Topix — Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, died Tuesday. more info
ContactMusic — Ravi Shankar has died aged 92. The sitar player - whose daughter is 33-year-old musician Norah Jones - passed away yesterday (11.12.12) following... more info
The Independent — Sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar, who helped introduce the sitar to the Western world through his collaborations with The Beatles, died in Southern California yesterday, his family said. He was 92. more info
ContactMusic — Celebrated sitar player Ravi Shankar has died in a U.S. hospital, aged 92.The Indian musician passed away on Tuesday (11Dec12) at Scripps Memorial... more info
E! Online — The Beatles wouldn't have become the band they eventually were without Ravi Shankar.
The iconic Indian sitar player and composer, who schooled George Harrison in Eastern music...
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