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Ravi Shankar

sit, 1920-2012 IN, Uttar Pradesh
Musician / Composer of World
A.k.a. Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury

Hindustani sitar player and composer. Father of Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones. Uncle of Ananda Shankar. Born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi, United Provinces, in the former British Raj, India. Died December 11, 2012 in San Diego, USA.

     
Instruments
  • Sitar
  • Vocals
  • Synthesizer
Genres
  • World
  • Folk
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
Plays With
Ravi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan
Ustad Bismillah Khan And Party
Palghat T.S. Mani Iyer
Punnu Wasu
Popular Tracks   
Vandanaa Trayee on Chants of India by Ravi Shankar
Poornamadah on Chants of India by Ravi Shankar
Omkaaraaya Namaha on Chants of India by Ravi Shankar
Gaayatri on Chants of India by Ravi Shankar
Sahanaa Vavatu on Chants of India by Ravi Shankar
Mahaa Mrityunjaya on Chants of India by Ravi Shankar
Oceanic Part 1 on Breathing Under Water by Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale
Tabla - Dhwani on The Ravi Shankar Collection: Portrait Of Genius by Ravi Shankar
Prabhujee on Chants of India by Ravi Shankar
Asato Maa on Chants of India by Ravi Shankar

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Rough Guide to Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2018Compil.
The Best Of Maestro's - Sitar Hindustani ClassicalRavi Shankar2018Album
Rāgas & Tālas + India's Master MusicianRavi Shankar2016Compil.
In Hollywood, 1971Ravi Shankar2016Album
The Sounds Of India / Improvisations / Three RagasRavi Shankar2015Compil.
The Unique Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2015Compil.
RagasRavi Shankar2015Compil.
Raga MalaRavi Shankar2014Album
Give Us LoveGeorge Harrison - Ravi Shankar2014Album
Rock'n Rouge 1974George Harrison With Ravi Shankar2014Album
A Night At St. John the DivineRavi Shankar2014Album
Six Classic AlbumsRavi Shankar2013Compil.
Music Of IndiaRavi Shankar2013Album
The Living Room Sessions Part 2Ravi Shankar2013Album
The Living Room Sessions Part 1Ravi Shankar2012Album
Ravi Shankar SymphonyThe London Philharmonic Orchestra, Anoushka Shankar, Pieter Schoeman, David Murphy, Ravi Shankar2012Album
The Ravi Shankar CollectionRavi Shankar2012Compil.
The Living Room Sessions Part 1Ravi Shankar2012Album
Tenth Decade In Concert: Live In EscondidoRavi Shankar2012Single
The Ravi Shankar CollectionRavi Shankar2012Compil.
Best Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2012Compil.
That Which Colours The MindRavi Shankar2011Album
Nine Decades Volume 3: Orchestral ExperimentationsRavi Shankar2011Album
Nine Decades Volume 2: Reminiscence Of North VistaRavi Shankar2011Album
Beatle Hari's Nod To RaviGeorge Harrison & Ravi Shankar2011Album
Sitar VirtuosoRavi Shankar2011Compil.
CollaborationsRavi Shankar / George Harrison2010Compil.
Sitar (Tilak Shyam • Abhoghi Kanada • Mishra Piloo)Ravi Shankar2010Compil.
Music Compositions (Ghanshyam - Dance Drama)Ravi Shankar2010Compil.
Raga: A Film Journey Into The Soul Of IndiaRavi Shankar2010Single
The MasterRavi Shankar2010Compil.
The Very Best Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2010Compil.
Nine Decades Volume 1Ravi Shankar2010Compil.
A Journey Through His MusicRavi Shankar2009Album
Film IndiaRavi Shankar2009Compil.
Rare And GloriousRavi Shankar2009Compil.
Classic TitlesRavi Shankar2008Compil.
Best Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2008Compil.
Traditional RagasRavi Shankar2007Compil.
A Life In MusicRavi Shankar2007Compil.
Chants Of India & Other RaritiesGeorge Harrison & Ravi Shankar2007Album
Vintage 78 RPM RecordsRavi Shankar2007Compil.
