Latest Release
- 26 SEPT 2023
- 1 Song
- Bridges: The Best of the Private Music Recordings · 1988
- Inside the Kremlin · 1988
- Inside the Kremlin · 1988
- Inside the Kremlin · 1988
- Inside the Kremlin · 1988
- The Ravi Shankar Collection: Portrait of Genius · 1965
- The Ravi Shankar Collection: Portrait of Genius · 1965
- The Very Best of Ravi Shankar (Remastered) · 1965
- The Very Best of Ravi Shankar (Remastered) · 1965
- The Very Best of Ravi Shankar (Remastered) · 1965
Essential Albums
- 1958
Artist Playlists
- Much more than George Harrison's sitar tutor.
- Jazz, film scores and raga hybrids from an Indian master.
- Indian music meets The Beatles and a jazz giant.
- Meet the sitar star's musical guru and a long-time sarod partner.
- 2023
- 2004
Appears On
About Ravi Shankar
A master of the sitar as well as a famous experimenter with its classical forms, Ravi Shankar was probably the world's best-known Indian musician. First recorded in 1936, he had a rich career that spanned nine decades. His mentoring of the Beatles during the height of their fame in the 1960s helped bring him to the attention of Western audiences, but Shankar's influence obviously extends far beyond Western pop, and he spent much of his career bridging the gap between musical cultures.
- HOMETOWN
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
- BORN
- 7 April 1920
- GENRE
- Worldwide