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George Harrison & Ravi Shankar on ‘Bangladesh’ & Friendship – Music Connection Magazine

    George Harrison & Ravi Shankar on ‘Bangladesh’ & Friendship – Music Connection Magazine

August 1, 2021, marked the 50th anniversary of the Concert for Bangladesh, a pair of benefit concerts organized by Ravi Shankar and George Harrison that took place in New York

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On This Day: The Concerts for Bangladesh – FREE Shipping

    On This Day: The Concerts for Bangladesh – FREE Shipping

On this day in 1971, a pair of benefit concerts organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar took place in Madison Square Garden to raise international awareness of, and fund

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George Harrison + Ravi Shankar’s Orchestra: Watch 1974 Live Vid

    George Harrison + Ravi Shankar’s Orchestra: Watch 1974 Live Vid

Recently, Dark Horse Records unearthed an archival live performance from George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s Orchestra.Dating back to 1974, it captures the ensemble’s performance of “Dispute and Violence,” delivered in

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Ravi Shankar’s album “Shankar Family & Friends” produced by George out now | The Beatles

    Ravi Shankar’s album “Shankar Family & Friends” produced by George out now | The Beatles

Remastered by Paul Hicks (The Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon, The Rolling Stones), Ravi’s classic 1974 album is available again as a special edition orchid color vinyl LP release and,

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Here’s How George Harrison Got ‘Minority Music’ Noticed

    Here’s How George Harrison Got ‘Minority Music’ Noticed

Ravi Shankar, for example, taught George Harrison a lot of things. George was introduced to a whole new world of

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Their guitars gently wept for Bangladesh – The Hindu BusinessLine

    Their guitars gently wept for Bangladesh – The Hindu BusinessLine

Pandit Ravi Shankar and George Harrison pulled off a coup of sorts when they managed to get Bob Dylan, Eric

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Ravi Shankar: rare new video shows icon teaching George Harrison sitar

    Ravi Shankar: rare new video shows icon teaching George Harrison sitar

Rare footage of late sitar player Ravi Shankar has surfaced that sees him teaching Beatles guitarist George Harrison the instrument. The

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Dark Horse Records celebrate Ravi Shankar’s first-ever vinyl release of ‘Chants Of India’ | Grateful Web

    Dark Horse Records celebrate Ravi Shankar’s first-ever vinyl release of ‘Chants Of India’ | Grateful Web

Dark Horse Records and BMG are celebrating this year’s milestone Ravi Shankar centennial with the first ever vinyl release of

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Norah Jones, More To Pay Tribute To Ravi Shankar | GRAMMY.com

    Norah Jones, More To Pay Tribute To Ravi Shankar | GRAMMY.com

To celebrate the Indian classical GRAMMY winner’s birthday, family, friends and those Shankar influenced will remember him through a series of

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Anoushka Shankar celebrates 20 years of genre-defying music with ‘Reflections’ | Music | stltoday.com

    Anoushka Shankar celebrates 20 years of genre-defying music with ‘Reflections’ | Music | stltoday.com

Anoushka Shankar’s 20-year career as a sitar player and composer has explored a wide enough expanse of musical territory that “Reflections,” a compilation album released last week, could have gone

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