Ravi Shankar
For other people named Ravi Shankar, see Ravi Shankar (disambiguation). Pandit Ravi Shankar Shankar performing at Woodstock in 1969 Background information Birth name Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury Born ( 1920-04-07 ) 7 April 1920 Benares, Benares State, British Raj (now Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Republic of India) Died 11 December 2012 (2012-12-11) (aged 92) San Diego, California, United States Genres Indian classical music Occupation(s) Musician composer Instruments Sitar vocals Years active 1930–2012 Labels World Pacific Angel HMV Apple Dark Horse Private Music East Meets West Music [1] Associated acts Uday Shankar Allauddin Khan Ali Akbar Khan Lakshmi Shankar Yehudi Menuhin Chatur Lal Alla Rakha George Harrison Anoushka Shankar Norah Jones John Coltrane Website ravishankar.org Ravi Shankar ( IPA: [ˈrɔbi ˈʃɔŋkɔr] ; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012), born Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury , [2] his na