6/14/2013 | THE INDIAN EXPRESS: Shankar Illustrated, "Yours in Music"
A graphic novel based on Pandit Ravi Shankar's autobiography transports readers into the life and times of the sitar maestro.
One would imagine that an autobiography of legendary musical maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar would be a big, fat book tracing his journey from beginning to the end and all the milestones in between. But when his wife Sukanya Ranjan wanted to record the legend's story, she decided to do it a little differently. "Sukanyaji called me saying she wanted an illustrated representation of Guruji's life. It was meant to be a surprise for his birthday," says Shobit Arya, owner of Wisdom Tree Publications, which recently published Yours in Music, a graphic novel based on Shankar's autobiography. Read more...
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6/12/2013 | The July Songlines Publishing Ltd Mag free album features a track from 'Living Room Sessions Part 1'
A track from Living Room Sessions Part 1 is featured on the July Songlines Publishing Ltd CD - TEN TRACKS FROM THE BEST NEW RELEASES. See more...
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5/14/2013 | THE LIVING ROOM SESSIONS PART 2: Available Now!
In celebration of what would have been Ravi Shankar's 93rd birthday on April 7th, East Meets West Music announces the release of The Living Room Sessions Part 2 - the second installment of Ravi Shankar, is available now! Orders can be placed here.
In October 2011, at the seasoned age of 91, Ravi Shankar invited his long-time tabla accompanist, Tanmoy Bose, to his home in Encinitas, California for an informal recording session. Over four days, they worked in Shankar's living room, recording seven different ragas. The first four of these sessions, released in 2011, won the Grammy award for Best World Music Album. The Living Room Sessions Part 2 is no less noteworthy and masterly...
4/16/2013 | Pandit Ravi Shankar gets lifetime achievement award
The award was received by his wife, Mrs Sukanya Shankar. "He was very special and he was a good man," she said at NDTV Indian of The Year Awards 2012.
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4/1/2013 | Ravi Shankar, Tenth Decade in Concert: LIVE IN ESCONDIDO | CIMM Fest
Friday, April 19
8:00 pm
Society for Arts
Chicago, IL
Tickets: $10
Ravi Shankar, Tenth Decade in Concert: LIVE IN ESCONDIDO
Cinematographer and director Kozlowski brings a personal perspective to his film of 91-year-old sitar master Ravi Shankar performing in southern California in October 2011. Kozlowski, who has himself studied the sitar with Ravi since 1978, lets the master’s raw, powerful performance leave its lasting impression. This film is a testament to this great artist simply unable to stop making his transformative music. See more info
3/19/2013 | Songlines Music Awards 2013!
Songlines magazine announced its nominations for the 2013 Songlines Music Awards - with Ravi Shankar nominated for Best Artist for The Living Room Sessions Part 1! The awards, voted by Songlines readers and the general public, endeavour to celebrate and acknowledge the myriad of musical talents across the world. All the nominated artists have had albums reviewed in Songlines during 2012. Profiles of nominees will be published in the April/May issue of Songlines (#91), on sale from March 15. The winners of each category will be announced in the June issue (#92), on sale from April 26, 2013. Ravi is in great company for the Best Artist category, going up against Katy Carr (for the album Paszport), Angélique Kidjo (for the album Spirit Rising: Live from Guest Street), and Seth Lakeman (for the album Tales from the Barrel House). A compilation album featuring all 16 nominees will be available via Amazon (on CD & download) on March 18, 2013 which includes Ravi's Living Room Session 2: Raga Khamaj.
3/11/2013 | Images from Sunday's memorial service in India
Anoushka, Norah at Pt. Ravi Shakar's memorial service
2/26/2013 | 2013 Ravi Shankar Memorial, To be held Sunday March 10, in Nehru Park, New Delhi
Please join us as we pay tribute to the life and spirit of Pandit Ravi Shankar,
a loving husband, father, guru and friend.
