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- Tori Amos

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- Simon Broughton

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- Nina de Man

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- Denzyl Feigelson

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- Sean Goulding

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- Will Hodgkinson

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- Ben Hudson

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- Kyrill Khieninson

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- Caspar Llewellyn Smith

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- Ashlene Nand

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- Yan Nikolenko

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- Nickens Nkoso

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- Seva Novgorodtsev

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- Omar

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- Rodrigo Sanchez

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- Nitin Sawhney

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- Miranda Sawyer

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- Ilka Schlockermann

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- Anoushka Shankar

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- Paul Stokes

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- Sway

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- Youdai Zhang

Anoushka Shankar

 

Anoushka Shankar
Anoushka Shankar was trained by her father, the legendary sitar virtuoso and composer, Ravi Shankar.

Playing from the age of nine, Anoushka made her performing debut in New Dehli, India, at 13.

Her 2001 album, Live at Carnegie Hall, was nominated for a Grammy Award, making her the youngest ever nominee in that category.

At home in the classical Indian tradition yet unafraid of pushing the boundaries in search of new sounds, Anoushka recorded Rise which combines Eastern and Western sounds in a blend of acoustic and electronic instruments and was composed, produced and arranged by the musician herself.

Anoushka has a wide range of interests which include composing, conducting, acting (she appeared in the Pamela Rooks film Dance Like a Man) and writing (her book Bapi, the Love of My Life is available in both English and French).

As her solo career continues to blossom, it seems she is poised to carry forward her father's legacy as one of the most creative and influential figures in the music world.
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