▁an ▁e pon ym ous ▁double ▁album ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁before ▁tour ing ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁accompanied ▁Sh ank ar , ▁s arod ▁master ▁Ali ▁Ak bar ▁Khan ▁and ▁Rak ha ▁at ▁the ▁Con cert ▁for ▁Bang l adesh , ▁held ▁at ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁resulting ▁live ▁album ▁and ▁concert ▁film ▁gained ▁Indian ▁music ▁its ▁largest ▁audience ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁point . ▁Although ▁she ▁provided ▁a ▁minor ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁performance , ▁as ▁the ▁tamb ura ▁player , ▁George ▁Harrison ' s ▁introduction ▁of ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁audience ▁ens ured ▁that ▁her ▁name ▁became ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁ch orus ▁sing ers ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁sessions ▁for ▁Sh ank ar ' s ▁genre - f using ▁album ▁Sh ank ar ▁Family ▁& ▁Fri ends ▁( 1 9 7 4 ). ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Harrison ▁and ▁featured ▁Lak sh mi ▁as ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁Sh ub ho ▁Sh ank ar ▁( Sh ank ar ' s ▁son ▁by ▁De vi ) ▁on ▁s itar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Ch ak rav art y , ▁Lak sh mi ▁and ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁daughter ▁V iji ▁performed ▁in ▁Europe ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁R avi ▁Sh ank ar ' s