Suite En DuoFloraleda Sacchi, Claudio Ferrarini / Erik Satie, Ravi Shankar, Philip Glass, Jean Cras, Astor Piazzolla, Nino Rota2007Album
The CollectionRavi Shankar2006Compil.
A Journey Through His MusicRavi Shankar2006Compil.
From The Sitar To The GuitarYehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar2006Album
The Man And His MusicRavi Shankar2006Compil.
The Genius Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2006Compil.
CelebrationRavi Shankar2005Compil.
Saaz Sitar, Vol. 1Ravi Shankar & Vilayat Khan2005Single
Saaz (Sitar)Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Shujaat Husain Khan2005Compil.
Saaz Sitar, Vol. 2Ravi Shankar, Shujaat Husain Khan, Vilayat Khan2005Album
The Man And His MusicRavi Shankar2005Compil.
Music For Flute And PercussionArvo Pärt, Astor Piazzolla, Ravi Shankar, Marc Grauwels, Marie-Josée Simard2005Album
The Essential Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2005Compil.
Homage To Mahatma GandhiRavi Shankar2004Compil.
The Best Of Sitar Music RagaRavi Shankar2004Compil.
The Rough Guide To Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2004Compil.
Gold Collection - Ragas For MeditationRavi Shankar2003Compil.
Ravi Shankar 70Ravi Shankar2003Album
Golden Jubilee Concert Vol. 2Ravi Shankar2003Album
Golden milestones - PT.Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2003Album
In PortraitRavi Shankar2002Single
East & West, Yin & YangGeorge Harrison & Ravi Shankar2002Album
Всемирный Каталог МузыкиRavi Shankar2002Compil.
The Teacher - Key WorksRavi Shankar2002Compil.
Ravi Shankar Presents The Music Of IndiaRavi Shankar2002Compil.
Sitar - MagicRavi Shankar2001Album
Master Of SitarRavi Shankar2001Compil.
Full Circle / Carnegie Hall 2000Ravi Shankar2001Album
Bridges - The Best Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2001Compil.
Bridges - The Best Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2001Compil.
Garland of Ragas / Morning LoveRavi Shankar2000Compil.
Sitar MasterRavi Shankar2000Compil.
Four RagasRavi Shankar2000Compil.
From Dusk To Dawn (The Raga Collection)Ravi Shankar2000Compil.
Vision Of Peace: The Art Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar2000Compil.
The Doyen Of Hindustani MusicRavi Shankar1999Album
Golden Jubilee Concert Vol.1Ravi Shankar1999Album
West Meets East: The Historic Shankar/Menuhin SessionsRavi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin1999Compil.
Fort Worth ExpressGeorge Harrison, Ravi Shankar1998Album
Sitar Concertos And Other WorksRavi Shankar1998Compil.
Chants Of IndiaRavi Shankar1997Album
The World Of SitarRavi Shankar / Hughes1997Album
In Celebration HighlightsRavi Shankar1996Compil.
The Enchanted Dawn / L'Aube EnchantéeArvo Pärt, Ravi Shankar, Tim Brady & 4 Japanese Pieces — Lisa Daoust, Marie-Josée Simard1996Album
Towards The Rising SunRavi Shankar1996Compil.
In CelebrationRavi Shankar1996Compil.
From IndiaRavi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan1995Compil.
Selections from the 4 CD Set Ravi Shankar In CelebrationRavi Shankar1995Album
Concert For PeaceRavi Shankar1995Album
In VeniceRavi Shankar1994Album
MaiharAllauddin Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee1994Compil.
In VeniceRavi Shankar1994Album
Sublime Sounds Of SitarRavi Shankar1993Album
Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1993Compil.
Farewell, My FriendRavi Shankar1992Album
In ConcertRavi Shankar1991Album
Indian Night Live Stuttgart '88Ravi Shankar1991Album
SitarRavi Shankar1991Single
Basant Bahar Volume TwoBhimsen Joshi, Ravi Shankar1991Album
Maestro's Choice - Series OneRavi Shankar1991Album
Megh Malhar - Volume OneRavi Shankar, Mallikarjun Mansur1991Album
PassagesRavi Shankar And Philip Glass1990Album
'Triveni' SitarRavi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, Vilayat Khan1990Compil.
