Aug 25, 2020 · We’re taking a look back at an iconic moment in pop music history, the time that Ravi Shankar, the legendary Indian musician, taught The Beatles member George Harrison how to play the traditional Indian instrument, the sitar.

Collaborations is a four-disc compilation box set by the Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar and the former Beatle George Harrison.

The Beatles visited Rishikesh in India in February 1968 to attend an advanced Transcendental Meditation (TM) training session at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Amidst widespread media...

Jan 12, 2024 · He was Ravi Shankar, a musician from Benares (India) who enjoyed a measure of fame in Europe and ended up performing at the Monterey and Woodstock music festivals. We first heard Harrison’s...

Sep 27, 2022 · It was only shortly after George Harrison stumbled into the sitar on the set to The Beatles second film 'Help!' that George Harrison met Ravi Shankar.

Mar 16, 2008 · Following the sitar motif on ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’, ‘Love You To’ was The Beatles’ first full attempt at recording a piece of music in the classical Indian style. At the time George Harrison was learning the sitar from Ravi Shankar, who inspired him to learn more about Indian music and Eastern religion.

Mar 16, 2017 · That mainly came in the shape of Ravi Shankar, one of the great sitar players of the century. A friendship blossomed, as, gradually, did Harrison's ability on the instrument, to the point where he could add sitar to Lennon's Norwegian Wood on the Rubber Soul album.

Feb 19, 2018 · Ravi Shankar visited George’s home and showed him the basics of playing the sitar—how to sit properly and how to cradle the bowl of the instrument against his left foot.

Apr 14, 2020 · A new video honours Ravi Shankar on his centennial, and features a rare clip of the Indian musician teaching the Beatles' George Harrison.

Dec 11, 2020 · THE BEATLES collaborated with various people in their solo careers, and one famous collaboration came between George Harrison and Indian musician Ravi Shankar.