Bio: Pioneering sitar virtuoso who introduced Indian classical music to the Western world.

Instrument: Sitar

Genres: Indian Classical

Personal Info: Ravi Shankar, born in Varanasi, India, in 1920, embarked on a musical journey that led him to become a global ambassador of Indian classical music. He was given the Bharat Ratna award, a very prestigious honor in India. In the 1960s, he helped connect Indian and Western music cultures by teaching George Harrison from The Beatles. Even after his death, Shankar's influence lives on through his daughters, Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar. They are talented musicians in their own right, blending different musical styles and carrying on their father's goal of bringing different cultures together through music.