Pandit Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1989Album
Spirit Of IndiaRavi Shankar1988Album
Inside The KremlinRavi Shankar1988Album
Tana ManaRavi Shankar1987Album
Incredible Ravi Shankar - Raga CharukaunsRavi Shankar1986Album
Раги: Axиp Лалит / PacийaRavi Shankar1986Compil.
GenesisRavi Shankar1986Album
Bengali SongsAli Akbar Khan & Ravi Shankar1985Album
RagasRavi Shankar / Ali Akbar Khan1985Compil.
Go DaanRavi Shankar1985Album
The Genius Of Pandit Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1984Album
BhajanamritRavi Shankar, Jaidev1984Album
The Words Of GandhiMahatma Gandhi Read By Ben Kingsley Music By Ravi Shankar1984Album
New Offerings From Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1984Album
Raga Mishra Piloo Duet For Sitar & SarodRavi Shankar · Ali Akbar Khan1983Album
Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1983Compil.
At San FranciscoAli Akbar Khan & Ravi Shankar With Alla Rakha1983Album
Homage To Mahatma Gandhi & Baba AllauddinRavi Shankar1982Album
Gandhi - Music From The Original Motion Picture SoundtrackRavi Shankar, George Fenton1982Album
Raga Mala (Garland Of Ragas)Ravi Shankar And Zubin Mehta And The London Philharmonic Orchestra1982Album
ImprovisationsRavi Shankar With Paul Horn & Bud Shank1981Compil.
Live At Monterey - 1967Ravi Shankar1981Album
Raga JogeshwariRavi Shankar, Alla Rakha1980Album
JazzmineRavi Shankar1980Album
Meera = मीराRavi Shankar1979Single
Ragas Hameer & GaraRavi Shankar1979Album
East Greets EastRavi Shankar1978Album
Apu TrilogyRavi Shankar, Satyajit Ray1978Compil.
Album International Vol. 2Yehudi Menuhin And Ravi Shankar With Alla Rakha1977Album
MeeraRavi Shankar1977Album
Dark Horse Records '76Five Stairsteps, Henry McCullough, Ravi Shankar, Attitudes, Jiva, Splinter1976Compil.
Ravi Shankar's Music Festival From IndiaRavi Shankar1976Album
Improvisations - West Meets East - Album 3Yehudi Menuhin - Ravi Shankar - Jean-Pierre Rampal1976Album
Portrait Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1974Compil.
RagasRavi Shankar / Ali Akbar Khan1973Album
Transmigration MacabreRavi Shankar1973Album
RagasRavi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan1973Compil.
Sitar RecitalRavi Shankar1973Album
The Genius Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1972Compil.
SitarRavi Shankar1972Album
Ragas: Kameshwari • Gangeshwari • RangeshwariRavi Shankar1972Album
In Concert 1972Ravi Shankar / Ali Akbar Khan with Alla Rakha1972Album
Joi BanglaRavi Shankar / Ali Akbar Khan1971Single
TransmigrationRavi Shankar1971Single
Padma Bhushan Pandit Ravi Shankar / Padma Bhushan Ustad Ahmedjan ThirakhwaRavi Shankar / Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakhwa1971Album
Live At The Monterey International Pop FestivalRavi Shankar1971Album
His Festival From IndiaRavi Shankar1971Album
Raga (Original Soundtrack Album)Ravi Shankar1971Album
Joi BanglaRavi Shankar / Ali Akbar Khan1971Single
Ravi Shankar Et Yehudi MenuhinRavi Shankar Et Yehudi Menuhin1971Compil.
Four Raga MoodsRavi Shankar1971Compil.
