Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is an British and American sitar player. She also sings. She was awarded the British House of Commons' Shield in the year of her youngest and first female recipient. Apart from nine Grammy nominations She was also the first Indian-born musician to be a presenter and performer in the live ceremony. Anoushka Sitar Shankar, one of the Indian young sitar singer. She is Ravi Shankar's student, and the daughter. Born in London, she spent the first few years of her life bouncing between London and New Delhi. At New Delhi, she made her debut when she was only thirteen years of age. Then she relocated to Encinitas CA where she graduated from High School with honours in 1999. Anouskha still has a promising career in recording and performing despite being young. She performs regularly alongside her father and has performed with him for many years. In 1998, she dropped Anourag as her first album as a solo artist. The album was titled the album Live At Carnegie Hall, a Grammy-nominated album two years following. Stage performance is a large part of her career. She has performed in a variety of major venues all over the globe. Her career doesn't just comprise the world of music. Bapi The Love of My Life is a illustrated biographical work she penned in 2002. It pays special tributes to her father, who passed away in 2002. Ravi Shankar. Also, in a number of films. In 2003, she was in the movie Dance Like a Man where she portrays a young Bharat Natyam performer. Anoushka Shankar's career continues to develop and we're likely to see a variety of things from her in the coming years. come. Anoushka Shankar was born in England and spent a lot of her childhood in London and Delhi later relocating to California where she went to the high school. At the age of nine, she began her studies in music under her father. She made her debut with the sitar four years later, at his 75th birthday celebration in Delhi. Anoushka gained many valuable experiences as she traveled with her father when he toured the world. The tour included appearances at Carnegie Hall and at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival and making recordings with George Harrison. The youngest female to be awarded the House of Commons Shield, given by the British Parliament in recognition of her talent and musicianship within performing in the Asian Arts.