Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is a Brit-American sitarist as well as a music producer. She was among the youngest and first woman to receive an award from the British House of Commons Shield she has had Nine Grammy Awards nominations and was the first musician of Indian of Indian descent to perform live and to act as a host at the award ceremony. Anoushka Shakar, who is just a emerging star on the Indian Sitar, is Anoushka. She is a scholar and daughter of the famous Ravi Shankar. Born in London, she spent the early years of her life traveling between London as well as New Delhi. Her debut performance was in New Delhi when she was just 13 years old. Later she moved in Encinitas CA where she graduated from High School with honours in 1999. The career of Anouskha as a performer and recorder is remarkable, even at her youth. She performs regularly alongside her father and has performed with him for many years. The year 1998 saw her dropped Anourag as her first solo record. The Grammy Award-winning live at Carnegie Hall was released two years later than her first solo album. The stage is a very important aspect of her life. She's played in many famous venues around the world. Anoushka's career does not only involve musical performances. Bapi the The Love of My Live, a biographical picture dedicating to her dad Ravi Shankar was published in 2002. Also, she appeared in the film "Dance Like a Man" in 2003. Her role was an Bharat Nayam dancer on Dance Like a Man. Anoushka continues to grow on her path and we can expect many more things to come from this talented lady. Anoushka was born in England and spent a lot of her growing up split between London in the UK and Delhi. She then moved to California and enrolled in high school. at the age of nine She began studying the piano with her father. Her debut performance on the Sitar took place at her 75th Birthday celebration in Delhi just four years later. Accompanying her father as his world tour, Anoushka had a wealth of experiences appearing at Carnegie Hall while still in her teens. She performed at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival as well as performing alongside George Harrison. She was the first woman to be awarded the House of Commons Shield, presented by British Parliament to recognize her musical talent and artistic ability within music and the Asian Arts.