Post by t-bob on Jan 24, 2020 11:05:17 GMT -5
RIP
Ravi Shankar, Sitarist Who Introduced Indian Music to the West, Dies at 92
ravi shankar from www.nytimes.com
Ravi Shankar, whose formal name was Robindra Shankar Chowdhury, was born on April 7, 1920, in Varanasi, India, to a family of musicians and dancers. His older brother Uday directed a touring Indian dance troupe, which Ravi joined when he was 10. Within five years he had become one of the company's star soloists.
Ravi Shankar, Sitarist Who Introduced Indian Music to the West, Dies at 92
ravi shankar from www.nytimes.com
Ravi Shankar, whose formal name was Robindra Shankar Chowdhury, was born on April 7, 1920, in Varanasi, India, to a family of musicians and dancers. His older brother Uday directed a touring Indian dance troupe, which Ravi joined when he was 10. Within five years he had become one of the company's star soloists.
