Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is a British-American sitarist as well as a music producer. She was the first and first woman to receive a British House of Commons Shield she's had nine Grammy Awards nominations and was the first musician of Indian of Indian descent to perform live and to serve as a presenter at the awards ceremony. Anoushka is the emerging star of Indian sitar. She is a student as well as daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar. Born in London, she spent the first few years of her life traveling between London and New Delhi. At New Delhi, she made her first appearance at only 13 years of age. After moving to Encinitas, the state of California, in 1999 she earned an honorary high school certificate. Anouskha continues to have a bright career in recording and performing even though she's only a teenager. Since a while, she performs regularly alongside her father. In 1998, she released her first self-titled album Anourag. She released Live at Carnegie Hall, a Grammy-nominated album a year following. Apart from performing in all of the largest venues as well, she has a long stage career. Anoushka isn't just a performer. In 2002, she wrote a book entitled Bapi The Love of My Live this is an illustrated biography that is a honor to her late father Ravi Shankar. Also, she appeared in the film "Dance Like a Man" in 2003. She played as a Bharat natyam dancer in Dance Like a Man. Anoushka Shankar's career continues to unfold and we can expect to see many things from her in the coming years. follow. Anoushka Shankar was born and raised in England and spent much of her early years in London and Delhi after which she moved to California where she attended high school. at the age of nine She began studying the piano with her father. Her debut performance on the Sitar took place during her birthday celebrations for her 75th birthday in Delhi in the year following. The father of Anoushka travelled across the world with her and she gained many experience. While still teenagers, Anoushka performed at Carnegie Hall during Peter Gabriel's WOMAD music festival. The House of Commons Shield was awarded in her honor by the British Parliament for being the pre-eminent Asian Arts musician. She is the only female and is the smallest recipient of this distinction.