L. Shankar Musical artist

Lakshminarayana Shankar, also known as L. Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian-born American violinist, singer and composer.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Shenkar Shenkar; Shankar; Shankar L.
Birth date	April 26, 1950
Birth place	India , Chennai

Career started	1972
Background	Solo singer
genre	Folk music Jazz Pop music Soft rock Classical music Progressive rock Carnatic music Electronica Hard rock Fusion (music) Western culture
instrument	Drum kit Percussion instrument Dholak Electric violin Tanpura (instrument) Keyboard instrument Viola Violin Singing Sarod Kanjira Tabla
record label	PolyGram ECM Records Axiom (record label) Island Records Universal Music Group