Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 The Daily Beast looks back on some of the many musicians whose careers were influenced by Ravi Shankar. AP By Caitlin Dickson Legendary sitar player Ravi ...

Legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar and The Beatles had a meaningful relationship. Without Shankar’s influence, The Beatles might not have experimented with new sounds. George first heard Indian music in ...

If there was a musician who transcended the difficult boundaries between East and West, it was sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. Panditji, as he was known to his fans, did it by remaining true to his craft.

Discover the beauty of Indian classical raga through Ravi Shankar’s musical artistry. Explore the rich melodies, intricate ...

Legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar, who is famous for his collaborations with George Harrison and John Coltrane (among many others), died on Tuesday in a Southern California hospital. Shankar brought ...

Ravi Shankar, the legendary sitarist and composer is India's most esteemed musical Ambassador and a singular phenomenon in the classical music worlds of East and West. As a performer, composer, ...

Long before all-star benefit concerts were commonplace fundraising events, Shankar and his friend George Harrison organized the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971 to help refugees caught in that territory ...

World-renowned sitar player Ravi Shankar, one of the greatest ambassadors of Indian music, has died in San Diego, near his Southern California home. He was 92 years old. Shankar, a master of the sitar ...

His music transcended trends and cultural barriers. Pandit Ravi Shankar’s life, which traversed nearly a century, ended Tuesday. The legendary sitar player, who taught Beatle George Harrison how to ...

Sitar master and composer Ravi Shankar died Tuesday at a hospital near his home in the San Diego area. Shankar's foundation released a statement that says the musician had suffered from ...