Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is an American-British sitarist and musician. She was the youngest and first woman to receive the British House of Commons Shield she has had nine Grammy Awards nominations and was the first artist of Indian origin to perform live and to be a presenter for the ceremony. Anoushka Shankar is an emerging young star of sitar music. Indian sitar. She is the daughter and student of Ravi Shankar. Born in 1982, she was raised in London. The first few years of her life included a period of time between London in London and New Delhi. In the age of thirteen, she gave her first show on stage in New Delhi. After that, she moved in Encinitas CA where she graduated from High School with honours in 1999. Anouskha even though she is just a teenager, has had an extremely successful recording and performing career. Since a while, she has been performing regularly with her father. In 1998, she released her debut single album Anourag. The Grammy Award-winning album Live at Carnegie Hall was released two years following her debut solo album. Apart from performing in all of the largest venues, she also is a stage performer for a lengthy time. The career of Anoushka doesn't only include musical performances. She released Bapi the love of my life in 2002. It is a biographical work that is a tribute to her father Ravi Shankar. Also, she appeared in the film "Dance Like a Man" in 2003. The role she played was that of as a Bharat natyam dancer in Dance Like a Man. Anoushka Shankar's professional career is continuing to grow and we're likely to see a lot from her in the years to be. Anoushka Shakar was born in England spent a large part of her adult life in London Delhi. Following her move to California she completed the high school. In Delhi at his 75thbirthday celebration she made her debut performing the sitar in front of an audience just four years after her 9-year-old father. Anoushka, who accompanied her father during his world tour, gained an incredible amount of experience. When she was in her teens, she performed at Carnegie Hall as part of Peter Gabriel's WOMAD and recorded alongside George Harrison. As a tribute to her status as one of the top musicians in Asian Arts, she was presented with the House of Commons Shield by British parliament.