Indian Classical
India
Ravi Shankar
Top Songs By Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar, Ashit Desai, Suresh Lalwani, Ravindra Sathe, Ratna Mala, Hemangini Desai, Kumar Bose, Tarun Bhattacharya, Ramesh Mishra, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Daya Shankar, Ronu Majumdar, Kailash Sharma, Shubhendra Rao, Parimal Sadaphal, Parthasarthy Chowdhury, Balachandra Joshi, Vikram Patil, Harihar Rao & T.R. Sundaresan
Upcoming Concerts for Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar currently has 2 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Sunday, March 22, 2026 at Orchestra Hall - IL in Chicago, , United States.
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About Ravi Shankar
Hometown
Varanasi, India
Born
1920
Genre
Indian Classical
In a career that spanned decades, sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar brought worldwide attention to the intricate melodies and shimmering drones of Indian classical music. A prolific performer and educator, Shankar showcased his elegant playing style in countless albums and live performances, while his mentorship of other artists—including George Harrison of The Beatles—helped bring the sitar to the Western pop canon. Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury was born in 1920 in Varanasi, India. Raised in an affluent Bengali family, he got his start in his early teens performing in a Hindu dance troupe alongside his brother Uday, but eventually he focused on the sitar under the tutelage of Allauddin Khan. He toured with his ornate stringed instrument in the United States and Europe for the first time in 1956, and a series of albums released internationally over the next decade offered a master class in the rapturous nuances of Indian raga. While Shankar was especially productive in the ’60s and ’70s (he even played at Woodstock in 1969), he never really slowed down, maintaining a steady schedule of recording and touring until his death in 2012 at the age of 92. His daughters Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar have pursued successful music careers of their own.
Ravi Shankar has also released music as a member of The Ravi Shankar Project.
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