Anoushka Shankar
(Anourag Music)

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From an early age, Anoushka Shankar has shown herself to be a unique artist with tremendous talent and understanding of the great musical tradition of India. Anoushka is the only artist in the world to be trained completely by her father and legendary sitar virtuoso and composer, Ravi Shankar. At age thirteen she made her performing debut in New Delhi, India, and began assisting her father at all his concerts worldwide. That same year, Anoushka entered the recording studio for the first time to play on her father’s recording, In Celebration. Two years later she helped as conductor with her father and George Harrison on the 1997 Angel release, Chants of India.

Her first solo recording for Angel.EMI Classics in 1998, Anoushka, was released to tremendous critical acclaim, and that same year she was presented with a House of Commons Shield from the British Parliament in recognition of her artistry and musicianship. She followed with her album, Anourag, two years later. October 2001 saw the release Live at Carnegie Hall, which was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best World Music Album category, making her the youngest nominee ever in that category. Anoushka also performed on her father's Grammy Award winning album Full Circle: Live at Carnegie Hall. In November 2002 Anoushka Shankar conducted a new composition of her father's at the extraordinarily powerful tribute "Concert for George," in honor of the late George Harrison at London's Royal Albert Hall.