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# The Concert for Bangladesh:
**The Concert for Bangladesh** is a film directed by Saul Swimmer and released in 1972. The film documents the two benefit concerts that were organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar to raise funds for refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War, and were held on Sunday, 1 August 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. As well as notable performances from Harrison and Shankar, the film includes "main performer" contributions from Harrison's fellow ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Leon Russell, and a surprise walk-on from Bob Dylan. Other contributing musicians include Ali Akbar Khan, Eric Clapton, the band Badfinger, Klaus Voormann, Jesse Ed Davis, Jim Horn and Jim Keltner.
The film was the final part of Harrison's "pioneering" aid project for the people of former East Pakistan,[3] following his "Bangla Desh" charity single, the UNICEF benefit concerts, and a triple live album of the event credited to "George Harrison and Friends". The Concert for Bangladesh was produced by The Beatles' Apple Films; after delays caused by problems with inadequate footage from the event, it opened in US cinemas in the spring of 1972. The film was released on DVD in 2005 accompanied by a newly created documentary feature, The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited with George Harrison and Friends, which included recollections from many of the project's participants and contextual input from then UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, US Fund for UNICEF president Charles Lyons and Live Aid founder Bob Geldof.
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# Performances in the Film:
## Ravi Shankar
Performers: Ravi Shankar (sitar), Ali Akbar Khan (sarod), Alla Rakha (tabla), Kamala Chakravarty (tambura)
> **"Bangla Dhun"** (P.D.) – traditional dhun
## George Harrison and band
Performers: George Harrison (vocals, electric and acoustic guitars), Ringo Starr (vocals, drums), Leon Russell (vocals, piano), Billy Preston (vocals, organ), Eric Clapton (electric guitar, slide guitar), Jesse Ed Davis (electric guitar, slide guitar), Klaus Voormann (bass), Jim Keltner (drums); with Badfinger: Pete Ham (acoustic guitar), Tom Evans (12-string acoustic guitar), Joey Molland (acoustic guitar), Mike Gibbins (percussion); with The Hollywood Horns: Jim Horn, Chuck Findley, Jackie Kelso, Allan Beutler, Lou McCreary, Ollie Mitchell; and The Soul Choir: Don Nix, Claudia Lennear, Joe Greene, Dolores Hall, Jeanie Greene, Marlin Greene, Don Preston
> **"Wah-Wah"**
> **"My Sweet Lord"**
> **"Awaiting on You All"**
> **"That's the Way God Planned It"** (Preston) – performed by Billy Preston
> **"It Don't Come Easy"** (Starkey) – performed by Ringo Starr
> **"Beware of Darkness"** – featuring Leon Russell on second lead vocal
> **"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"** – featuring Eric Clapton on lead guitar
> **"Jumpin' Jack Flash"/"Young Blood"** (Jagger–Richards/Leiber–Stoller –Pomus) – performed by Leon Russell, with additional lead vocals on "Young Blood" by Don Preston and George Harrison; featuring Preston on lead guitar and Carl Radle on bass (in place of Voormann)
> **"Here Comes the Sun"** – featuring Pete Ham on second acoustic guitar
## Bob Dylan
Performers: Bob Dylan (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica), George Harrison (electric guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals), Leon Russell (bass, backing vocals), Ringo Starr (tambourine)
> **"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall"** (Dylan)
> **"It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"** (Dylan)
> **"Blowin' in the Wind"** (Dylan)
> **"Just Like a Woman"** (Dylan)
## George Harrison and band: encore
Performers: as for George Harrison and band (above), but with Don Preston on electric guitar on "Bangla Desh"
> **"Something"**
> **"Bangla Desh"**
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# Enhancement:
- This concert was taken from Original DVD disc at resolution **720*576i** (4:3) @ 25 FPS, upscaled to **1350*1080p** @ 60 FPS (7500 kb/s) using frame interpolation to ensure smoother playback.
- The audio track choosen was 2.0 Stereo encoded in AAC @ 320 kb/s.
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# Setlist:
00:00:00 Introduction By George Harrison
00:06:08 Bangla Dhun
00:22:42 Wah-Wah
00:28:27 My Sweet Lord
00:33:15 Awaiting On You All
00:36:16 That's The Way God Planned It
00:40:57 It Don't Come Easy
00:44:06 Beware Of Darkness
00:47:38 Band Introduction
00:50:30 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
00:55:46 Jumpin' Jack Flash
00:58:46 Young Blood
01:06:08 Here Comes The Sun
01:09:36 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
01:15:44 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
01:18:58 Blowin' In The Wind
01:23:08 Just Like a Woman
01:28:32 Something
01:32:51 Bangla Desh
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# Art Cover
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