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Anoushka Hemangini Shankar (born 9 June 1981) is a British-American sitar player and musician of Indian descent, as well as occasional writer. She performs across multiple genres and styles—classical and contemporary, acoustic and electronic.
Her touring career has taken her from legendary jazz cafes to iconic Symphony Halls and festival stages in front of 40,000 people, and her versatility transforms each of these locations into an intimate experience for all listening.
Anoushka Shankar is a British Indian sitar player, composer and a popular exponent of Indian classical music. She is the daughter of the renowned Indian sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. Her proficiency in the field of music has earned her six Grammy nominations along with awards such as the Songlines Best Artist Award.
To read a list of Anoushka Shankar’s accomplishments is to read many life stories in one: masterful sitarist; film composer; impassioned activist; the youngest and first female recipient of a British House of Commons Shield; the first Indian musician to perform live or to serve as presenter at the Grammy® Award with seven nominations under ...
Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar is a singular figure in the Indian classical and progressive world music scenes. Her dynamic and spiritual musicality has garnered several prestigious accolades, including six Grammy® Award nominations, recognition as the youngest ‒ and first female ‒ recipient of a British House of Commons Shield ...
Jan 5, 2023 · Anoushka Shankar is firing on all cylinders, with two nominations at the 2023 GRAMMYs. Through an ever-deepening facility with her sitar, the virtuoso communicates her feelings about a global problem with bracing clarity.
Anoushka Shankar is a British-Indian-American sitarist and composer renowned for bringing her distinctively emotional yet virtuosic playing style into an incredibly diverse range of musical genres. Among her accolades are seven Grammy nominations, a House of Commons Shield, two Eastern Eye ACTA Awards and a Songlines Best Artist Award.
