Anoushka Shankar

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Anoushka Shankar (अनुष्का शंकर) (b. 1981), is a sitar player and composer from India. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player, and Sukanya Shankar. She began playing sitar under her fathers guidance at the age of nine and blossomed into a wonderful musician. She is becoming increasingly known for not only her recital work but for her own classical Indian compositions. Born on 9th June 1981, when Shankar was eight 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. Read more about Anoushka Shankar on Last.fm.

Type: Person (Female)
Area: [Worldwide]
Born: 1981-06-09
Tags: indian sitar world indian classical instrumental

ACHIEVEMENTS

SONGS
1
SONG WEEKS
1
FIRST WEEK
02/18
LAST WEEK
02/18
ALBUMS
3
ALBUM WEEKS
11
FIRST WEEK
42/11
LAST WEEK
13/18

SONGS

Peak Title First Week Weeks Last Week
#49
1 wk
Anoushka Shankar and Karsh Kale
02/18 - 02/18 – wks: 1 		02/18 1 02/18
#49 02/18 1 02/18

ALBUMS

Peak Title First Week Weeks Last Week
#26
1 wk 		Land Of Gold by Anoushka Shankar
41/16 - 13/18 – wks: 2 		41/16 2 13/18
#77
1 wk 		Traces Of You by Anoushka Shankar
41/13 - 42/13 – wks: 2 		41/13 2 42/13
#62
1 wk 		Traveller by Anoushka Shankar
42/11 - 46/11 – wks: 7 		42/11 7 46/11
#26 42/11 11 13/18