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Who is Shankar?
Ravi Shankar is a famous Indian musician, most known for playing the sitar, an Indian stringed instrument. His daughters Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones are also musicians.
What instrument did ravi shankar play at Woodstock?
They play the two-headed drum, also called the Naal drum.
Who is father for sitar?
Ravi Shankar is the father of sitar.
Who is the daughter of Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar?
Ravi shankar's son is - Shubhendra Shankar. He has only 1 son, though quite a few daughters...
Why is ravi shankar famous?
ravi shankar is famous for plaing the sitar
What was rovi shankar educaion?
Ravi Shankar, the renowned Indian sitar virtuoso and composer, received his early education in music from his father, who was a scholar of Indian classical music. He later studied under the legendary musician Allauddin Khan in the Maihar gharana, where he honed his skills in both sitar and vocal music. Shankar's education was deeply rooted in traditional Indian classical music, which he blended with various musical styles throughout his career.
What is Anoushka Shankar most famous for?
Anoushka Shankar is most famous for her sitar playing as well as her musical compositions. Her father Ravi Shankar was a sitar player as well, and was very well known in India
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.
Who is the famous sitar player who played in the beatles?
Ravi Shankar, by faaaar he introduced to western culture too he taught the sitar to george harrison (guitarist for The Beatles) another famous sitar player in western music is ronnie wood (guitarist for The Rolling Stones)
Which country was Ravi Shankar from?
Pundit Ravi Shankar, the world famous Sitar (an Indian musical instrument) maestro was born on 7 April 1920 in Varanasi city, Uttar Pradesh state of India.
Who is the most famous Sitar player in India?
Probably Ravi Shankar (I think that is how you spell it) who taught George Harrison from the Beatles
What is Ravi Shankar best known for?
Ravi Shankar is best known as an Indian musician. He played the sitar and was one of the most well respected musicians of his era working with other artists including George Harrison.
