WOW Sounds: Anoushka Shankar

Part of WOW UK’s International Women’s Day 2021 event, Women, Power and Change; WOW Sounds artist Anoushka Shankar performs from the glorious yet empty Royal Albert Hall, followed by an interview with broadcaster Gemma Cairney. Anoushka Shankar is a British-Indian-American sitarist and composer renowned for bringing her distinctively emotional yet virtuosic playing style into an incredibly diverse range of musical genres. Among her accolades are seven Grammy nominations, a House of Commons Shield, two Eastern Eye ACTA Awards and a Songlines Best Artist Award. She began studying the sitar as a child under her father, the legendary Ravi Shankar, and made her performing debut aged thirteen. Since releasing her first solo album aged 17, she has made 9 solo albums and numerous collaborative recordings whilst maintaining a rigorous global performing schedule over the last two decades. Anoushka is recognised for her impassioned support of women’s rights and social justice. She freque