Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is a British-American sitarist as well as a music producer. She is also the youngest and first woman to be awarded an award from the British House of Commons Award. Anoushka Shankar is an emerging young star of sitar music. Indian sitar. She is the daughter and student of Ravi Shankar. Her childhood was spent bouncing back and forth from London and New Delhi. In the age of thirteen she staged her first performance in New Delhi. In Encinitas the state of California, in 1999 she earned an honorary high school certificate. Anouskha is still pursuing a successful performing and recording careers, even though she's young. Her father has accompanied her in many performances for some time. The first album she released as a solo artist, Anourag, was released in 1998. It was followed by Live at Carnegie Hall, a Grammy-nominated album two years later. The stage work she has done is broad as she's performed in most of the biggest venues in the world. Anoushka Shakar's talents are not just limited to music. Bapi the Love of My Live, a picture-biography that is written in tribute to her father Ravi Shankar was published in 2002. In addition, she has appeared in a number of films. In 2003, she acted in the film Dance Like a Man where she portrays an aspiring Bharat Natyam dancer. Anoushka Shankar's professional career is continuing to unfold and we're likely to see many things from her in the coming years. follow. Anoushka is a native of England however, she spent the majority of her growing up in between London in the UK and Delhi. Then she moved to California and attended the high school there. at the age of nine she began her studies in music alongside her father. Her first performance with the sitar came at her 75th Birthday celebration in Delhi in the year following. Anoushka's father toured around the globe with her, and she was able to gain many new opportunities. While still teenagers, Anoushka performed at Carnegie Hall in Peter Gabriel's WOMAD concert. The House of Commons Shield was awarded in her honor by the British Parliament in recognition of being the most renowned Asian Arts musician. She is the only female and is the smallest recipient of this award.