Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar (1920 - 2012) was an Indian musician and composer of Hindustani classical music. He was one of the best-known sitar players of the 20th century and influenced many musicians throughout the world, including The Beatles.
BIOGRAPHY
Shankar was born to a Bengali family in India and spent his youth touring India and Europe with his brother’s dance group. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar, playing under court musician Allauddin Khan.
After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, writing the music for the Apu Film Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, and was musical director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956.
In 1956, Shankar began to tour Europe and the Americas. He increased the popularity of Indian classical music through both teaching and performance, as well as through his association with Beatles guitarist George Harrison. His influence on The Beatles helped popularise the use of Indian instruments in pop music throughout 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.
SELECTED WORKS
Film Scores:
The Apu Trilogy (1955-59)
Anuradha (1960)
Chappaqua (1967)
Ghandi (1982)
Genesis (1986)
Meera (1979)
Other:
Kafi-Holi (Spring Festival of Colors)
Sarve Shaam
Mishra Piloo
Dehati
Gaayatri
Kajri
Gaayatri
Raga Jog
Sandhya Raga
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