Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is an American-British sitarist and musician. She was the first and first female to win a British House of Commons Shield she's received nine Grammy Awards nominations and was the first artist of Indian of Indian descent to perform live and to act as a host at the awards ceremony. Anoushka Shankar is an emerging star on sitar music. Indian sitar. She is a student as well as daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar. Born in 1982, she was raised in London. Her childhood years included a period of time between London in London and New Delhi. At the age of 13, she gave her first performance at New Delhi. When she moved to Encinitas CA in 1999 she received a high-school degree. Although she is still very young Anouskha is an accomplished performer and recording. For a long time she performs regularly alongside her father. Her first solo album, Anourag, was released in 1998. The Grammy Award-winning live at Carnegie Hall was released two years later than her first solo album. Her career on stage is vast as she has performed in most of the world's major venues. The career of Anoushka goes far beyond the realm of music. Bapi The Love of My Life is an illustrated biographie she penned in 2002. It is a tribute to her father who died in the year 2000. Ravi Shankar. Also, she appeared in film in 2003. The role she played was that of as a Bharat Natyam dancer in Dance Like a Man. Anoushka Shankar's professional career is continuing to grow and we're likely to see a variety of things from her in years to be. Anoushka Shankar was born in England and spent a lot of her early years in London and Delhi later relocating to California where she went to high school. In Delhi at his 75thbirthday celebration, Anoushka made her debut performing the sitar in front of the audience just four years after her 9-year-old father. As a part of her dad's band as they toured around the globe, Anoushka had a wealth of experiences appearing in Carnegie Hall while still in her teens. She performed at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival, and also performing alongside George Harrison. She was the youngest woman to win the House of Commons Shield, awarded by British Parliament as recognition of her musicianship and artistry in performing in the Asian Arts.