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Anoushka Shankar
The sitar player who carries Hindustani classical training into collaborations across musical traditions.
Rise · Traveller
- Born
- 9 June 1981
- Birthplace
- United Kingdom / United States
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Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar performs both classical repertoire and contemporary projects. Her music connects inherited technique with electronic, flamenco and other influences.
Early life
International childhood
Grew up between Britain, India and the United States.
Sitar training
Studied within the musical circle of her father, Ravi Shankar.
Career
- 1995
Public debut
Gave her first major solo sitar performance in New Delhi.
- 1998
First album
Released Anoushka.
- 2000s
Cross-genre work
Expanded into collaborative and contemporary recordings.
- 2023
New recording cycle
Began a trilogy of mini-albums with Chapter I: Forever, for Now.
Selected work
Rise
An album moving beyond a strictly classical format.
Traveller
Explores connections between Indian music and flamenco.
Land of Gold
Responds musically to displacement and the refugee crisis.
Beyond music
Writing
Published a book about her father.
Family
Her half-sister is singer Norah Jones.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Career and work — anoushkashankar.com ↗Photo: Harald Krichel. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
