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. 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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
103 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
103 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Mar 23, 1972
Season
1972
Average Score
79%
Mean Score
79%
Ratings
26
Popularity
26
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Apple Corps, 20th Century Fox, U.S. Committee for UNICEF
Genres
Music, Documentary
Country
GB

Tags

new york city50%concert50%rock 'n' roll50%country music50%guitar50%composer50%musician50%drums50%plagiarism50%mining50%folk music50%celebrity50%rocker50%singer50%live performance50%singing50%

Description

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.

Immersion

Japanese

Characters

Staff

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