Ravi Shankar

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Shankar, Ravi

, fretted string instrument with a gourdlike body and a long neck, similar to the lute. It has from 3 to 7 gut strings, tuned in fourths or fifths (or both), and a lower course of 12 wire strings that vibrate sympathetically with the first set.
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English rock music group formed in the late 1950s and disbanded in 1970. The members were John (Winston) Lennon, 1940–80, guitar and harmonica; (James) Paul McCartney, 1942–, guitar and piano; George Harrison,
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, 1916–99, British violinist and conductor, b. New York City. Menuhin, an extraordinary prodigy, began playing the violin at four. He made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra at seven, then studied in Europe with Adolf Busch and Georges
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 and jazz saxophonist John ColtraneColtrane, John
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 and also with composer Philip GlassGlass, Philip,
1937–, American composer, b. Baltimore. Considered one of the most innovative of contemporary composers, he was a significant figure in the development of minimalism in music. Glass attended the Univ. of Chicago, Juilliard (M.A.
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Ravi Shankar acknowledged that the temple dispute was a polarising factor all over India and that is why there was a need for all communities to come together.
The Dukhtaran-e-Millat Chairperson, Aasiya Andrabi in a statement hit out at Sri Ravi Shankar for misleading Kashmiri people.
If the Ram Mandir issue is not solved, we will have a Syria in India," Ravi Shankar said during the interview.
Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad visited Sri Lanka to address the Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture.
Recently, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said improving BSNL's functioning was one of the top priorities of the government.
Y no fue sino una decada despues, en los anos treinta, cuando Ravi Shankar lo acompano en las giras, como bailarin e instrumentista, familiarizandose muy pronto con la cultura occidental.
Known as the sitar player who hobnobbed with the Beatles, presented a rock benefit concert for Bangladesh and later became known as the estranged father of popular American singer Norah Jones, the late Ravi Shankar was a man of many facets.
Bailarin en su ninez, Ravi Shankar (7 de abril de 1920) se dedico a estudiar la musica de su pais a partir de los 18 anos con Allaudin Khan, su mentor y gran maestro de citara y otros instrumentos, asi como de los fundamentos de los ragas y los ritmos hindues.
Deeply moved by the passing away of the great Indian sitarist and composer, Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar, I send you my heartfelt condolences on this sad occasion.
LEGENDARY sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, once hailed the "godfather of world music" by his pupil George Harrison, has died at the age of 92.
A FORMER Liverpool restaurant owner has spoken of his sadness at the death of musician Ravi Shankar - one of his regular diners.