Concerto For Sitar & OrchestraRavi Shankar & André Previn - The London Symphony Orchestra1971Album
Raga ParameshwariRavi Shankar1970Album
At The Woodstock FestivalRavi Shankar1970Album
The Exciting Music Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1970Album
SitarRavi Shankar1969Album
West Meets East Album 2Yehudi Menuhin & Ravi Shankar1969Album
Charly (Original Soundtrack Recording)Ravi Shankar1968Album
Six RagasRavi Shankar1968Album
Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1968Single
Raga MarwaRavi Shankar1968Single
Charly ThemeRavi Shankar1968Single
Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1968Single
Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1968Single
Classical Indian MusicM.S. Subbulakshmi, K. S. Nārāyanaswāmi, Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Bismillah Khan And Party, Palghat T.S. Mani Iyer, Tanjore Viswanathan1968Album
A Sitar RecitalRavi Shankar1968Album
Raga Nata Bhairav · Raga Mishra PilooRavi Shankar1968Album
The Genius Of Ravi Shankar / Pandemonium Shadow Show / Soul InvaderRavi Shankar / Harry Nilsson / The Roy Meriwether Trio1968Album
Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1968Single
Pather Panchali / Gat KirwaniRavi Shankar1967Single
Ravi Shankar In San FranciscoRavi Shankar1967Album
Raga Khamaj / Raga LalitRavi Shankar1967Album
Song Of God - Bagavad GitaAashish Khan, Ravi Shankar1967Album
Two Rāga MoodsRavi Shankar1967Album
The Genius Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1967Album
Ravi Shankar In New YorkRavi Shankar, Alla Rakha1967Album
Sound Of The SitarRavi Shankar, Alla Rakha1967Album
Ravi Shankar At The Monterey International Pop FestivalRavi Shankar1967Album
ChappaquaRavi Shankar1966Album
Raga. Tilak-Shyam / Abhogi-KanadaRavi Shankar1966Album
West Meets EastYehudi Menuhin & Ravi Shankar1966Album
Portrait Of GeniusRavi Shankar1965Album
DuetsRavi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan, Alla Rakha1965Album
Song From The Hills / DhunRavi Shankar1965Single
Jazz Et RagasRavi Shankar1964Album
Classical Indian MusicRavi Shankar And Ali Akbar Khan1963Album
Raga: Hema-Bihag / Malaya Marutam / Mishra-MandRavi Shankar1963Album
The Exciting Music Of Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar1963Album
Music Of IndiaRavi Shankar1962Album
India's Most Distinguished Musician In ConcertRavi Shankar1962Album
Improvisations And Theme From Pather PanchaliRavi Shankar1962Album
Music Of IndiaRavi Shankar And Ali Akbar Khan1960Album
Anuradha = अनुराधाRavi Shankar1960Album
Anuradha = अनुराधाRavi Shankar1960Album
Music Of India - Rāgas And TālasRavi Shankar With Alla Rakha1959Album
The Sounds Of IndiaRavi Shankar1958Album
India's Master MusicianRavi Shankar1958Album
Live Recordings 1957 / Transcription ServiceRavi Shankar, Rabindranath Tagore, T.K. Jayarama Iyer1957Album
Instrumental Sitar & SarodeRavi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan1956Album
Music Of India (Three Classical Ragas)Ravi Shankar1956Album
Instrumental SitarRavi Shankar, K. C. Ghosh, Chatur Lal1955Album
Instrumental SitarRavi Shankar1954Album
Instrumental SitarRavi Shankar1954Album
Instrumental SitarRavi Shankar1948Album
Hindu MusicUday Shan-Kar And His Company Of Hindu Dancers And Musicians, Ravi Shankar1937Album
Manj Khamaj / TodiRavi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan and K. L. DuttSingle
Prestigious RecordingsRavi ShankarCompil.
सितार गत - राग मिश्र गारा, द्रुत​Ravi ShankarSingle
AnuradhaRavi Shankar, ShailendraSingle
Charly ThemeRavi ShankarSingle
Sitar SoloRavi ShankarSingle
New Ragas And JugalbandiRavi ShankarCompil.
सितार - राग मेघ​Ravi ShankarSingle
Dhun / Song From The HillsRavi ShankarSingle
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