The "raga" is the melodic form, but it is not just a scale, Shankar says. There are roughly 72 parent scales. And each scale has hundreds of ragas, which can be pentatonic (five notes), hexatonic (six ...

The Ravi Shankar Ensemble—a multi-generational collective of world-class musicians curated by Anoushka and Sukanya Shankar— will embark on a 14-city debut tour this Spring from Schirmer Theatrical, ...

George Harrison lacked something in the mid-1960s, but legendary sitarist, Ravi Shankar, filled that void with Indian music. In 1965, nothing impressed George, not even his idols like Elvis Presley, ...

Who was George Harrison’s musical guru, Ravi Shankar? Music and spirituality were very connected for the Beatle. Harrison thought Shankar was a “brilliant” teacher. “Ravi Shankar is probably the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sitarist Pandit Shubhendra Rao leads the Ravi Shankar Ensemble on their U.S. tour, which begins with a Monday show at The Egg in ...

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Acclaimed for bringing Eastern music to the West, Indian musician Ravi Shankar is returning to the stage — and for the first time in five years he’ll be joined by his daughter and disciple, Anoushka.

Curated by the maestro's widow Sukanya and his daughter Anoushka, the Ravi Shankar Ensemble is a multi-generational collective of world-class musicians dedicated to the masterful compositions and ...

Virtuoso sitar player, Ravi Shankar inspired a new fascination with and appreciation for classical Indian music in Western popular culture. Judy Woodruff remembers the man who tutored Beatles ...

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Sitarist Shubhendra Rao, who studied under Shankar, looks to bring his guru's music to the masses again with an American tour. Sitarist Pandit Shubhendra Rao leads the Ravi Shankar Ensemble on their U ...