Ravi Shankar took Indian classical music to world stages and introduced the sitar to Western audiences. His influence can still be felt today, 100 years after his birth.

Ravi Shankar, the legendary sitarist and composer is India's most esteemed musical Ambassador and a singular phenomenon in the classical music worlds of East and West. As a performer, composer, ...

However, the musician was in awe of Ravi Shankar, finally meeting him at Bath in 1966. Despite his initial trepidation, Ravi Shankar took over the role of George Harrison’s sitar mentor.

Ravi Shankar: Ragamala to Rockstar — A Retrospective of the Maestro’s Life in Music When: Nov. 6-March 5 Where: South Asia Institute, 1925 S. Michigan Ave. Tickets: $10 (no admission charge ...

He felt as if he knew Shankar from a past life. In 1966, George met Shankar at a friend’s house. Shankar told Rolling Stone, “I had heard of the Beatles, but I didn’t know how popular they were.

Ravi Shankar first brought Indian music to the U.S. in the 1950s. The awareness he sparked has been weaving its way through pop culture ever since. On this landmark album, his daughters do him proud.

In an interview with the International Times in 1967, Harrison explained how Shankar was not only a music teacher but a spiritual teacher to him as well. For Harrison, music and spirituality were ...

Ravi Shankar, the much-loved sitarist famous for bringing Indian music to the west, has died at 92 years old. Shankar died Tuesday at a hospital near his long-time home in Encinitas, California.

Ravi Shankar, the Indian musical icon who made the sitar famous, played with the Beatles and helped introduce "world music" to the masses, died Tuesday at age 92 in a San Diego hospital.