified by drum and bass and jungle, usually characterized by a non-straighted 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance). ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans and Latinos in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...