album "West Meets East" with Ravi Shankar
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"West Meets East" is a landmark collaborative album by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar that helped popularize Indian classical music in the West and pioneered East–West musical fusion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| album "West Meets East" with Ravi Shankar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4984764 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: album "West Meets East" with Ravi Shankar Context triple: [Yehudi Menuhin, notableWork, album "West Meets East" with Ravi Shankar]
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A.
East-West (album with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band)
East-West is a groundbreaking 1966 album by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, renowned for its innovative fusion of electric blues, jazz, and extended improvisational rock, prominently featuring guitarist Mike Bloomfield.
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B.
album "Ram" (with Paul McCartney)
"Ram" is a 1971 studio album by Paul and Linda McCartney, known for its eclectic, melodic pop-rock style and its status as a cult favorite in McCartney’s post-Beatles catalog.
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C.
Concert for Bangladesh
The Concert for Bangladesh was a pioneering 1971 benefit concert organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar to raise awareness and funds for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War, often regarded as the first major rock charity event.
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D.
album “Piano Book”
The album “Piano Book” is a collection of short, iconic piano pieces curated and performed by pianist Lang Lang, celebrating the works that inspired his musical journey.
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E.
album "Venus and Mars" (with Wings)
"Venus and Mars" is a 1975 rock album by Paul McCartney and Wings, known for its melodic pop-rock sound and hit singles like "Listen to What the Man Said."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: album "West Meets East" with Ravi Shankar Target entity description: "West Meets East" is a landmark collaborative album by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar that helped popularize Indian classical music in the West and pioneered East–West musical fusion.
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A.
East-West (album with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band)
East-West is a groundbreaking 1966 album by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, renowned for its innovative fusion of electric blues, jazz, and extended improvisational rock, prominently featuring guitarist Mike Bloomfield.
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B.
album "Ram" (with Paul McCartney)
"Ram" is a 1971 studio album by Paul and Linda McCartney, known for its eclectic, melodic pop-rock style and its status as a cult favorite in McCartney’s post-Beatles catalog.
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C.
Concert for Bangladesh
The Concert for Bangladesh was a pioneering 1971 benefit concert organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar to raise awareness and funds for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War, often regarded as the first major rock charity event.
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D.
album “Piano Book”
The album “Piano Book” is a collection of short, iconic piano pieces curated and performed by pianist Lang Lang, celebrating the works that inspired his musical journey.
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E.
album "Venus and Mars" (with Wings)
"Venus and Mars" is a 1975 rock album by Paul McCartney and Wings, known for its melodic pop-rock sound and hit singles like "Listen to What the Man Said."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
collaborative album ⓘ |
| artist |
Ravi Shankar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yehudi Menuhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Angel S-36009 ⓘ |
| contributor | Alla Rakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
India
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | West Meets East, Volume 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
East–West fusion
ⓘ
Hindustani classical music ⓘ Indian classical music ⓘ world fusion ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | West Meets East album cover ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Prabhati
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raga Puriya Kalyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Raga Tilang NERFINISHED ⓘ Swara-Kakali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark in cross-cultural musical collaboration
ⓘ
pioneering East–West musical fusion album ⓘ |
| inception | 1966 ⓘ |
| influenced |
East–West musical fusion
ⓘ
development of world music ⓘ popularization of Indian classical music in the West ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| length | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| mainInstrument |
sitar
ⓘ
violin ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf |
Ravi Shankar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yehudi Menuhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| performer |
Ravi Shankar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yehudi Menuhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfRecording | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Ravi Shankar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yehudi Menuhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1966 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Angel Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EMI ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: album "West Meets East" with Ravi Shankar Description of subject: "West Meets East" is a landmark collaborative album by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar that helped popularize Indian classical music in the West and pioneered East–West musical fusion.
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