Brindaa Lakshmi
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If you don’t have something to say then don’t talk
With ANOUSHKA SHANKAR’S TRAVELLER
Traveling through time and space, the passionate tunes of Flamenco find their way back to their Indian roots in Anoushka Shankar’s latest album, Traveller (2011).
Pic by Romel Dutta
MAPPING MS SHANKAR
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The
Score Magazine
February 2012
With an early start at the age of nine with her father Ravi Shankar as her guru, Anoushka gave her first performance at the age of thirteen, only to sign her solo record at sixteen. Though essentially an Indian classical musician, Anoushka’s style has always been experimental. She has worked along with various international artists including Sting, Lenny Kravitz and Thievery Corporation. Two Grammy nominations, one film (Dance Like a Man) and six albums later, Anoushka Shankar is still on her quest to discover new dimensions to the notes that she plays on her sitar. Traveller is such attempt at stretching her musical limits.