Day: Sunday, March 10th
Location: Nehru Park, New Delhi
Time: 6:00pm
RSVP: Please RSVP to + 91 98203 57594 or shankarmemorial@gmail.com
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name and number of attendees. See more info
2/24/2013 | Ravi Shankar to receive 'Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony'
The late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar is to receive the first 'Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony' instituted by the Government of India. President Pranab Mukherjee announced the award as he addressed the first joint sitting of the budget session of Parliament today. During 2012, government commemorated the 150th Birth Anniversaries of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Madan Mohan Malaviya and Motilal Nehru apart from undertaking preparatory work for observing the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and the centenary of the Gadar movement. Story Courtesy of: www.radioandmusic.com
2/21/2013 | 2013 Indian Music and Dance Festival Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Bharat Ratna Ravi Shankar
Save money by purchasing tickets before March 1 and reserve your time to participate in 2013 Indian Music and Dance Festival from March 19 - March 24 at the David and Dorethea Garfield theater, the Jewish Community Center, La Jolla. We have a special celebration of Bharat Ratna Ravi Shankar ‘s musical legacy. Throughout the festival there will be opportunity to taste a wide range of Indian vegetarian cuisine from the South to the North and everywhere in between. The festival is certainly a must attend event for all, as it promises to delight the eyes, the ears, and the stomach. Please visit the Indian Fine Arts web site for additional information. Thank you for your support.
2/10/2013 | Living Room Sessions wins Grammy for Best World Music Album
The Recording Academy awarded Ravi Shankar' last recording, The Living Room Sessions Part I, the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. The album was recorded in his home in Encinitas, California with Tanmoy Bose. He had a lot of fun recording it and all of use at East Meets West Music are proud of the Maestro, his life and legacy! Available at EMWMusic shop.
2/9/2013 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awarded to Ravi Shankar
The Recording Academy awarded the Lifetime Achievement award to the Ravi Shankar on February 9th at the 55th Grammy Awards Ceremony - something he learned of with delight and gratitude just one week before his death in December of 2012. Starting in the early decades of the 20th century as a member of his brother Uday's dance troupe, the Maestro's career spanned some of the most important eras of East-West world music collaboration. During that time he won two Grammys - Best Chamber Music Performance in 1968 with Yehudi Menuhin for West Meets East (left, accepting with Alla Rakha) and for Album of the Year with George Harrison for Concert for Bangladesh.He went on in 2002 to win the Best World Music Grammy for Full Circle: Carnegie Hall and kept going strong into 2011 with the release of THE LIVING ROOM SESSIONS PART I (winner for Best World Music Grammy!).
12/11/2012 | Farewell to the Master
It is with great sadness that we mark the death of Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar virtuoso, cultural ambassador, teacher, friend and inspiration to all of us. But it is with great joy that we celebrate his life of 92 years and its uncompromising dedication to musical collaboration beyond national boundaries, virtuosity in every creative endeavor and a fundamental love of Gurukul teaching on Indian classical music forms. Please enjoy this slideshow of an amazing life and its incomparable love of music in all its forms. To donate to the Ravi Shankar foundation and help carry on the tradition of the Maestro, click here.
10/18/2012 | TENTH DECADE IN CONCERT: LIVE IN ESCONDIDO DVD!
Cinematographer and director Alan Kozlowski presents an intimate look at a 91-year-old Ravi Shankar performing in southern California in October 2011. Kozlowski, known for his work on documentaries featuring the likes of Jeff Bridges and Jackson Browne as well as feature films such as Travellers and Magicians, offers a uniquely personal perspective on Ravi Shankar. The filmmaker has studied music with Ravi since 1978, and has produced a documentary honoring Ravi called Sangeet Ratna and co-produced with George Harrison a collection of Ravi's work called In Celebration. The love of subject is clear in the film, but it's Ravi's raw and powerful performance that leaves the most lasting impression. Though Ravi has curtailed his busy touring schedule, his playing continues to draw intense praise. Songlines magazine says that the master has lost "absolutely nothing in the way of musical virtuosity, technical brilliance and the kind of high-energy passion that belongs in concert performances." East Meets West Music is proud to release this important testament to a great artist simply unable to stop making transformative music. Available for pre-order at the EMWMusic Shop (ship date December 11th). Soundtrack available on iTunes.
