Hear the iconic sitar of Ravi Shankar played by his daughter Anoushka
In short: Watch Anoushka Shankar perform on her late father's instrument, now housed within the British Museum's collection of South Asian artifacts. This performance offers a rare opportunity to hear the specific sitar once owned by the legendary musician.
The instrument is currently exhibited in the museum's space dedicated to South Asian and Chinese history. Anoushka Shankar demonstrates the sitar's range through two distinct pieces: a composition by Ravi Shankar rooted in the Carnatic raga Charu Keshi, structured around a 16-beat teental cycle, and her own improvisational work based on the raga Manj Khamaj.
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