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Ravi Shankar
Background information
Birth name	Ravi Shankar
Born	April 7, 1920 (1920-04-07) (age 87) Benares, United Provinces, British India
Genre(s)	Indian classical music
Occupation(s)	Composer, sitar player
Instrument(s)	Sitar
Years active	1939 – present
Label(s)	HMV, Private Music
Associated acts	Ustad Allah Rakha Yehudi Menuhin
Website	RaviShankar.org

Pandit Ravi Shankar ( Bengali: রবি শংকর, Devanagari: रि वशंकर, "Pandit" (Sanskrit, "learned") is honorific), born April 7, 1920, in Benares, United Provinces, British India) is a Bengali Indian sitar player and composer. He is a disciple of Baba Allauddin Khan, the founder of the Maihar gharana of Hindustani classical music.^[1] Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Ravi Shankar may refer to: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation Ravi Shankar, an Indian musician best known as a sitar virtuoso. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 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Ravi Shankar is the leading Indian musician of the modern era. He has been a longtime musical collaborator of tabla-players Pandit Chatur Lal and Ustad Allah Rakha, and intermittently also of sarod-player Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. His collaborations with violinist Yehudi Menuhin, film maker Satyajit Ray, and the The Beatles (in particular, George Harrison) added to his international reputation. The tabla (Hindi: तब्ला, tablā, Urdu: تبلہ) is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in the classical, popular and religious music of the Indian subcontinent and in Hindustani classical music. ... Chatur Lal (born in Udaipur in 1925, died in 1965) was a tabla maestro, born into a musical family in Rajasthan, India. ... Ustad with his son Zakir Ustad Allah Rakha (April 29, 1919 - February 3, 2000) was a master of the tabla, a classical Hindustani percussion instrument. ... The sarod or sarode (Hindi:सरोद, Bengali: সরোদ) is a string musical instrument, used mainly in Indian classical music. ... Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (Bengali: ) is a North Indian classical musician of the Maihar gharana who plays the sarod. ... Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was an American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. ... Satyajit Ray (Bengali:  ) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was a Bengali Indian filmmaker and polymath. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... For other persons named George Harrison, see George Harrison (disambiguation). ...

In 1999, Ravi Shankar was awarded the Bharat Ratna award, India's highest civilian honor. Bharat Ratna is Indias highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. ...

He is the brother of renowned dancer Uday Shankar, uncle of fellow Indian musician Ananda Shankar, and the father of singer Norah Jones and sitarist Anoushka Shankar, who were born in 1979 and 1981 to Sue Jones and Sukanya Shankar respectively. Uday Shankar (1900 - 1977) is a world renowned classical dancer and choreographer from India. ... Ananda Shankar (11 December 1942 - 26 March,1999) was an Indian musician specialising in the fusion of Western and Eastern musical styles. ... Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actress of half Indian descent. ... Anoushka Shankar (b. ... ...

Musical career

Ravi Shankar not only studied under Allaudin Khan, but actually lived with him as if he were his son. This type of mentorship is typical of the Indian Classical music tradition. Ravi's first public performances in India came in 1939. Formal training ended in 1944, and he worked out of Bombay. He began writing scores for film and ballet and started a recording career with HMV's Indian affiliate. He became music director of All India Radio in the 1950s. From 1946 onwards he began to compose original music for films. Some of his most noted scores include the ones for Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy and Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the electronica band, see All India Radio (band). ... The Apu trilogy is a series of three films directed by Satyajit Ray. ... Gandhi (1982) is a multi-award-winning biopic film about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (often known as Mahatma Gandhi), who was leader of the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. ...

Ravi Shankar then became well known to the music world outside India, first performing in the Soviet Union in 1953 and then the West in 1956. He performed in major events such as the Edinburgh Festival as well as major venues such as Royal Festival Hall. The Edinburgh International Festival is a festival of performing arts that takes place in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, over three weeks from around the middle of August. ... The Royal Festival Hall reopening celebrations The Royal Festival Hall is a concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. ...

