George Harrison did so much to expose our western culture to incredible
musicians
around the world and Ravi Shankar has made a major impact on our collective
experience and the variations in music we enjoy today.
Wow, I hadn't realized his age since he had such a youthful aire about him.
David

, rachel_rabbit2001 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
>
> He turns 85years young today!
> (from wikipedia.org)
>

> Ravi Shankar has written two concertos for sitar and orchestra,
> violin-sitar compositions for Yehudi Menuhin and himself, music for
> flute virtuoso Jean Pierre Rampal, music for Hosan Yamamoto, master of
> the Shakuhachi and Musumi Miyashita - Koto virtuoso.
>
> He has composed extensively for films and ballets in India, Canada,
> Europe and the United States, including Charly, Gandhi and the Apu
> Trilogy. Ravi Shankar is an honourary member of the American Academy
> of Arts and Letters and is a member of the United Nations
> International Rostrum of composers.
>