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Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Hemangini Shankar (born June 9, 1981) is a British-American sitar player and musician of Indian descent, as well as occasional writer and actor. She performs across multiple genres and styles—classical and contemporary, acoustic and electronic. She has received nine Grammy Awards nominations and was the first musician of Indian origin to perform live and to serve as a presenter at the ceremony. Daughter of Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and half-sister of award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Norah Jones, she has released 7 solo studio albums since 1998.


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Born:
Jun 9, 1981 In London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
9
First Appeared:
In the series BBC Young Musician 1978-02-07
Latest Project:
Movie Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi? 2016-04-24
Known For
Poster of Anoushka Shankar: Traveller
Poster of Dance Like a Man
Poster of The Beatles Revolution
Poster of Gaia Symphony
Filmography
Movie Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi? Self 2016-04-24
Movie Anoushka Shankar: Traveller Sitar 2012-07-13
Series Oye! It's Friday! Herself 2008-12-12
Movie Dance Like a Man Lata Parekh 2004-05-01
Movie Concert for George Self 2003-10-03
Movie Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds Sitar 2001-08-31
Movie The Beatles Revolution Self 2000-11-17
Series Gaia Symphony Self 1992-11-17
Series BBC Young Musician Judge 1978-02-07