The Anoushka Shankar Project
Concert Tours
Touring producer for Indian sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar, performing for the first time in Australia and New Zealand.
Location: Australia and New Zealand
Year: 2008
Venues / Dates: Sydney Opera House (14 June), The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall (15 June), Queensland Performing Arts Centre (18 June), Auckland Town Hall (20 June)
Presenting Partners: Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Arts Centre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, The Edge (Auckland NZ)
About
Heralded around the world for her unique style and sound, award-winning sitar player Anoushka Shankar made her Australian and New Zealand debut on this tour.
Schooled in the Indian classical music tradition by her father, Ravi Shankar, Anoushka’s unique style of music cleverly fuses classical Indian, electronic and world music. Anoushka has played with some of the world’s biggest name artists including George Harrison, Herbie Hancock, Elton John and Sting. On this tour Anoushka performed classical Indian music as well as her own fusion of eastern and western style music from her albums, Rise and Breathing Under Water.
Anoshaka Shankar, sitar; Ravichandra Kulur, Indian flutes and vocals; Tanmoy Bose, tabla and vocals; Nick Able, tanpura; Leo Dombecki, acoustic piano; Barry Phillips, cello
Reviews
“…one of the most gifted artists of her generation” The LA Times