Biography

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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View Oye! It's Friday!
Oye! It's Friday!

Oye! It's Friday!

2008Series
10.0
View Gaia Symphony
Gaia Symphony

Gaia Symphony

1992Series0
View Concert for George
Concert for George

Concert for George

2003Film
8.1
View The Beatles Revolution
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The Beatles Revolution

2000Film0
View BBC Young Musician
BBC Young Musician

BBC Young Musician

1978Series
10.0
View Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

2026Film
8.4
View Dance Like a Man
Dance Like a Man

Dance Like a Man

2004Film
8.0
View Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds
Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds

Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds

2001Film
6.0
View Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?
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Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?

2016Film
7.0
View Anoushka Shankar: Traveller
Anoushka Shankar: Traveller

Anoushka Shankar: Traveller

2012Film
8.0