Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Name the album for which Pandit Ravi Shankar won the Grammy award in 1967.

Options:

Three Ragas

West Meets East

Concert for Bangladesh

Full circle

Correct Answer:

West Meets East

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - West Meets East

Pandit Ravi Shankar won the Grammy award in 1967 for his album "West Meets East." This album, a collaboration with violinist Yehudi Menuhin, brought together Indian classical music and Western classical music, showcasing the fusion of these two musical traditions. The innovative and groundbreaking nature of this collaboration earned Shankar the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance.