Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is an American-born British sitarist as well as a music producer. She's the smallest woman and also the first woman to be awarded an official British House of Commons shield. Anoushka Shankar is an emerging young star of sitar music. Indian sitar. She is Ravi Shankar's pupil and is also his daughter. Her birthplace was London in 1982. In during her early years, she swam between London New Delhi. At the age of 13, her first show was in New Delhi took place. In the following years she moved to Encinitas CA she attended high school and graduated with distinction in the year 1999. The career of Anouskha as a recorder and performer is quite impressive, in spite of her youth. Her father was with her in many performances for many years. Her debut solo album, Anourag, was released in 1998. It was nominated for a Grammy Award. Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. The stage is a very large part of her career. She's performed at many major venues all over the globe. Anoushka Shankar's career is not only limited to the music industry. In 2002, she released a book entitled Bapi The love of My Live this is a pictorial biography which is a respect to her dad Ravi Shankar. In 2003, she appeared on Dance Like a Man as an actress and Bharat Natyam dancer. Anoushka Shankar is currently a rising star and her career will keep on growing. Anoushka Shankar was born in England and spent the majority of her early years in London and Delhi then moving to California where she went to the high school. At the age of 9 she began her studies in music with her father. The first time she performed on the Sitar took place during her birthday celebrations for her 75th birthday in Delhi in the year following. Anoushka, who accompanied her father on his worldwide tour, gained an incredible amount of experience. When she was in her teens, she performed in Carnegie Hall as part of Peter Gabriel's WOMAD and recorded alongside George Harrison. She was the first woman to win the House of Commons Shield, given by the British Parliament to recognize her musicianship and artistry in music and the Asian Arts.