McCartney Times

August 1, 2021, marked the 50th anniversary of the Concert for Bangladesh, a pair of benefit concerts organized by Ravi Shankar and George Harrison that took place in New York City at Madison Square Garden. The shows were staged in order to raise awareness and fund relief for millions of East Pakistan refugees, after the Bangladesh Liberation War-related genocide.But it was in Los Angeles, in the summer of 1971, that Harrison was first alerted by his friend and sitar teacher Shankar to the scale of suffering. Before long, Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Jim Keltner, Jesse Ed Davis, Klaus Voormann, Badfinger, Shankar and others had agreed to donate their services.Following the performances, Shankar partnered with Harrison to produce a film and album from the event, which raised funds for UNICEF.In 1997, this writer interviewed Harrison and Shankar in Southern California. Portions were first published in HITS magazine.

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Source: George Harrison & Ravi Shankar on ‘Bangladesh’ & Friendship – Music Connection Magazine