4/10/2012 | THE LIVING ROOM SESSIONS PART 1
In October 2011, at the age of 91, Ravi Shankar invited his long-time tabla accompanist, Tanmoy Bose, to his home in Encinitas, California for an informal recording session. Over four days in Shankar's living room, they recorded seven different ragas. The resulting music is pure Shankar, combining his deep musical experience and brilliant technique with the passion he brings to live performance. The first of two releases, The Living Room Sessions Part 1, consists of four tracks that span a wide range of Indian classical styles - from the opening Raga Malgunji, a meditative raga reflecting on the distance between the human and the supreme; to the lighter, lyrical Raga Khamaj and Raga Kedara; and closing with Raga Satyajit, a spontaneous raga dedicated to the late director and friend of Shankar, Satyajit Ray, that is both melodic and rhythmic. The seamless musical dialog between Shankar and Bose creates a uniquely stirring listening experience. Both intimate and masterly, The Living Room Sessions Part 1 is an invitation into the home and musical genius of Ravi Shankar. Release of a second recording is scheduled for fall 2012.
4/30/2010 | ANOUSHKA'S TRAVELLER LIVE IN SAN DIEGO!
The Ravi Shankar Foundation is proud to present an evening of live performance by Anoushka Shankar as she performs her new album Traveller. Blending the unique sounds of Spanish Flamenco and Indian Classical music, this evening promises a culture-spanning journey. With { Traveller italics}, Anoushka carries on the Ravi Shankar Foundation's mission of world peace through music. Voted as on of the best 10 albums of 2011 by Songlines Magazine, Traveller satisfies the improvisor in all. This special live performance, scheduled for April 30, 2012 at San Diego's historic Balboa Theatre will feature Anoushka performing her special brand of fusion.
11/9/11 | SONGLINES names Anoushka Shankar's Traveller one of the ten best albums of 2011!
With its East/West mix of Indian Classical music and Spanish Flamenco, Traveller will satisfy the improvisor in every listener. From the Guardian: "allows her to demonstrate her inspired instrumental work in the company of Indian musicians and the flamenco elite, including the producer and guitarist Javier Limón. The best tracks are those where Shankar takes chances, matching uninhibited sitar improvisation against flamenco percussion and the furious, inspired piano work of Pedro Ricardo Miño on the thrilling Buleria Con Ricardo, or backing the passionate singing of Duquende or more thoughtful Concha Buika. There are occasional less exciting, easygoing passages, including the title track, but this is a brave and original set." Don't miss this, the next chapter in the Shankar musical tradition!
11/8/2011 | NINE DECADES, VOLUMES 2 & 3 NOW AVAILABLE!
The Nine Decades series continues with its next two volumes: Reminiscence of North Vista - a live recording from a private party at Ravi’s North Vista home in Los Angeles on August 29, 1969- and Orchestral Experimentations - a set of nine studio tracks featuring Ravi Shankar’s earliest compositional experimentations with his National Orchestra recorded between 1950 and 1954. Hand picked by the Maestro from his vast archive - these recordings offer two different sides of Ravi Shankar's genius: spontaneity of live performance and the brilliance of studio composing. Each testifies once again to the East-West philosophy core to the Ambassador of World Music!
7/19/2011 | AN EVENING WITH THE MAESTRO!
On October 9, 2011 the California Center for the Arts in Escondido CA will host evening with Maestro Ravi Shankar celebrating his 10th Decade, 6 - 8pm. This special evening will feature a performance by Ravi Shankar accompanied by Tanmoy Bose on tabla, Samir Chatterjee on percussion, Ravichandra Kulur on flute and Parimal Sadaphal on Sitar. Enjoy a rare candid evening with the Ambassador of World Music!
4/29/11 | ON THE MUSIC PATH iPAD APP!
On the Music Path is an iPad app that offers in-depth lessons from world-renowned musicians on how to play the guitar, piano, drums and bass - soon to feature a lesson with Ravi Shankar! Alan Kozlowski - long time student of Ravi Shankar - and Derek Penn have authored an impressive and beautiful app with the single purpose of delivering knowledge straight from the masters to you. "Old school and proud of it" this app offeres beautifully shot lessons with top industry talent and a must for any musician dedicated to artistry through practice.
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1/15/11 | FIVE-STAR REVIEW OF RAGA IN SONGLINES!
