Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is an British and American sitar player. She also sings. She is the youngest woman and was the first person to be awarded an official British House of Commons shield. Anoushka Shakar is a promising young emerging singer on Indian Sitar, is Anoushka. She is a student as well as daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar. She was born in London in 1982, and her first years she split in London New Delhi. The first time she performed was on stage in New Delhi when she was just 13 years old. In the following years the same year, in Encinitas CA she attended high school. She graduated with distinction in the year 1999. Anouskha's career as a performer and recorder is impressive, despite her young age. She has been performing with her father in the stage for a long time. In 1998 she released her debut solo album Anourag. Her Grammy-nominated Live At Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. Because she has performed on many of the biggest stages around across the globe, she's stage career has been extensive. Her career extends beyond music. Bapi The love of my life is an illustrated biographie she penned in 2002. The book pays tribute to her father who died in the year 2000. Ravi Shankar. In addition, she acted in a film in 2003. She played an Bharat natyam dancer in Dance Like a Man. Anoushka is continuing to advance on her path and will surely be new things that will be coming from this amazing woman. Anoushka Shankar was born in England and spent a lot of her childhood in London and Delhi after which she moved to California in the state where she attended high school. at the age of nine, she started studying music alongside her father. Her debut performance on the Sitar took place in her 75th birthday celebration in Delhi in the year following. Anoushka was able to gain a variety of valuable experiences when she accompanied her father when he toured the world. This included performing in Carnegie Hall and at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival and making recordings together with George Harrison. The House of Commons Shield was awarded an award from the British Parliament for being the most renowned Asian Arts musician. She is the sole female and youngest recipient of this distinction.