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Ravi Shankar

Shankar performing in 1969 Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known expert of Indian classical music (in Sitar) in the second half of the 20th century, and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999. He is also the father of American singer Norah Jones.

Shankar was born to a Bengali family in India, 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. After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the ''Apu Trilogy'' by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score for scoring the blockbuster ''Gandhi'' (1982).

In 1956, Shankar began to tour Europe and the Americas playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there in the 1960s through teaching, performance, and his association with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Beatles guitarist George Harrison. His influence on Harrison helped popularize the use of Indian instruments in Western pop music in the latter half of the 1960s. Shankar engaged Western music by writing compositions for sitar and orchestra and toured the world in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1986 to 1992, he served as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Parliament of India. He continued to perform until the end of his life. He was a recipient of numerous prestigious musical accolades, including a Polar Music Prize and four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for ''The Concert for Bangladesh'' in 1973. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Vision of peace the art of Ravi Shankar / by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 2000
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    East greets east by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1978
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    My music, my life / by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1968
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    Sitar concertos etc by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 2005
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    India's master musician by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1964
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    Portrait of genius by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1998
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    Concerto for sitar & orchestra Morning love / by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1987
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    L'aube enchantée : sur le raga "Todi" pour flûte et harpe / by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1990
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    Sitar Concerto Morning love / by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 2003
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    In celebration highlights by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1996
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    West meets East : the historic Shankar/Menuhin sessions. by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1999
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    Anoushka Shankar live at Carnegie Hall by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 2001
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    In concert by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1999
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    In London by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1999
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    India's master musician by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1963
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    Shankar-- Sitar concertos and other works by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 2005
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    Symphony by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 2012
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    Rāga-māla by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1999
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    Improvisations West meets East, album 3 / by Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

    Published 1977
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