Great review of why Raga: A Film Journey Into The Soul of India should be on the top of your DVD list for 2011.
11/5/10 | RAVI SHANKAR / GEORGE HARRISON "COLLABORATIONS" BOX SET NOW AVAILABLE
Dark Horse Records releases the limited-edition box set, Ravi Shankar/George Harrison Collaborations! CLICK HERE TO BUY FROM GEORGEHARRISON.COM>>
11/1/10 | NY | ASIA SOCIETY SCREENING!
NY Asia Society honors one of Asia's greatest living artists, sitar master Ravi Shankar, with a Legacy Award. Join us for this celebration and a special screening of the re-release and DVD premiere of the 1971 film Raga: A Film Journey into the Soul of India, which documented the life of Ravi Shankar in the late 1960s and 1970 as he revisited his guru Bab Ustad Allauddin Khan and performed across Europe and the United States, initiating Western audiences into the exceptional world of classical Indian music. DVDs of Raga will be on sale at the program. Special guests include the Maestro himself, along with Howard Worth, the director of RAGA, Gary Haber, Original Executive Director of RAGA, and Merle Worth, original Film Editor of RAGA. Tickets are $10.
8/15/2010 | RAGA DVD + SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE
EMWMusic's second release, RAGA: A FILM JOURNEY INTO THE SOUL OF INDIA, is now available at both brick & mortar retailers in the U.S. via our distributor Harmonia Mundi USA and at all digital retailers, including Amazon and iTunes.
Many of you have asked when European distribution will happen - we are working on that right now, but please feel free to contact Harmonia Mundi International and to let them know you are waiting!
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8/15/2010 | RAGA DVD
EMWMusic is excited to annouce the upcoming re-release of RAGA: A FILM JOURNEY INTO THE SOUL OF INDIA, a film documenting Ravi Shankar's unique career in the late 1960s, early 1970s. EMWMusic is working with Modulus Studios in Boston on digitally re-mastering of the 35mm print, optimizing the film to modern color range resolution and standards as well as creating a fully re-mastered audio soundtrack.
Originally released in 1971, Raga: A Journey into the Soul of India documents the life of sitar master Ravi Shankar in the late 1960s and early 1970s, following him on his return to India to revisit his guru, Bengali multi-instrumentalist and composer, Baba Ustad Allauddin Khan. It further explores Shankar's life as a musician and teacher in the United States and Europe, initiating those in the West to the exceptional world that is Indian classical music and culture. Through rare and candid footage shot in both India and the United States, Raga sheds light on Shankar's influences and collaborations, from Allauddin Khan to his famed dancer brother Uday Shankar, to his associations with Western musicians Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison. Fully narrated by Shankar himself, Raga reveals music as the soul of India and of Shankar's life. The soundtrack will be availabe for free with purchase of the DVD or available separately for purchase via all digital retailers. NTSC. 97 minutes. Directed by Howard Worth. Written by Nancy Baca. Produced by Gary Haber. Originally produced by Ravi Shankar and release by George Harrison/Apple Films.
Release is scheduled for both DVD and Digital Sountrack for 10/14/2010.
6/28/2010 | Ravi Shankar's Master Class - Herbie Hankcock's Imagine Project
Watch Ravi Shankar give a master class at the Ravi Shankar Institute for Music & Performing Art. Filmed by Herbie Hancock in association with the Imagine Project.
6/22/2010 | Anoushka Shankar Featured on Herbie Handcock's 'Imagine Project'
Anoushka Shankar is featured on Herbie Hancock's 'Imagine Project' release, an unprecedented international recording and film project featuring collaborations between music legend Herbie Hancock and a dozen superstars from every region of the planet. Track 10, "The Song Goes On," has Anoushka performing with Hancock, K.S. Chithra, the indomitable Chaka Khan and jazz legend Wayne Shorter. Once again out in front with crossover collaborations, Anoushka proves her dedication to carrying on the musical tradition of her father, Maestro Ravi Shankar, as well as her incredible range as an artist.
