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Anoushka Shankar on the Beatles, new album, upcoming India tour and more – Life and style

Anoushka Shankar on the Beatles, new album, upcoming India tour and more – Life and style

November 08
08:27 2016

She probably gulped down music with every meal in her childhood. Why not? Not every child would have had George Harrison (The Beatles) sitting in the next room, trying to figure out the grammar of the sitar, from her father. Sitar player Anoushka Shankar — daughter of the late Pandit Ravi Shankar — absorbed the best of both worlds. Her fingers explore uncharted territories on the fretboard; she loves collaborating and experimenting keeping the textbook Classical style intact. The 35-year-old is all set to promote her new album, Land of Gold, with a series of concerts in India next month. Her first stop is the NH7 Weekender in Pune.Excerpts from an interview.

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Martin Nethercutt

Martin Nethercutt

Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music. Creative Director at McCartney Studios Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc. Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel Lives in Playa del Rey From Kassel, Germany Married to Ruth McCartney

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