The Concert for Bangladesh

A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for the poor of Bangladesh. The Concert for Bangladesh was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar.

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Overview

A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for the poor of Bangladesh. The Concert for Bangladesh was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles guitarist George Harrison and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. The shows were held at 2:30 and 8:00 pm on Sunday, 1 August 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, to raise international awareness of, and fund relief for refugees from East Pakistan, following the Bangladesh Liberation War-related genocide.

Cast

George Harrison
George Harrison
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Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
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Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
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Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar
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Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
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Billy Preston
Billy Preston
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Leon Russell
Leon Russell
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Klaus Voormann
Klaus Voormann
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Claudia Lennear
Claudia Lennear
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