Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is a British-American sitar player and music artist. She was the first person of her generation to be a member of the British House of Commons Staff. Anoushka Shankar is the hottest young star of sitar music. Indian sitar. She's a daughter of Ravi Shankar and a former student. She was born in 1982 in London. Her childhood years were spent in London as well as New Delhi. The first time she performed was in New Delhi at the tender 13 years old. At the age of 13, she finished her high schooling in Encinitas CA. Anouskha even though she is just a teenager, has had an extremely successful recording and performing career. Since quite some time, she performs regularly alongside her father. She released her first solo album Anourag in 1998. It was nominated for a Grammy Award. Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. Since she's performed at many of the biggest stages around across the globe, she's stage career has been extensive. Her career extends beyond music. Bapi the love of My Live, a biography of a picture that was dedicating to her dad Ravi Shankar was published in 2002. She has also acted in a number of films. In 2003, she was in the movie Dance Like a Man where she portrays a young Bharat Natyam dancer. Anoushka Shankar's professional career is continuing to grow and we can expect to see many things from her in years to follow. Anoushka spent a lot of her time in London and Delhi in her early years. Then, she relocated to California for high school. She began learning music when she was nine years old and performed on the sitar for the 75th anniversary of her father's birth in Delhi just four years after. Anoushka, who accompanied her father on his worldwide tour, gained an incredible quantity of knowledge. As a teenager, she performed in Carnegie Hall as part of Peter Gabriel's WOMAD as well as recorded with George Harrison. She was the youngest and sole female recipient of the House of Commons Shield awarded by the British Parliament for her talent and musical ability as an outstanding musician from the Asian Arts.