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Harrison's interest in Indian music came during the filming of "Help!" and expanded when he was introduced to the work of Ravi Shankar by David Crosby of The Byrds in 1965. The interest in the music lead him to travel to India, where he got engrossed in the culture.
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∙ 12y agoDuring the filming of the movie Help!, a Hindu devotee presented each Beatle with a book about reincarnation. Harrison's interest in Indian culture expanded to Hinduism. During a pilgrimage to Bombay with his wife, Harrison studied sitar, met several gurus and visited various holy places. In 1968, Harrison traveled to Rishikesh in northern India with the other Beatles to study meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In 1969, he and fellow Beatle John Lennon met A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder - acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Soon after, Harrison embraced the Hare Krishna tradition (particularly japa-yoga chanting with beads), became a lifelong devotee, being associated with it until his death.
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What did george Harrison play in norwegian wood?
George Harrison played the sitar, an Indian instrument not unlike an Indian version of a guitar. It was the first time the sitar was introduced to a Beatles record.
What instrument did George Harrison play?
The guitar, sitar, and ukelele. George Harrison usually played the guitar with The Beatles but he also used to play the sitar(indian guitar). Guitar, sitar, piano.george harrison played lead guitarguitar
How did the Beatles get interested in Indian culture?
Their second movie Help! had the Beatles chased by a fictitious Indian sacrificial cult, and included sitar music and other Indian motifs. While they filmed in the Bahamas, a Hindu devotee gave each Beatle a book about reincarnation. George Harrison got the most out of the book, and it sparked in him a lifelong interest in Hinduism and Indian culture. His sitar studies with Ravi Shankar were his first and only formal music lessons.You have to understand the 1960's to understand it was very cool to know about or follow the Indian culture. The founding premise of the 60's was peace and love and out of that came the philosophy of Gandhi and others who talked/wrote about change through non violence and love. Sitar music became very popular, meditation, and learning from the ancient Hindu and Yogi of India was considered very cool.
Did George Harrison play the violin in the Beatles?
Harrison's "Within You Without You" featured a dilruba; an Indian instrument similar to a violin, but it was played by a studio musician. Harrison wanted to play a violin on "All You Need Is Love", but this idea was vetoed by producer George Martin.
What guitar did george harrison play on love you do?
He played electric guitar, acoustic guitar and the sitar. "Love You To" was the first Beatles record to use Indian instruments.
Which beatle loved Indian music and culture?
George Harrison first played the sitar on "Norwegian Wood" and then had a full sitar showcase on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In 1956 George Harrison became interested in the sitar. At the time he was filming Help! on location in India.
What did george Harrison play in norwegian wood?
George Harrison played the sitar, an Indian instrument not unlike an Indian version of a guitar. It was the first time the sitar was introduced to a Beatles record.
Which Beatle learned the Indian sitar by Ravi Shankar?
george harrison
What instrument did George Harrison play?
The guitar, sitar, and ukelele. George Harrison usually played the guitar with The Beatles but he also used to play the sitar(indian guitar). Guitar, sitar, piano.george harrison played lead guitarguitar
How did the Beatles get interested in Indian culture?
Their second movie Help! had the Beatles chased by a fictitious Indian sacrificial cult, and included sitar music and other Indian motifs. While they filmed in the Bahamas, a Hindu devotee gave each Beatle a book about reincarnation. George Harrison got the most out of the book, and it sparked in him a lifelong interest in Hinduism and Indian culture. His sitar studies with Ravi Shankar were his first and only formal music lessons.You have to understand the 1960's to understand it was very cool to know about or follow the Indian culture. The founding premise of the 60's was peace and love and out of that came the philosophy of Gandhi and others who talked/wrote about change through non violence and love. Sitar music became very popular, meditation, and learning from the ancient Hindu and Yogi of India was considered very cool.
Did George Harrison play the violin in the Beatles?
Harrison's "Within You Without You" featured a dilruba; an Indian instrument similar to a violin, but it was played by a studio musician. Harrison wanted to play a violin on "All You Need Is Love", but this idea was vetoed by producer George Martin.
Indian shirts like you would see George Harrison or Ravi Shankar wearing?
I think the answer is nehru shirts!
When did george harrison become intresstered in Indian music?
1965, after seeing a sitar on set during the filming of the movie "Help!"
Did george harrison really play the sitar on sgt pepper or was it someone else?
George only played sitar on Norwegian Wood. Indian musicians played on Sgt. Pepper.
Is it authenticity when the beatles use Indian Classical music in the song within you without you?
George Harrison strove for authenticity with the song, and George Martin, who conducted the classical musicians playing alongside the Indian musicians, did his best to make them play Indian-style, with lots of slurring and note bending.
How did George Harrison affect the world?
He greatly affected the western philosophy on Indian music. Before his sitar playing with the Beatles, very few people on the Western hemisphere knew about Indian music.
What guitar did george harrison play on love you do?
He played electric guitar, acoustic guitar and the sitar. "Love You To" was the first Beatles record to use Indian instruments.
