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Ananda Shankar

Ananda Shankar has been played over 40 times on NTS, first on 24 June 2013. Ananda Shankar's music has been featured on 45 episodes.

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…

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Raghupati
Ananda Shankar
Reprise Records1970
Raghupati
Ananda ShankarReprise Records1970
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Jumpin Jack Flash
Ananda Shankar
Outcaste Records1998
Jumpin Jack Flash
Ananda ShankarOutcaste Records1998
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Namaskar
Ananda Shankar
EMI, The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.1978
Namaskar
Ananda ShankarEMI, The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.1978
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Missing You
Ananda Shankar
His Master's Voice1977
Missing You
Ananda ShankarHis Master's Voice1977
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Dancing Drums
Ananda Shankar And His Music
His Master's Voice2010
Dancing Drums
Ananda Shankar And His MusicHis Master's Voice2010
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Metamorphosis
Ananda Shankar
Reprise Records1970
Metamorphosis
Ananda ShankarReprise Records1970
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Streets Of Calcutta
Ananda Shankar And His Music
His Master's Voice2010
Streets Of Calcutta
Ananda Shankar And His MusicHis Master's Voice2010
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Snow Flower
Ananda Shankar
Reprise Records1970
Snow Flower
Ananda ShankarReprise Records1970
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Dawn At Varanasi
Ananda Shankar
EMI, The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.1978
Dawn At Varanasi
Ananda ShankarEMI, The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd.1978
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Charging Tiger
Ananda Shankar
His Master's Voice1981
Charging Tiger
Ananda ShankarHis Master's Voice1981
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