Born in 1981, Anoushka Shankar is a world famous British Indian sitar player and composer. Taught by her father, Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, since the age of seven, Anoushka Shankar takes over where her father left off, injecting her own dynamic and spiritual musicality, allowing listeners to peek into India’s musical traditions.
Over the past 20 years, Shankar has released eight albums, the latest of which is Land of Gold released in 2016. Her music is well received by worldwide audiences and she has garnered several prestigious accolades, including six Grammy award nominations. In 2004, she was named one of 20 Asian Heroes by the Asia edition of Time.
In the Summer of 2015, when Shankar was feeding her baby and watching TV on the sofa, she was shocked to watch the refugee crisis unfold. This stark contrast inspired her to make the album Land of Gold. She then went into the studio and started making music to explain this emotion, reaching out to people’s innate empathy.
On March 20, audiences in Macau can enjoy the music from this amazing album at the Macao Cultural Centre. Together with an exquisite group of musicians – including percussionist and co-composer Manu Delago, double bassist and keyboardist Tom Farmer, and master of the Indian shehnai Sanjeev Shankar – this talented musician promises to thrill concertgoers with her powerful works. During the concert, her musical “honesty” – integral to her work both in the classical and modern musical spheres with the often meditative flow of traditional ragas – will be on full display, complemented by the dense use of electronics and amplified beats.
