Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is a British-American musician and sitarist. She won the British House of Commons' Shield as the youngest, and the first female to receive it. In addition to the nine Grammy awards and nine Grammy nominations, she also became the first musician of Indian origin to perform during the ceremony live. Anoushka Shankar is among India's most promising stars on the sitar. She's a daughter of Ravi Shankar and a former student. She was born 1982 in London. The first few years of her life included a period of time in London in London and New Delhi. At the age of 13, she gave her debut performance on stage in New Delhi. After moving to Encinitas, California in 1999, she was awarded an honorary high school degree. Anouskha continues to have a bright music and acting career, even though she's young. For a long time she regularly performs with her father. In 1998, she released her debut self-titled album Anourag. Two years later she released the Grammy nominated album Live at Carnegie Hall. Apart from performing in every major venue and venues, she also has an extensive stage presence. The career of Anoushka goes far beyond music. Bapi the love of My Live, a picture-biography that is written in tribute to her father Ravi Shankar was published in 2002. The year 2003 saw her was a part on Dance Like a Man as a Bharat Natyam performer. Anoushka Shankar's professional career is continuing to unfold and we can expect to see a variety of things from her in years to be. Anoushka Shankar was born and raised in England and spent a lot of her youth living between London and Delhi then moving to California in the state where she attended the high school. In Delhi on his birthday, which was celebrated at the age of 75, Anoushka made her debut playing the sitar before the crowd of at the age of four, following her nine year old father. Anoushka gained a lot of experience touring around the globe along with the father. She performed at Carnegie Hall in her teenage period, as well as recorded for George Harrison's WOMAD Festival. She was the only female recipient of the House of Commons Shield awarded by British Parliament for her musicianship and talent as a preeminent musician of music in Asian Arts.