Ananda Shankar
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- India
- Active from
- 1942-12-11
- Active to
- 1999-03-26
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Ananda Shankar (11 December 1942 – 26 March 1999) was an Indian musician best known for his fusion of Western and Eastern musical styles. He was married to Tanushree Shankar. Born in Almora, Uttar Pradesh, India, Ananda was the son of Amala and Uday Shankar, popular dancers. He was also the nephew of renowned sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar. Ananda did not learn sitar from his uncle but studied instead with Dr. Lalmani Misra in Varanasi. In the late 1960s Shankar travelled to Los Angeles <a href=
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Almora
- Place of death
- Kolkata
- Spouse
- Tanusree Shankar
- Father
- Uday Shankar
- Mother
- Amala Shankar
- Sibling
- Mamata Shankar
- Occupation
- music director
- Genre
- world music
- Instrument
- sitar
- Record label
- Real World Records
- Official website
- www.anandashankar.com
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- date of birth
- 1942-12-11
- date of death
- 1999-03-26
- name in native language
- Ananda Shankar
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