Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is a British-American sitarist and musician. She was the youngest and first woman to receive an award from the British House of Commons Shield she's had nine Grammy Awards nominations and was the first musician of Indian origin to perform live in concert and be a presenter for the awards ceremony. Anoushka Shankar is one of India's most promising stars on the sitar. She is a scholar and daughter of the famous Ravi Shankar. She was born London in 1982, and the first few years of her life she was split her time between London New Delhi. In the age of thirteen she performed her debut performance in New Delhi. Then she relocated in Encinitas CA where she graduated from High School with honours in 1999. Anouskha is still a young woman, however she's got an remarkable career in the field of singing and recording. She has performed with her father in the stage for a long time. She released her first self-titled album Anourag in the year 1998. The album was released in 2002. her Grammy nominated album Live at Carnegie Hall. Stage performance is a large part of her career. She's performed at many major venues all over the world. Anoushka Shakar's work is not restricted to just music. In 2002 she published an autobiography titled Bapi The love of My Live this is a pictorial biography which is a respect to her dad Ravi Shankar. Also, she has been in the role of. In the 2003 film Dance Like a Man, in which she played the role of a Bharat natyam dancing young girl. Anoushka Shankar's work continues to grow and we can expect to see a variety of things from her in the coming years. be. Anoushka Shankar is a British born musician who spent her early years between London, Delhi and California. In Delhi during his birthday celebrations for his 75th birthday Anoushka first made an appearance performing the sitar in front of an audience four years following her nine-year-old father. Anoushka was a part of her father throughout his global tour, gained an incredible quantity of knowledge. In her teenage years she played at Carnegie Hall as part of Peter Gabriel's WOMAD and even recorded with George Harrison. The youngest female to receive the House of Commons Shield, awarded by British Parliament as recognition of her musicianship and artistry in the Asian Arts.