{"title":"Anoushka Shankar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnoushka Shankar is an Indian sitar player and composer, born on 9 June 1981 in London, England. She comes from a family of musical legends, being the daughter of Ravi Shankar, niece of Norah Jones and Ananda Shankar, half-sister of Shubhendra Shankar and Ishita Shankar, and cousin of Ananda Sen Gupta, Zubeida Khanum, and Mamata Shankar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith her deep-rooted musical heritage and exceptional talent, Anoushka has become a renowned figure in the world of classical Indian music. Her mastery over the sitar combined with her innovative compositions has earned her numerous accolades and critical acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough her soul-stirring performances and collaborations with artists across genres, Anoushka continues to push boundaries and captivate audiences worldwide. Experience the mesmerizing melodies of this extraordinary artist by exploring her captivating discography available on our music e-commerce website.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chapter-i-forever-for-now","title":"Chapter I: Forever, For Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnoushka Shankar, the acclaimed sitar player, producer and composer, releases a new mini-album: \u003ci\u003eChapter I: Forever, For Now\u003c\/i\u003e via Leiter. Recorded at Berlin’s celebrated Funkhaus complex, the four new tracks make up the first chapter in a trilogy of mini-albums Shankar will be writing and releasing as an evolving story between tours. Featuring guest appearances by Nils Frahm (piano, glass harmonica, harmonium, slit drum), Gal Maestro (bass) and Magda Giannikou (accordion), \u003ci\u003eForever, For Now\u003c\/i\u003e was produced by praised Grammy-decorated singer and composer Arooj Aftab, with whom Shankar had previously collaborated on ‘Udhero Na’, from the deluxe edition of Aftab’s ‘Vulture Prince’ album. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leiter","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50390576529739,"sku":"2045717","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/AnoushkaShankar_Chapter_I_Forever_For_Now_LTR_52f5676c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726392369"},{"product_id":"chapter-ii-how-dark-is-it-before-dawn","title":"Chapter II: How Dark Is It Before Dawn","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnoushka Shankar\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis Ravi Shankar's daughter. 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Produced by British composer and multi-instrumentalist Nitin Sawhney, 'Traces of You' features contributions by Anoushka s longtime associates, tabla genius Tanmoy Bose, flutist Ravichandra Kulur, and percussion wizard Pirashanna Thevarajah. Other highlights are the collaboration with Norah Jones, and explorations of the unique sound of the Hang drum, played by its foremost exponent, Manu Delago. 'Traces of You' draws on Indian classical ragas, Western classical string arrangements, mid-20th century-style lyrics of extended poetry and modern soundscapes. 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The album not only provides personal statements and the artist’s insights into each track, but also features the most important collaborators of Anoushka’s career: her father and sitar icon Ravi Shankar, her sister Norah Jones, songwriter and singer Alev Lenz, composer and producer Karsh Kale and many more. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50508721881419,"sku":"1057163","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f7d066ad-b548-4e60-b09d-5dd07954d1f1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727861542"},{"product_id":"love-letters-1","title":"Love Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Letters\u003c\/i\u003e is the brand new debut Mercury KX release from six-time Grammy Award-nominated sitarist, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar.Pressed on vinyl for the first time this Record Store Day, this EP documents a time of profound flux for Anoushka: health issues, heartbreak and domestic upheaval. Collaborating with almost exclusively female peers, this album features a host of trail-blazing women including singer and co-producer Alev Lenz, twin sister duo Ibeyi, singer and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson, renowned Indian singer Shilpa Rao, Brooklyn-based mastering engineer Heba Kadry (Björk, Slowdive) and British audio mastering engineer Mandy Parnell (Aphex Twin, The XX) with artwork by Azeema Nur.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Universal","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50532742693195,"sku":"1089820","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2edce503-15c2-4e84-a7bb-30f2e5dd9c9c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728128259"},{"product_id":"chapter-iii-we-return-to-light","title":"Chapter III: We Return To Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eThird and final instalment of the trilogy of mini-albums from acclaimed sitar player, producer and composer Anoushka Shankar (co-produced with Sarathy Korwar) via Nils Frahm's Leiter label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Three chapters, three geographies,’ Shankar scribbled in a diary at a café in Goa on New Year’s Day two years ago, manifesting an ambitious trilogy that she hoped would span multiple geographies with nods to her roots, across continents and collaborators. Looking back now, it’s safe to say that the 11-time Grammy Award nominee has outdone herself. \u003ci\u003eChapter I\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded in Berlin acknowledging Shankar’s European heritage (she was born and lives in London), while \u003ci\u003eChapter II\u003c\/i\u003e was captured in California, where she moved aged 11 and lived for over 15 years. Central to Chapter III is the mindfulness of India at the root of all her music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShankar studied Indian Classical music in a deeply immersive fashion from her father Ravi Shankar. She also attended the British School in New Delhi as a kid. But it was only later as a teenager – when she found herself surrounded by friends from the music and fashion scene – that she forged more personal connections with the people and the land. This included a fascination for Goa Trance – India’s electronic music export to the rest of the world. In her twenties, Shankar escaped to the beach state to disappear from her touring and public life every New Year’s. She chased dance floor epiphanies in secret forest raves, participating with wild, youthful abandon, accompanied by its sibling feelings of positivity, hope, connection and joy. Think Inside Out: Millennial Goa Psy Edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat sets the template for \u003ci\u003eChapter III\u003c\/i\u003e, where Shankar also holds steadfast in her desire to work with a different producer on each mini-album. Here, that responsibility falls to London-based, Indian multi-instrumentalist Sarathy Korwar, one of the most original and compelling voices in the British jazz scene. Shankar also decided that Korwar would help to ground the release and round out the symbolism around working with the album’s third key collaborator, composer and sarod player Alam Khan, son of the famed Indian classical guru, Ali Akbar Khan.Let’s shift the weight of history out of the room first: Anoushka Shankar and Alam Khan belong to two of India’s most legendary – there’s really no other word for it – musical families. Their fathers, Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan, were both renowned disciples of the legendary guru Baba Alauddin Khan (he is regarded as one of India’s greatest ever musicians). They trained side-by-side within the rigorous Maihar gharana tradition. Their electrifying, soul-stirring performances set a foundation in Indian music history, soundtracking the emergence of a fledgeling nation. 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