Anoushka Shankar

Sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar “is one of our most mesmerizing live performers” (All About Jazz). The daughter and student of the legendary Ravi Shankar, she is deeply rooted in Indian classical music and has blazed a singular path that encompasses inventive arrangements, sensitive virtuosity, and a neoclassical approach.

Shankar’s tour features a new quintet of musicians with whom she has carved out a multifaceted and dynamic sound as they perform music from her newly-released mini-album alongside thoroughly shaken-up, reinterpreted gems from her previous releases. The quintet, representing the very best of the thriving London music scene, includes clarinetist Arun Ghosh, drummer-composer Sarathy Korwar, Carnatic percussionist Pirashanna Thevarajah, and bassist Tom Farmer.