Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shakar, one of the American and British sitarist. She was first of her generation to be a member of the British House of Commons Staff. Anoushka is a emerging star of Indian sitar. She is a student as well as daughter to Ravi Shankar. Her childhood was spent bouncing between London and New Delhi. At the age of 13, she gave her first show on stage in New Delhi. At the age of 13, she finished her high schooling in Encinitas CA. Anouskha even though she is just a teenager, has had an impressive recording and performing career. She has been performing with her father in the stage for a long time. Her first solo album, Anourag, was released in 1998. The Grammy-nominated Live at Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. The stage is a very important aspect of her life. She's played in many famous venues around the world. Anoushka's career goes beyond the realm of music. Bapi the The Love of My Live, a biography of a picture that was dedicating to her dad Ravi Shankar was published in 2002. In 2003, she appeared as an Bharat Nathyam young dancer Dance Like a Man. The career of Anoushka Shankar is in the process of developing and she will continue to accomplish many amazing things in the future. Anoushka was born in England, but spent most of her growing up in between London and Delhi. Then she moved to California and enrolled in the high school. In Delhi on his birthday, which was celebrated at the age of 75 Anoushka first made an appearance performing the sitar before the crowd of at the age of four, following her nine year old father. Anoushka was a part of her father during his world tour, gained a remarkable quantity of knowledge. In her teenage years she performed at Carnegie Hall as part of Peter Gabriel's WOMAD as well as recorded with George Harrison. She was the youngest and only female recipient of the House of Commons Shield awarded by British Parliament to recognize her musicianship and talent as a leading musician of in the Asian Arts.