Anoushka Shankar
Background information
Born	June 9, 1981 (age 25)
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Indian classical
Occupation(s)	Sitarist, composer
Instrument(s)	sitar
Years active	1998—present
Label(s)	Angel
Website	AnoushkaShankar.com

Anoushka Shankar (b. June 9, 1981) is a sitar player and composer in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player, and Sukanya Rajan. Through her father, she is the half-sister of Grammy winner Norah Jones. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The origins of Indian classical music, the classical music of India, can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. ... Premla Shahane playing a sitar, 1927 The sitar (Urdu: ستار, Hindi: सितार) is probably the best-known South Asian instrument in the West. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Premla Shahane playing a sitar, 1927 The sitar (Urdu: ستار, Hindi: सितार) is probably the best-known South Asian instrument in the West. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Recording Angel as it appeared on early Gramophone discs. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Premla Shahane playing a sitar, 1927 The sitar (Urdu: ستار, Hindi: सितार) is probably the best-known South Asian instrument in the West. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar (Bengali: রবি শঙ্কর Robi Shôngkor, Hindi:रवि शंकर) (born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) is a Bengali-Indian composer best known for his virtuosity on the sitar. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and occasional actress. ...

Shankar was born in London. When she was nine 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. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

After her mother reunited with Mr Shankar, from age seven on she lived in Encinitas, CA, 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, Shankar played at a gala dinnner 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. Robert Finlayson Cook, known as Robin Cook, (February 28, 1946 – August 6, 2005), was a politician in the British Labour Party. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ...

Her album Rise was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary World Music category. This was Shankar's second Grammy nomination. She also became the first Indian woman to perform at the Grammy Awards when she performed during the pre-telecast ceremony of the 48th awards. An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

The name "Anoushka" was inspired by a very good friend of the family – Dr Anne Pennington – and the Russian version came because of the then-popularity of the actress Anoushka Hempel. Anouska Hempel (sometimes credited as Anoushka Hempel, now Lady Weinberg) (b. ...

She played sitar at the concert for George Harrison called "Concert for George", held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 29, 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Shankar is a supporter of animal rights and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). She and her father appeared in a thirty-second public-service announcement against animal suffering.[1] People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals logo People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world. ...

Discography

1. Anoushka (1998)
2. Anourag (2000)
3. Live at Carnegie Hall (2001)
4. Rise (2005)

Anoushka is the debut album by Anoushka Shankar, released in 1998. ... Anourag is an album by Anoushka Shankar, released in 1996. ... Live at Carnegie Hall is a live album by Anoushka Shankar released in 2001, and recorded at the Carnegie Hall, in New York, and the Salisbury Festival. ... Rise is an album by Anoushka Shankar released on September 27, 2005. ...

External links

• Official site
• Anoushka Shankar at the Internet Movie Database
• NPR article by Susan Stamberg (accessed 15 January 2006)
• TIME Asia article by Aryn Baker (accessed 15 January 2006)