Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar is an Indian sitar player and compose
Anoushka Shankar is an Indian sitar player and compose
Performances & Interviews
Anoushka Shankar
Bobby Friction's guest is the sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar, one of the stars of world music today. She studied exclusively with her father, the great Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, made her debut at age 13 in New Delhi, and released her first solo recording in 1998. In 2001 her third album, Live at Carnegie Hall, was nominated for a Grammy award. In 2002 she appeared at the Royal Albert Hall in a tribute concert to the late George Harrison, conducting a new piece by her father which featured Eric Clapton on solo guitar.