Available June 22, 2010 on iTunes, Amazon, BestBuy, Borders, Barnes & Noble, & Target
5/24/2010 | The Anoushka Shankar Project at Prage Spring Festival
Anoushka Shankar returned to the Prague Festival stage for the first time in five years with an international ensemble, the Anoushka Shankar Project: Anoushka on sitar, the Indian musicians Tonmoy Bose on the tabla and Ravichandra Kulur on flutes and the khanjira (a kind of tambourine), Nick Able, a British player of the tanpura (a traditional Indian lute), and two Americans, Leo Dombecki on piano and Barry Phillips on cello.
5/24/2010 | Man's World Profile on Pandi Ravi Shankar by S. Kalidas
New Delhi, India- S. Kalidas recently wrote a great profile of Pandit Ravi Shankar for the Indian Publication Man's World. Below are excerpts of the fabulous article:
"That drive, in itself, could be a signifier of Ravi Shankar's genius as an artist. it is that innate need to keep in practice and to perform; to face the public yet all over again. To prove his worth, not only to the world, but most of all to himself. add to these, a capacity for constant travel: between cities, countries and continents. Year after year, for 80 long and eventful years and, hopefully, with many more to come.
"By the time Ravi Shankar was 18, however, he realised two things: the first was that he must learn the indian classical music systematically with Ustad (master) Allauddin Khan; and second, that he must make the west accept indian classical music as a high art. he knew, perhaps instinctively, that he had a greater tryst in life than to amuse the well meaning orientalists of the pre-second world war europe. he could not but have been conscious of the fact that platitudes apart, the west was loath to accept any art but their own as entirely significant. To get past that ceiling, he would have to delve the depths of his own tradition and lift it to greater heights instead of merely re-packaging its more superficial attractions.
"Among india's most respected musicians, Baba Allauddin Khan was himself an extremely enigmatic person...he was famous for his outbursts of fury and foul speech, but also for his deep humility and a guileless generosity of spirit. during his long and eventful life Baba trained and taught scores of pupils, many of whom made their mark on the indian musical scene. after the second world war, he virtually adopted the children of soldiers of indian army who had died in the war and trained them in a variety of instruments (including some self-crafted ones like a xylophone made of gun barrels) and formed the Maihar Band. The Band is still playing, though with second and third generation successors.
"Whether or not the Pandit was a bit reckless in all those "experiments" is a moot question. what is certain is that virtually all western musical genres from jazz to fusion and from the experimental to the minimal, would definitely have been the poorer had they not benefitted from him and his music.
"With all due respect for masters past and present, perhaps it is finally now time to again assert that the structural format for any instrumental concert of indian classical music has been hugely re-edited and refined by Ravi Shankar. No old master ever played a raga as we are used to hearing it from their inheritors today. To lapse into hindustani musical jargon, a few introductory strokes of aalaap, a random use of main strings and chikari in the name of jor and absolutely chaotic and often crude gat- todas were the order of the day. no wonder sitar and sarod players had to concede the place of honour to vocalists in that generation. "Uttamgaana-maddham bajana-neecha naachna" went the popular hindi adage. Translated, it means: "vocal music is the highest form of art, instrument playing is medium and the lowest is dance." it was only with the coming of ravi shankar that the situation was finally democratised if not completely reversed."
4/7/2010 | Celebrating 90 Years of Ravi Shankar in Concert - Film Screening & Recital
Chicago, IL--In celebration of Ravi Shankar's 90th Birthday and the recent launch of his personal record label, East Meets West Music, the Chicago Cultural Center is proud to present an evening dedicated to the life and achievements of the legendary Indian sitar master who turns 90 years old on April 7, 2010. Ravi Shankar is long credited for bringing Indian classical music, and in particular, the sitar, to the Western musical world over 50 years ago. The free event will begin at 6 PM in the Claudia Cassidy Theater with a screening of the 2002 documentary, Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds. The film will be followed by an opportunity to purchase the debut release of 'The Nine Decades Volume 1 (1967 - 1968)' the new CD by Ravi Shankar on his newly established, East Meets West Music record label.
3/30/2010 | Ravi Radio Interview on BBC4 Radio
Ravi Shankar: Sitar Hero - BBC Radio 4 broadcasts a recent interview where Ravi talks about his life and music with Nitin Sawhney. Listen streaming via the web at 1:30pm BST / 8:30am EST Tuesday March 30th, repeated on Saturday 3rd April at 3:30pm BST / 10:30am EST: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rmrpt. ( Also available on BBC I-Player for 7 days.)
