Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known export of North Ind ...

had numerous solo recordings published, including these:

Studio and live albums

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Three Ragas ''Three Ragas'' is a 1956 LP album by Hindustani classical musician Ravi Shankar. It was digitally remastered and released in CD format by Angel Records in 2000. AllMusic reviewer Matthew Greenwald praised the performance of the raga Jog and ...

'' (1956) *''Music of India'' (1962) *''

Improvisations Improvisation is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of impr ...

'' (1962) *''In Concert'' (1962) *''Ravi Shankar'' (

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, India catalogue) (1963) *''

India's Master Musician ''India's Master Musician'' is an album by Hindustani classical musician Ravi Shankar released in March 1959. It was recorded in Hollywood, California. It was later digitally remastered and released in CD format through Angel Records, with digit ...

'' (1963) *'' In London'' (1964) *'' Ragas & Talas'' (1964) *'' The Master Musicians of India'' (with

Ali Akbar Khan Ali Akbar Khan (14 April 192218 June 2009) was a Indian Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Trained as a classical musician and instrumentalist by his father, Allauddin Khan, he ...

) (1964) *'' Portrait of Genius'' (1964) *''Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan'' (1965) *'' Sound of the Sitar'' (1965) *'' West Meets East'' with

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(also titled ''Menuhin Meets Shankar'') (1967) *'' In San Francisco'' (1967) *'' The Exotic Sitar and Sarod'' (1967) *'' Two Raga Moods'' (1967) *'' Live: Ravi Shankar at the Monterey International Pop Festival'' (1967) *'' A Morning Raga / An Evening Raga'' (1968) *''

The Sounds of India ''The Sounds of India'' is an album by Ravi Shankar which introduces and explains Hindustani classical music to Western audiences. Released by Columbia Records in 1957, it was influenced by Ali Akbar Khan's ''The Sounds of India'', and recorded an ...

'' (1968) *'' In New York'' (1968) *''

West Meets East, Volume 2 ''West Meets East, Volume 2'' is an album by American violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, released in 1968. It is the second album in a trilogy of collaborations between the two artists, after the Grammy Award-winnin ...

'' with Yehudi Menuhin (1968) *''Music from India serie no.8 '' (1968) *''A Sitar Recital'' (1968) *''Ravi Shankar Improvisations & theme from Pather Panchali'' (1968) *''

Ravi Shankar's Festival from India ''Ravi Shankar's Festival from India'' is a double album by Indian musician and composer Ravi Shankar, released on World Pacific Records in December 1968. It contains studio recordings made by a large ensemble of performers, many of whom Shankar ...

'' (1968) *''Ravi Shankar'' (1969) *'' At the Woodstock Festival'' (1969) *''Music of India A Dhun and a Raga with Ali Akbar Khan'' (1969) *''Ravi Shankar Raga Parameshwari'' (1970) *'' Six Ragas'' (1970) *''The Exciting Music of Ravi Shankar'' (1970) *'' Four Raga Moods'' (1971) *''PBP Ravi Shankar and PBU Ahmedjan Thirakhwa'' (1971) *''

Joi Bangla ''Joi Bangla'' is an EP by Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, issued in August 1971 on Apple Records. The recording was produced by George Harrison and its release marked the first in a series of occasional collaborations between the two musi ...

'' EP (1971) *'' Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra'' with

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and

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(1971) * ''

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'' (1971) – side one only, with Ali Akbar Khan *'' The Genius of Ravi Shankar'' (1972) *''Ravi Shankar'' (1972) *''Ravi Shankar Ragas'' (1972) *''The Masters of Indian Music '' (1972) (double album with Ali Albar Khan) *''

In Concert 1972 ''In Concert 1972'' is a double live album by sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar and sarodiya Ali Akbar Khan, released in 1973 on Apple Records. It was recorded at the Philharmonic Hall, New York City, in October 1972, and is a noted example of the tw ...

'' with

(1973) *''

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'' with

– contains '' The Master Musicians of India'' (1964) and the Ali Akbar Khan album ''The Soul of Indian Music'' (1965) (released as a double album in 1973) *'' Shankar Family & Friends'' (1974) – available as part of Shankar and George Harrison box set ''

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'' (2010) *''

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'' (1976) – available as part of ''Collaborations'' box set (2010) *''Improvisations – West Meets East 3'' – with Yehudi Menuhin and

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(1976) *''Ravi Shankar'' (1979) *'' Shankar in Japan'' (1979) *''Jazzmine'' (1980) – with George Adams and others *''The Spirit of India'' (Deutsche Grammophon, 1980) *'' Homage to Mahatma Gandhi'' (1981) *'' Raga-Mala (Sitar Concerto No. 2)'' (1982) *''Raga Mishra Piloo: duet for sitar & sarod'' (1983) – with Ali Akbar Khan *''

Pandit Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known export of North Ind ...

'' (1986) *'' Tana Mana'' (1987) *'' Ravi Shankar: the Doyen of Hindustani Music'' (1988) *'' Inside the Kremlin'' (1988) *'' Passages'' with

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(1990) (

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) *'' Concert for Peace: Royal Albert Hall'' (1995) *''

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'' (1995) *'' Towards the Rising Sun'' (1996) *'' Ravi Shankar: In Celebration'' (1996) *''

Chants of India ''Chants of India'' is an album by Indian musician Ravi Shankar released in 1997 on Angel Records. Produced by his friend and sometime collaborator George Harrison, the album consists of Vedic and other Hindu sacred prayers set to music, marking ...

'' (1997) – available as part of ''Collaborations'' box set (2010) *'' Raga Tala'' (1997) *'' Shankar: Sitar Concertos and Other Works'' (1998) *'' Shankar: Raga Jogeshwari'' (1998) *'' Vision of Peace: The Art of Ravi Shankar'' (2000) *'' Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000'' (2001) *'' Between Two Worlds'' (documentary directed by

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) (2001) *'' Flowers of India'' (2007) *'' More Flowers of India'' (2008) *''

'' box set, with George Harrison (2010) *''

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with

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and David Murphy'' (2012) *''

The Living Room Sessions Part 1 ''The Living Room Sessions Part 1'' is an album by Ravi Shankar released in 2012 through the record label East Meets West. The album earned Shankar the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Accompanying musicians are tabla player Tanmoy Bose, ...

'' (2012) *''

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'' (2013) *''A Night at St. John the Divine'' (2014) *''In Hollywood, 1971'' (2016) *''Ghanashyam: A Broken Branch'' (2017) *''Live in Copenhagen'' (2020)

Film music

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'' (1946, directed by Chetan Anand) * ''

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'' (1955–1959, directed by

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) * * ''

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'' (1957, directed by

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Parash Pathar ''Parash Pathar'' ( bn, পরশ পাথর ''Porosh Pathor''; English: ''The Philosopher's Stone''; French: ''La Pierre Philosophale'') is a 1958 Bengali language Indian fantasy comedy film. It was Satyajit Ray's first film outside of ''The A ...

'' (1958, directed by Satyajit Ray) * '' Anuradha'' (1960, directed by

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) * ''

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'' (1963, directed by Trilok Jetley) * ''

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'' (1966, directed by

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) – composer of original score * ''

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'' (1966, directed by

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'' (1968, documentary by

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'' (1968, directed by

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SRLM 2002 * ''Forbidden Image'' (1974, directed by

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), (

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nomination for Shankar and

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References

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