~Ravi Shankar~
He is the Jimi Hendrix of India. He is a legendary sitarist and composer and is known as a phenomenon in India. Along with writing music, he also teaches it. He has done more for India’s music than any other musician. Ravi Shankar is credited with bringing music to India. Shankar performed at Woodstock in the 60s and also performed at a Concert for Bangladesh. He has performed in almost all of Western Europe and also in the Soviet Union. Within the first decade of his becoming known he was seen as the most famous Indian musician. Within two decades he was the most famous Indian alive. His daughter, Geethali Norah Jones Shankar, better known just as Norah Jones, is a famous American jazz singer/ songwriter.
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Hunt, Ken (). Ravi Shankar. Retrieved 4 April 2008 from allmusic: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifexqw5ld0e~T1
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