Pandit Ravi Shankar was a prodigious talent with a lengthy resume. He studied under the legendary Allauddin Khan, worked as a music director for All India Radio and composed the highly acclaimed music of Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy.In image : Ravi Shankar following the world premiere performance of his Sitar Concerto No.2 by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Music Director Zubin Mehta, in 1981. Ravi Shankar teamed up with Mehta for many memorable performances.The sitar exponent perhaps could be called India's musical ambassador, and was responsible for making Indian classical music popular in the West.
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