Ravi Shankar
1920-04-07 (1920)Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]Sound
Biography
Ravi Shankar, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit and "Sitar maestro", was an Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music. He was the best-known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world.
Known For
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Discorama
TV • 1959
The Midnight Special
TV • 1972
The Beatles Anthology
TV • 1995
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
TV • 2011
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
TV • 2013
Gaia Symphony
TV • 1992
Chappaqua
MOVIE • 1966
Raga
MOVIE • 1971
Concert for George
MOVIE • 2003
The Concert for Bangladesh
MOVIE • 1972
Monterey Pop
MOVIE • 1968
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
MOVIE • 2007
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
MOVIE • 2014
Ustad Alauddin Khan
MOVIE • 1963
The Song of the Little Road
MOVIE • 2003