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Anoushka Shankar (अनुष्का शंकर), b. June 9, 1981, is a sitar player and composer from India. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player, and Sukanya Shankar. She began playing sitar under her fathers guidance at the age of nine and blossomed into a wonderful musician. She is becoming increasingly known for not only her recital work but for her own classical Indian compositions.
When Anoushka was eight years old, her father began training her in the sitar. She gave a public performance at the age of thirteen; since then she has become a world famous sitar artist. Through her father, she is the half-sister of Grammy Award winner Norah Jones. After her mother reunited with Mr Shankar, from age seven on she lived in Encinitas, California, USA where she gave several charity performances as a teenager and graduated from the local public high school.
In an hour-long special on the US public TV network PBS she once explained that this is how she picked up her American accent, which according to her, her Indian fans find “cute”.
In 1998, Anoushka played at a gala dinner for guests including British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, in recognition of which she was presented with a House of Commons Shield. In February 2000, Shankar became the first woman to perform at The Ramakrishna Centre in Calcutta. The Indian Television Academy, Asmi, and India Times chose her as one of four Women of the Year in India in 2003. In 2004 she was chosen as one of twenty Asian Heroes by the Asia edition of Time magazine.
When Anoushka was eight years old, her father began training her in the sitar. She gave a public performance at the age of thirteen; since then she has become a world famous sitar artist. Through her father, she is the half-sister of Grammy Award winner Norah Jones. After her mother reunited with Mr Shankar, from age seven on she lived in Encinitas, California, USA where she gave several charity performances as a teenager and graduated from the local public high school.
In an hour-long special on the US public TV network PBS she once explained that this is how she picked up her American accent, which according to her, her Indian fans find “cute”.
In 1998, Anoushka played at a gala dinner for guests including British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, in recognition of which she was presented with a House of Commons Shield. In February 2000, Shankar became the first woman to perform at The Ramakrishna Centre in Calcutta. The Indian Television Academy, Asmi, and India Times chose her as one of four Women of the Year in India in 2003. In 2004 she was chosen as one of twenty Asian Heroes by the Asia edition of Time magazine.
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yurypan wrote:
Аннушка сверхвеликолепна
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herbhappy wrote:
yes
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ericporcher wrote:
So disappointed this music disappeared.
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creepingdeathv2 wrote:
shes awesome
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Sylvestrian wrote:
One of the things I appreciate about Anoushka Shankar's compositions is that she can selectively use western instruments without diluting the essential "Indian-ness" of the piece.
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juandoko wrote:
Wonderful! Beautiful! Great! Really great!!!
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ASSMan316 wrote:
ohhh she is the absolute shit!!!:P Love her baby....More then her father;)
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winterskylark wrote:
I just love red sun, gets right inside you
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rhythmaddict808 wrote:
Redsun-my new MOST favorite, absolutely brilliant!! Now I remember why I am such a rhythm addict, tunes like this one! Aloha!
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RaditAndrogyny wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Sharafat+Khan
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rhythmaddict808 wrote:
Beautiful soundtrack to live my life thru.........sun is setting, birds are twittering, SA-WEEET!!! Aloha!
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winterskylark wrote:
Rocks the soul.So! so beautiful
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HeathVThomas wrote:
Iam lost for words, surely this is heaven.
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rbcasa wrote:
a big respect for the music.it's like a voice from heaven perhaps from her father...
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Berry_JR wrote:
I just love you Anoushka
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AhmadRihan wrote:
What a wonderful Family Allah Allah
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Shazari-Lounge wrote:
love & peace
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staytooned wrote:
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Blisskf192 wrote:
www.lastfm.pl/music/Bliss+kf+192+Orange+and+lemons/Bliss+kf+192-Oranges+and+lemons
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Blisskf192 wrote:
cool!
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Womadelaide
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Virginia Arts Festival
TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, Norfolk, VA, Virginia Beach, United States
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Prague Spring Festival 2010
Divadlo Archa, Praha, Czech Republic
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News
Anoushka Shankar feat. on Joshua Bell's new CD
19 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/anoushkashankar
Anoushka is featured on Joshua Bell's recently released album titled "At Home With Friends". Anoushka & Joshua perform the track titled "Variant Moods - Duet For Sitar & Violin, which is a piece that. …
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6 Feb 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/anoushkashankar
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