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Born: April 07, 1920 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: International

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Biography:
Born on April 7, 1920, in Varanasi into an orthodox, well-off Brahmin family, Rabindra Shankar Chowdery's father, ShyÆm Shankar, was employed as a diwan (minister) by the Maharajah of Jhalawar. By the age of 13, Ravi Shankar was going along on every tour of his brother Uday Shankar's Compaigne de Danse et Musique Hindou (Company of Hindu Dance and ... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2008 More Flowers of India
2007 Sitar Soul
2006 Raga Jogeshwari [Fontana]
2006 Homage to Mahatma Gandhi [Fontana]
2005 Sur Saaz Aur Taal, Vol. 2
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Filmography:
2007 Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
2003 Concert for George
2003 The Speaking Hand: Zakir Hussain and the Art of the Indian Drum
2002 Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds
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