Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shakar, an American and British sitarist. She was the first and first female to win the British House of Commons Shield she's received 9 Grammy Awards nominations and was the first musician of Indian of Indian descent to perform live on stage and also serve as a presenter at the awards ceremony. Anoushka Shakar is a promising young rising singer on Indian Sitar, is Anoushka. She is Ravi Shankar's pupil as well as his daughter. She was born 1982 in London. Her early years were spent in London as well as New Delhi. The first time she performed was in New Delhi at the tender 13 years old. After that, she moved into Encinitas CA where she graduated from High School with honours in 1999. Anouskha was only 17 years old, has had an impressive recording and performing career. Her father has accompanied her to numerous performances over several years. The singer made Anourag her first album solo in 1998. Her Grammy-nominated Live At Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. The stage is a very significant part of her work. She's performed at many important venues across the globe. The career of Anoushka doesn't only include musical performances. In 2002 she published the book Bapi The Love of My Live this is a pictorial biography which is a honor to her late father Ravi Shankar. In addition, she been in the role of. In the 2003 film Dance Like a Man, where she played a Bharat dancer in the form of a young girl. Anoushka Shankar's career continues to unfold and we're likely to see a variety of things from her in the years to follow. Anoushka Shakar was born in England was a major part of her time between London Delhi. After moving to California she completed her high school. Anoushka Shankar started her musical studies at age nine. A few years later, she made her sitar debut in Delhi at her father's 75th birthday celebration. Anoushka performed with her father during his world tour, gained a remarkable quantity of knowledge. In her teenage years she appeared at Carnegie Hall as part of Peter Gabriel's WOMAD and even recorded with George Harrison. The House of Commons Shield was given an award by the British Parliament for being the most renowned Asian Arts musician. She is the only female and youngest recipient of the award.