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Born: April 07, 1920 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: World

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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:
Unique: Indian Night Live Stuttgart '88
Two Ragas Moods
Six Ragas
Raga Mishra Piloo
At the Woodstock Festival
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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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