| LC control no. | n 50001487 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML419.S49 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012 |
| Variant(s) | Ravi Shankar, 1920-2012 Ravishankar, Pandit, 1920-2012 Chowdhury, Robindro Shaunkor, 1920-2012 Shaunkor, Robindro, 1920-2012 |
| Located | Encinitas, Calif. |
| Birth date | 1920-04-07 |
| Death date | 2012-12-11 |
| Place of birth | Vārānasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Place of death | La Jolla, San Diego, Calif. |
| Profession or occupation | Sitar player Composer |
| Found in | Ravi Shankar, India's master musician. [Phonodisc] 1958. Baker, 8th ed. (Shankar, Ravi; b. April 7, 1920, Benares; Indian sitarist and composer) New offerings from Ravishankar [SR] p1984: label (Pt. Ravishankar, participant in sitar ensemble) Washington Post, Dec. 12, 2012 obit. (Ravi Shankar, grammy-winning Indian sitar virtuoso, dies at 92 [Dec. 11, 2012]; Shankar introduced western audiences to traditional Indian music in the 1960s and was the father of the jazz-pop musician Norah Jones. He died at a hospital near his home in Encinitas, Calif.) Wikipedia, viewed via WWW on Dec. 12, 2012 (Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury; b. 7 April 1920 in Varanasi; d. 11 December 2012, San Diego, California, US; often referred to by the title Pandit, was an Indian musician and composer who played the plucked-string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician; father of Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones) |
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