Known ForSound
GenderMale
Age92
Birth DateApril 7, 1920
Place of BirthBenares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
Also Known As
Robindro Shaunkor ChowdhuryRavindra Shankar ChowdhuryRabi Śaṃkar
Ravi Shankar
April 7, 1920 – 2012
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
1968
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Discorama
1959
The Midnight Special
1972
The Beatles Anthology
1995
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013
Gaia Symphony
1992
Concert for George
2003
The Concert for Bangladesh
1972
Monterey Pop
1968
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
2014
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
2007
Woodstock Diary
1994