A virtuosic performer and composer with an innovative spirit,
Anoushka Shankar followed
in the footsteps of her late father, Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar,
mastering the same instrument and blazing her own artistic path that
encompasses both Indian classical traditions and progressive world
music. Establishing herself as a formidable talent in her teenage years,
she recorded a series of classically oriented albums for Angel Records
in the early 2000s before branching out into more experimental territory
with her Grammy-nominated 2005 release, Rise. Following this album,
Shankar's output tended to focus on her own compositions and
collaborations with a variety of artists ranging in genre from pop and
jazz to electronic and flamenco. Signing with Deutsche Grammophon in the
2010s, she continued to explore progressive musical concepts with
2011's standout, Traveller, while also paying homage to her classical
roots with 2013's Traces of You, on which she and her half sister -- pop
and jazz singer Norah Jones -- honored their recently deceased father.
As a performer, Shankar has played many of the world's greatest stages,
from Carnegie Hall to the Royal Festival Hall and Sydney Opera House. In
addition to her activism in support of both human and animal rights,
she has also authored a biographical book about her father and written
as a columnist for the Hindustan Times and the New Delhi magazine First
City.
A virtuosic performer and composer with an innovative spirit, Anoushka Shankar followed
in the footsteps of her late father, Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar,
mastering the same instrument and blazing her own artistic path that
encompasses both Indian classical traditions and progressive world
music. Establishing herself as a formidable talent in her teenage years,
she recorded a series of classically oriented albums for Angel Records
in the early 2000s before branching out into more experimental territory
with her Grammy-nominated 2005 release, Rise. Following this album,
Shankar's output tended to focus on her own compositions and
collaborations with a variety of artists ranging in genre from pop and
jazz to electronic and flamenco. Signing with Deutsche Grammophon in the
2010s, she continued to explore progressive musical concepts with
2011's standout, Traveller, while also paying homage to her classical
roots with 2013's Traces of You, on which she and her half sister -- pop
and jazz singer Norah Jones -- honored their recently deceased father.
As a performer, Shankar has played many of the world's greatest stages,
from Carnegie Hall to the Royal Festival Hall and Sydney Opera House. In
addition to her activism in support of both human and animal rights,
she has also authored a biographical book about her father and written
as a columnist for the Hindustan Times and the New Delhi magazine First
City.
