Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka shankar is a British and American sitar player. She also sings. She was awarded the British House of Commons' Shield in the year of her youngest and also the first female recipient. Apart from nine Grammy nominations, she was also the first musician of Indian origin to present at and perform at the award ceremony. Anoushka Shakar is a promising young emerging singer on Indian Sitar, is Anoushka. She is a student as well as daughter of the famous Ravi Shankar. She was born in 1982 in London. Her early years were split between London as well as New Delhi. At the age of 13 she staged her first show at New Delhi. Later, in Encinitas CA she attended high school, graduating with distinction in 1999. Although she is still very young, Anouskha is an accomplished performer and recording record. Since a while, she regularly performs with her father. The year 1998 saw her released Anourag as her debut album as a solo artist. The Grammy-nominated Live at Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. She's performed in all famous venues throughout the world. Anoushka isn't just a musician. Bapi the love of My Live, a biography of a picture that was written in tribute to her father Ravi Shankar was published in 2002. In addition, she been in the role of. In 2003's film Dance Like a Man, where she portrayed a Bharat Natyam dancer young girl. Anoushka's career is still developing and she'll continue to achieve great success in the coming years. Anoushka Shankar was born in England and spent a lot of her early years in London and Delhi later relocating to California where she attended high school. In Delhi during his birthday celebrations for his 75th birthday, Anoushka made her debut playing the sitar in front of the audience just four years after her 9-year-old father. Her father traveled around the world with her and she also gained a variety of experiences. While still in her teens, Anoushka performed at Carnegie Hall at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD concert. She was the youngest and sole female winner of the House of Commons Shield awarded by British Parliament for her artistry and musicianship as a leading musician of music in Asian Arts.