Any fan of the Beatles surely knows the name of Ravi Shankar, the Indian Sitarist largely credited with bringing traditional Indian music to the masses through his collaborations with 60′s era pop musicians, most notably George Harrison and the Beatles. Shankar did so much more than that, though, including composing for films, working with John Coltrane (Coltrane’s son is named after Ravi), starting a school for classical Indian music, and of course, fathering singer Norah Jones.
The New York Times has a great history of Mr. Shankar here if you want to know more, and take a minute and watch the video we’ve shared above to get a taste of the beautiful music Ravi Shankar shared with the world.
My oldest friend (Vince Limongelli ) that passed away in 2012 was Ravi’s photographer in the US for the last 15 years of Ravi’s life. He was given an intimate look at the masters career as it came to a close. He was introduced to George Harrison and Eric Clapton at Ravi’s residence in Encinitas. He commented how Ravi had two incredible talented daughters – Norah Jones and Anouska Shankar – long before any of the world had yet to hear them.Humble -brilliant mind and “with it” to the end. The worlds loss – but they are finally reunited again. Listen to the vid and as Ravi says ” if you like us warming up – you will love the performance.
Hana Ho -Ravi!