ravi shankar came to harrison during 1971 with news about a war in bangladesh, where thousands of people had died and millions more were refugees and starving. shankar asked for harrison's help to give a benefit show to buy food for them. harrison called on many of his musician friends, who put together a charity concert with famous people to help the refugees. the "concert for bangla desh", a live recording, became a best-selling album, raised money for the refugees, and brought worldwide attention to the problems in their country. it also inspired later benefits, including live aid in the 1980s.