3/19/2010 | Ravi Shankar receives honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from University of Melbourne
In a special conferring ceremony at the University of Melbourne, Australia Ravi joined the ranks of an international group of eminent people honoured by the University of Melbourne with the honorary degree of Doctor of Law. In recognizing Ravi's outstanding commitment to music and humanity, theuniversity celebrates Ravi as an individual distinguished by eminent public service and outstanding cultural achievement. Previous recipients include the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, the Dalai Lama and Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
2/25 - 28/2010 | Ravi Shankar Centre Festival
New Delhi, India--Dedicated to the late George Harrison on his 67th birthday, the Ravi Shankar Centre holds its annual festival, featuring artists working in the Indian classical music and dance tradition. Including performances by Tanmoy Bose, Prasun Chatterjee, Vino Lele, Paromita Mukherjee, Rupak Kumar Parida, Ramachandra Behera, Jubabar Mishra, Agoimitra Behera, Arun Menon, Eswar Ramakrishman, Ramesh Babu, Mangal Prasad, Lakesh Anand, Vikash Babu, Pramod Prasanna, Romen Deka, Utpal Ghoshal, Swapnamoy Bannerjee, Rajendra Prasanna, Jazmin (Seth Blumberg, Armando Cepeda, Jesse Charnow, Leo Dombecki, Bodisattva Ghosh, Kenji Ota), Divya Shiva Sundar, Kushal Das, Shalini Patnaik, Sarathi Chatterjee, Parimal Sadaphal, Sanjeev Shankar, Saswati Sen. Supported by the Material World Foundation
1/29/10 | The Ravi Shankar Foundation Launches Independent Recording Label
New York, NY--The Ravi Shankar Foundation proudly announces the launch of East Meets West Music (EMWMusic). With the creation of EMWMusic, Ravi Shankar bridges any divide between his recorded music and his audience. With unique access to an astonishing archive featuring thousands of hours of live performance audio, film footage, interviews, and studio masters, the legendary sitarist and composer hopes to provide a glimpse into what has most inspired and shaped him in his 70-plus years on stage. And, in keeping with Ravi's dedication to looking forward and not back, EMWMusic provides a vibrant platform for new artists, projects, and collaborations.
"There is something beautiful about the stage. There is a performer and there is an audience. Nothing is in the way. The sound remains pure and unburdened by things like marketing and distribution. My hope is for this label to be more like a stage and less like the music business as I have experienced it."
--Ravi Shankar
The name of the label, East Meets West, points to the Shankar philosophy of exploration, experimentation and cross-pollination. The vast archive features performances and appearances by an extraordinarily eclectic cast of musicians from across the globe. This new label continues in the long tradition of open-mindedness and curiosity that has been a hallmark of Ravi's work.
The debut release, Nine Decades: Volume One, is scheduled for Ravi's 90th birthday on April 7th. The Nine Decades series will feature rare live performances hand-picked by Ravi. The series will focus decade by decade on performances that are particulary meaningful to the artist himself. In October 2010, EMWMusic will release the George Harrison produced documentary on Ravi, called Raga. The soundtrack to the film will also be available in October.
The newly launched website, EastMeetsWestMusic.com, features release updates and performance information for both Ravi and Anoushka Shankar.
12/9/09 | Ravi Shankar conferred Lifetime award by CNN-IBN
Ravi received the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award from CNN-IBN. Honored for his truly global musical spirit and unparalleled achievements that rise above cultural and national barriers, the Award celebrates Ravi's commitment to world music and its millions of admirers.
10/13/2009 | Ravi Shankar
Receives First-Ever George Harrison Humanitarian Award
After his October performance at Carnegie Hall with Anoushka, Ravi was
honored with the first-ever George Harrison Humanitarian Award. The
award was presented by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and the George Harrison
Fund for UNICEF. Ravi was recognized for his unprecedented efforts in
saving the lives of children, and his involvement with the Concert for
Bangladesh. Organized by George Harrison and inspired by Ravi Shankar,
the Concert marked the ground-breaking collaboration by rock musicians
for a common humanitarian cause.
