Rare Video of Pandit Ravi Shankar Directing Musical Stalwarts

Pandit Ravi Shankar was best known for popularising the sitar and Indian classical music in the Western culture.

Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar was best known for popularising the sitar and Indian classical music in the West. The musician and composer hobnobbed with the Beatles and spearheaded the first rock benefit concert as he introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over nearly a century.

The following video is a rare one of the maestro directing a host of popular musicians, way back in 1969-70.

This video will take your breath away . It is 1969-70. Pt Ravi Shankar directing the host of Giants . Alla Rakhha , HARI Prasad , Shivkumar Sharma , Kartik Kumar and host of others . Enjoy . These things are rare to come by

Posted by Agni Roy on Sunday, September 27, 2015