Names |
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR |
Date of Birth |
June 09, 1981 |
Identity |
British Indian sitar player and composer |
Description |
She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, one of the greatest
Sitar Maestros, the world has ever produced.
daughter of Ravi Shankar and the half-sister of Norah Jones
(born Geetali Norah Shankar), an American singer, songwriter,
and pianist. |
Events |
Feb 17, 2015: |
She gave birth to her second child son, Mohan Shankar Wright. |
Feb 22, 2011: |
She gave birth to her first child son, Zubin Shankar Wright. |
Sep 26, 2010: |
On this day, she married Joseph (Joe) Wright, an English Film
Director. |
Dec 05, 2008: |
She was one of the organizers and major participant in "A
Billion Hands Concert", organized as a benefit performance
for victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, master-minded and
executed by terrorists in Pakistan. |
Nov 29, 2002: |
She was the featured performer of the Indian half of the Concert
for George, a posthumous tribute to the life and music of George
Harrison, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. |
Feb 27, 1995: |
She gave her first public sitar performance on this day at the
age of 13, at Siri Fort in New Delhi during her father’s 75th
birthday celebration concert. |
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