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title: 'Raga (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Howard Worth'
released: '1971-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/raga-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067648/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Raga (1971)

1971 · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Raga is a 1971 documentary film about the life and music of Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, produced and directed by Howard Worth. It includes scenes featuring Western musicians Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison, as well as footage of Shankar returning to Maihar in central India, where as a young man he trained under the mentorship of Allauddin Khan. The film also features a portion of Shankar and tabla player Alla Rakha's acclaimed performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Howard Worth](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-worth)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ravi Shankar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ravi-shankar)

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