He was invited to play venues that were unusual for a classical musician, such as the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in Monterey, California, with Ustad Allah Rakha on tabla. He was also one of the artists who performed at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, and with Harrison was one of the organizers of The Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, in an attempt to raise awareness of the growing crisis (see 1970 Bhola cyclone, Bangladesh Liberation War and 1971 Bangladesh atrocities) that was occurring in East Pakistan (now independant Bangladesh) where Shankar's family origins lay. Ravi Shankar & Friends co-headlined Harrison's 1974 tour of North America with mixed reviews. His final working album with Harrison was on a 1997 album, Chants of India, where Harrison grew an interest in chant music. After his colleague's death on 29 November in 2001, after a long fight against cancer, Shankar, his daughter, Anoushka, along with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, among many others attended Concert for George in London, where Shankar dedicated the memorial to Harrison. Poster promoting the festival The Monterey International Pop Music Festival took place from June 16 to June 18, 1967. ... For other uses, see Monterey (disambiguation). ... Ustad with his son Zakir Ustad Allah Rakha (April 29, 1919 - February 3, 2000) was a master of the tabla, a classical Hindustani percussion instrument. ... The tabla (Hindi: तब्ला, tablā, Urdu: تبلہ) is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in the classical, popular and religious music of the Indian subcontinent and in Hindustani classical music. ... The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was a historic event held at Max Yasgurs 600 acre (2. ... This article is about the concert and film. ... Lowest pressure 966 hPa (mbar) Fatalities 300,000-500,000 (Deadliest tropical cyclone of all time) Damage $86. ... Combatants Mukti Bahini India Pakistan Commanders Col. ... This is false story,never been established by any scientific survey. ... East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... Chant is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two pitches called reciting tones. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, entrepreneur, painter, record producer, film producer and animal-rights activist. ... Richard Starkey Jr, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award-winning English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE[2] (born 30 March 1945) [3], nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Thomas Earl Tom Petty (born October 20, 1950) is a singer and guitarist. ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... DVD Cover For the released album, see Concert for George (album). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Shankar has been critical of some facets of the Western reception of Indian music. On a trip to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district after performing in Monterey, Shankar wrote, "I felt offended and shocked to see India being regarded so superficially and its great culture being exploited. Yoga, Tantra, mantra, kundalini, ganja, hashish, Kama Sutra? They all became part of a cocktail that everyone seemed to be lapping up!" In 1969 he published an English language autobiography, "My Music, My Life". Categories: US geography stubs | San Francisco neighborhoods ... For other uses such as Yoga postures, see Yoga (disambiguation) Statue of Shiva performing Yogic meditation Yoga (Sanskrit: योग Yoga, IPA: ) is a group of ancient spiritual practices originating in India. ... This article is an overview of Tantra and an in-depth look at the Tantra of Hinduism. ... In Tibet, many Buddhists carve mantras into rocks as a form of devotion. ... Kundalini ( ) is a Sanskrit word meaning either coiled up or coiling like a snake. ... Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja (Hindi: गांजा),[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa. ... Confiscated hashish. ... For other uses, see Kama Sutra (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Shankar has written two concertos for sitar and orchestra, violin-sitar compositions for Yehudi Menuhin and himself, music for flute virtuoso Jean Pierre Rampal, and music for Hōzan Yamamoto, master of the shakuhachi (Japanese flute), and koto virtuoso Musumi Miyashita. He has composed extensively for films and ballets in India, Canada, Europe, and the United States, including Chappaqua, Charly, Gandhi (for which he was nominated for an Academy Award), and the Apu Trilogy. His recording Tana Mana, released on the Private Music label in 1987, penetrated the New Age genre with its unique combination of traditional instruments with electronics. In 2002, Ravi and his daughter Anoushka played at "The Concert For George". The classical composer Philip Glass acknowledges Shankar as a major influence, and the two collaborated to produce Passages, a recording of compositions in which each reworks themes composed by the other. Shankar also composed the sitar part in Glass's 2004 composition Orion. Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was an American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. ... Jean-Pierre Rampal (January 7, 1922—May 20, 2000) was a French flute player, seen by many as the greatest of the 20th century. ... Hōzan Yamamoto (山本 邦山, Yamamoto Hōzan; * 1937 in ÅŒtsu, Shiga prefecture) is a Japanese shakuhachiplayer, composer and lecturer. ... A shakuhachi flute, blowing edge up. ... Japanese 13-stringed koto The koto (琴 or 箏) is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument derived from Chinese Guqins. ... Chappaqua is a trippy cult film of 1966, directed by and starring Conrad Rooks. ... Spoiler warning: Charly (also spelled ChaЯly) is a 1968 film which tells the story of a mentally retarded man, working at a bakery, who becomes a subject of an experiment to increase his mental capacity. ... Gandhi (1982) is a multi-award-winning biopic film about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (often known as Mahatma Gandhi), who was leader of the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Apu trilogy is a series of three films directed by Satyajit Ray. ... Private Music is a subsidiary record label of BMG. See also List of record labels Categories: Record labels | Stub ... New Age describes a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture. ... Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is a three-times Academy Award-nominated American composer. ... Passages is a musical album in the style of chamber music co-composed by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass and released in 1990 by RCA Victor. ...

Ravi Shankar has homes in Encinitas, California; Warren, New Jersey; and New Delhi. Location of Encinitas within San Diego County, California. ... This article is about the capital city of India. ...

Honours

Shankar is an honorary member of the and is a member of the United Nations International Rostrum of Composers. He has received many awards and honours from his own country and from all over the world, including 14 honorary doctorates, the Padma Vibhushan, Desikottam, the Magsaysay Award from Manila, three Grammy Awards, the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize (Grand Prize) from Japan, and the Crystal Award from Davos, with the title "Global Ambassador," to name but some. In 1986 he was nominated to be a member of the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of Parliament, for six years. In 2002, he was conferred the inaugural Indian Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award. The Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, was awarded to him in 1999. In 1998 he was awarded the Polar Music Prize with Ray Charles. He shared an Academy Award nomination with George Fenton for Best Original Score to Gandhi (1982). UN and U.N. redirect here. ... The International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) is an annual forum organized by UNESCOs International Music Council that offers broadcasting representatives the opportunity to exchange and publicize pieces of contemporary classical music. ... An Honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum) is a degree awarded to someone by an institution that he or she may have never attended, it may be a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree - however, the latter is most common. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Magsaysay award is given in honor of the late President of the Philippines Ramon Magsaysay. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes(Japanese: ,Korean: ) were established by Fukuoka City and Yokatopia Foundation to honor the outstanding work of individuals or organizations to preserve and create unique and diverse cultures of Asia. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Dy. ... Bharat Ratna is Indias highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. ... The Polar Music Prize is an international music prize and awarded to individuals, groups or institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements in the creation and advancement of music. The prize was founded in 1989 following a donation from Stig Anderson and is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of... For the composer and conductor of the Ray Charles Singers, see Ray Charles (composer). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... George Fenton George Fenton (born October 19, 1950) is a British composer best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, although he also writes music for the theatre. ... The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... Gandhi (1982) is a multi-award-winning biopic film about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (often known as Mahatma Gandhi), who was leader of the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

Discography

• Three Ragas (1956)
• Improvisations (1962)
• India's Most Distinguished Musician (1962)
• India's Master Musician (1963)
• In London (1964)
• Ragas & Talas (1964)
• Portrait of Genius (1964)
• Sound of the Sitar (1965)
• Live at Monterey (1967)
• In San Francisco (1967)
• West Meets East (1967)
• At the Monterey Pop Festival (1967)
• A Morning Raga / An Evening Raga (1968)
• The Sounds of India (1968)
• In New York (1968)
• Woodstock Festival (1969)
• The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
• Transmigration Macabre (SOUNDTRACK) (1973)
• Homage to Mahatma Gandhi (1981)
• Räga-Mälä (Sitar Concerto No. 2) (1982)
• Pandit Ravi Shankar (1986)
• Tana Mana (1987)
• Inside The Kremlin (1988)
• Passages with Philip Glass (1990)
• Concert for Peace: Royal Albert Hall (1995)
• Chants of India (1997)
• Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra with Andre Previn (1999)
• Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000 (2001)
• Flowers of India (2007)
• Between Two Worlds (Documentary-directed by [Mark Kidel]) (2001)

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Films

• Prominently figures in D.A. Pennebaker's classic documentary Monterey Pop
• Performed music for the animated short, A Chairy Tale (directed by Norman McLaren)
• Music Direction Apu Trilogy (directed by Satyajit Ray)
• Composed original score for "Alice in Wonderland" (1966, directed by Jonathan Miller)
• Chappaqua (1966, directed by Conrad Rooks)
• Raga (1971) (directed by Howard Worth)
• The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)
• Music for Gandhi (directed by Richard Attenborough) (Academy Award nomination for Shankar)
• Concert for George (2003)
• Forbidden Image (directed by Jeremy Marre)
• Charly (directed by Ralph Nelson)
• Woodstock: The Movie
• Anuradha- Composed the soundtrack for this 1960 Hindi movie
• Composed for a Brit art film 'Viola', with an album entitled 'Transmigration Macabre'

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Bibliography

• Raga Mala (1997) (Autobiography edited by George Harrison)
• Learning Indian music: A systematic approach (1979)
• My Music, My Life (1968) (Autobiography)
• Music memory (1967)

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References

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