Anoushka Shankar Musical artist

Anoushka Shankar (born 9 June 1981) is a Bengali/Tamil sitar player and composer. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar and half-sister to Norah Jones.

Personal facts

Anoushka Shankar
Birth dateJune 09, 1981
Hometown
India

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Musical artist

Career started1995
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Indian classical music
instrument
Piano
Tanpura (instrument)
Singing
Sitar
record label
Angel Records
Deutsche Grammophon

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Anoushka Shankar on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.anoushkashankar.com
  2. http://www.asiasociety.org/resources/090124_anoushka_shankar.html
  3. http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/11235917/The-show-must-go-on.html?h=B
  4. http://www.medici.tv/#!/anoushka-shankar-traveller