Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is an American British musician and sitarist. She won the British House of Commons' Shield in the year of her youngest and also the first female recipient. Apart from the nine Grammy awards and nine Grammy nominations, she also became the first musician of Indian origin to present at and perform in the live ceremony. Anoushka Shankar is a rising young star of sitar music. Indian sitar. She is the student and daughter of Ravi Shankar. She was born London in 1982, and her first years she split between London New Delhi. When she was only 13, her first show in New Delhi took place. Then she relocated to Encinitas CA where she graduated from High School with honours in 1999. While she's still young, Anouskha is a star in her performing and recording. She regularly accompanies her father on stage, which she has been doing for several years. The year 1998 saw her released Anourag as her debut album as a solo artist. It was followed by the album Live At Carnegie Hall, a Grammy-nominated album a year later. Apart from performing in every major venue and venues, she also is a stage performer for a lengthy time. Anoushka Shankar's career is not restricted to just performing in music. Bapi the Love of My Live, a biographical picture dedicated to her father Ravi Shankar was published in 2002. In addition, she been in the role of. in the 2003 movie Dance Like a Man, in which she played a Bharat dancer in the form of a young girl. Anoushka Shankar's career continues to develop and we're likely to see a lot from her in years to come. Anoushka spent a lot of her time in London and Delhi in her early years. After that, she moved to California to finish high school. at the age of nine She began studying the piano with her father. The first time she performed on the sitar came during her birthday celebrations for her 75th birthday in Delhi in the year following. Alongside her father, he toured the world Anoushka was able to accumulate a variety of experiences appearing on stage at Carnegie Hall while still in her teens performing at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival, and also performing alongside George Harrison. The House of Commons Shield was given to her from the British Parliament in recognition of being the top Asian Arts musician. She is the only woman and youngest recipient of the distinction.