Anoushka Shankar

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.

Known For

Oye! It's Friday!

BBC Young Musician

Concert for George

Gaia Symphony

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

Dance Like a Man

Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds

Anoushka Shankar: Traveller

All Movies (8)

• Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God2026 · as Self - Sitar
• Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?2016 · as Self
• Anoushka Shankar: Traveller2012 · as Sitar
• Dance Like a Man2004 · as Lata Parekh
• Concert for George2003 · as Self
• Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds2001 · as Sitar
• The Beatles Revolution2000 · as Self
• Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary— · as Self

All TV Shows (3)

• Oye! It's Friday!2008 · as Herself
• Gaia Symphony1992 · as Self
• BBC Young Musician1978 · as Judge