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 honour in India. Even after his death, Shankar's influence lives on through his daughters, Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar.