Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is a British-American sitarist and musician. She was the first and first woman to receive the British House of Commons Shield she's had Nine Grammy Awards nominations and was the first artist of Indian origin to perform live in concert and serve as a presenter at the ceremony. Anoushka Shakar, a young emerging superstar on the Indian Sitar, is Anoushka. She is both the daughter and student of Ravi Shankar. She was a child who bounded between London in the UK to New Delhi. Her debut concert was in New Delhi at the tender age of thirteen. In 1999, she completed her high schooling within Encinitas CA. Anouskha, who is only an teen, has enjoyed an impressive recording and performing career. She often joins her father in performances this she's been doing for several years. In 1998 she released her debut self-titled album Anourag. She released Live at Carnegie Hall, a Grammy-nominated album a year after. As she's appeared on every major stage in all over the globe, her stage career is extensive. The career of Anoushka doesn't only comprise music. She released Bapi The Heart of My Life, in 2002. It is a biographical work that is a tribute to her dad Ravi Shankar. Also, she has been in the role of. In the 2003 film Dance Like a Man, where she played the role of a Bharat dancer in the form of a young girl. Anoushka is continuing to advance in her professional career, and will surely be new things that will be coming from this talented lady. Anoushka Shankar was born and raised in England and spent a lot of her childhood in London and Delhi later relocating to California in the state where she attended high school. at the age of nine she began her studies in music alongside her father. The first time she performed on the Sitar was in her 75th birthday celebration in Delhi in the year following. Anoushka was a part of her father on his worldwide tour, gained an impressive quantity of knowledge. When she was in her teens, she performed in 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 for her talent and musical ability as a preeminent musician of music in Asian Arts.