In June and through to July 1971 , Harrison , as producer , prepared the recordings for release in conjunction with the movie . While Shankar and Harrison were working in Los Angeles , news broke of the atrocities being committed by West Pakistan against the people of Bangladesh ( formerly East Pakistan , and before that , East Bengal ) . In response to a plea for assistance from Shankar , a Bengali by birth , Harrison set about organising the Concert for Bangladesh , held at Madison Square Garden , New York , on 1 August . Work on the '' Raga '' soundtrack was completed in mid July , around the time of sessions for Shankar 's Apple Records EP '' Joi Bangla ''
atrocities
1971 Bangladesh genocide
Raga (film)