Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka shankar is a British and American sitar player. She also plays music. She is the youngest female and the first to receive an official British House of Commons shield. Anoushka is a new star on the rise in Indian sitar. She is a student and granddaughter of legendary Ravi Shankar. She was born London in 1982, and during her early years, she swam in London New Delhi. At New Delhi, she made her debut when she was only thirteen years old. She then moved to Encinitas CA, where she received her High School diploma with honors in 1999. Anouskha continues to have a bright music and acting career, even though she's young. She frequently joins her father in performances this she has been doing for quite a few years. She made Anourag her first solo album in 1998. It was nominated for a Grammy Award. Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. The stage work she has done is broad as she's appeared in all of the biggest venues in the world. Anoushka Shankar's professional life isn't limited to performing in music. Bapi the The Love of My Live, a picture-biography that is dedicated to her father Ravi Shankar was published in 2002. in 2003 she appeared on Dance Like a Man as a Bharat Natyam dancer. The career of Anoushka Shankar is in the process of developing and she'll continue to accomplish many amazing things in the future. Anoushka Shankar is an English native who lived her early years between London, Delhi and California. She started learning to play the guitar at the age nine and was a sitar player to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the birth of her father in Delhi the following year. Anoushka performed with her father during his world tour, gained an incredible number of experiences. When she was in her teens, she performed at Carnegie Hall as part of Peter Gabriel's WOMAD and even recorded with George Harrison. She was the only female to receive the House of Commons Shield awarded by British Parliament to recognize her talent and musical ability as an outstanding musician from music in Asian Arts.