Welcome to the Thursday Tunes! Each week, I will showcase music, whether new or old. Hopefully you will find something that interests you here!
This week, I am featuring Anoushka Shankar, who is a sitar player. The sitar is a classical Indian instrument which became popular in the United States when Ravi Shankar toured with the Beatles. Anoushka Shankar is Ravi Shankar's daughter and Norah Jones' half-sister.
At the beginning of her career, Anoushka played strictly classical sitar music and came under some criticism because she supposedly wasn't as good as her father. (Unfair comparison, in my opinion!) Recently, Anoushka has been experimenting with Indian fusion, mixing her sitar playing with more Western music. Her latest album, Breathing Under Water, is a collaboration with Karsh Kale, who is an Indian producer, composer, and musician who is known for mixing Indian music with other styles.
Breathing Under Water is a beautiful and atmospheric album, with guest artists Norah Jones, Sting, and Ravi Shankar. My favorite tracks are Sea Dreamer (feat Sting) and Oceanic, Part 2 (feat. Ravi Shankar) but the whole album is really great! Breathing Under Water can be purchased from the Amazon MP3 Store for $9.49.
7 comments:
I own Rise by Anoushka Shankar. It's wonderful. I'll have to check Breathing Under Water out.
Oh my gosh, that music is awesome! It is so cool that she's related to Ravi Shankar and Norah Jones.
I love Breathing Under Water.. The music is so soothing.
I saw Irshad Khan in concert. He was amazing - so trance-inducing. I love that Anoushka's music has vocals too. Thank you so much for this!
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This is great; thanks for the official "introduction" to Anoushka Shankar. What an interesting history of collaborations!
I, too, think it is unfair to compare an artist with his/her famous artist parents or siblings. Especially if they are as talented as Ravi Shankar! I would love to hear some of her music. Thanks for the recommendation! :-)
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