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Anoushka Shankar

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Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Hemangini Shankar (Bengali pronunciation: [onuʃka ʃɔŋkor]; born 9 June 1981) is a British-American sitar player and musician of Indian descent, as well as an occasional writer and actress. She performs across multiple genres and styles—classical and contemporary, acoustic and electronic. In addition to releasing seven solo studio albums beginning with Anoushka (1998), she has also worked alongside a wide variety of musicians, including Karsh Kale on the full-length collaboration Breathing Under Water (2007) and her father Ravi Shankar. She has received fourteen Grammy Awards nominations and was the first musician of Indian origin to perform live and to serve as a presenter at the ceremony.

Infobox

Born
Anoushka Hemangini Shankar (1981-06-09) 9 June 1981 (age 44)London, England
Occupations
Sitaristcomposeractress
Spouse
mw- Joe Wright (m. 2010; div. 2019)
Children
2
Father
Ravi Shankar
Relatives
mw- Norah Jones (half-sister) Shubhendra Shankar (half-brother)
Origin
London
Genres
Indian classical crossover world music
Instruments
Vocalssitarpianotanpura
Years active
1995–present
Labels
Angel, Deutsche Grammophon, Mercury KX
Website
anoushkashankar.com
Citizenship
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Tables

· Discography › Studio albums
FRA
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Title
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Album details
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USWorld
Anoushka
Anoushka
Title
Anoushka
Album details
Released: 23 October 1998 Label: Angel Records
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Anourag
Anourag
Title
Anourag
Album details
Released: 15 August 2000 Label: Angel Records
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Rise
Rise
Title
Rise
Album details
Released: 27 September 2005 Label: Angel Records
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Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
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Peak chart positions
29
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2
Breathing Under Water(with Karsh Kale)
Breathing Under Water(with Karsh Kale)
Title
Breathing Under Water(with Karsh Kale)
Album details
Released: 28 August 2007 Label: Manhattan
Peak chart positions
177
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
40
Peak chart positions
6
Traveller
Traveller
Title
Traveller
Album details
Released: 13 October 2011 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Peak chart positions
144
Peak chart positions
62
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
4
Peak chart positions
2
Traces of You
Traces of You
Title
Traces of You
Album details
Released: 4 October 2013 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Peak chart positions
190
Peak chart positions
90
Peak chart positions
77
Peak chart positions
185
Peak chart positions
4
Peak chart positions
1
Home
Home
Title
Home
Album details
Released: 6 July 2015 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
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Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
3
Land of Gold
Land of Gold
Title
Land of Gold
Album details
Released: 1 April 2016 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
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Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
5
Chapter I: Forever, For Now
Chapter I: Forever, For Now
Title
Chapter I: Forever, For Now
Album details
Released: 2023
Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn
Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn
Title
Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn
Album details
Released: 2024
Chapter III: We Return to Light
Chapter III: We Return to Light
Title
Chapter III: We Return to Light
Album details
Released: 2025
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
FRA
SPA
SWI
US
USHeat.
USWorld
Anoushka
Released: 23 October 1998 Label: Angel Records
Anourag
Released: 15 August 2000 Label: Angel Records
Rise
Released: 27 September 2005 Label: Angel Records
29
2
Breathing Under Water(with Karsh Kale)
Released: 28 August 2007 Label: Manhattan
177
40
6
Traveller
Released: 13 October 2011 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
144
62
4
2
Traces of You
Released: 4 October 2013 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
190
90
77
185
4
1
Home
Released: 6 July 2015 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
3
Land of Gold
Released: 1 April 2016 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
5
Chapter I: Forever, For Now
Released: 2023
Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn
Released: 2024
Chapter III: We Return to Light
Released: 2025
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
· Filmography › Film
2004
Role(s)
Lata
Year
Title
Role
Ref
2004
Dance Like a Man
Lata

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