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Ananda Shankar

Ananda Shankar
Birth nameAnanda Shankar
Born(1942-12-11)11 December 1942
Almora, United Provinces, British India
Died26 March 1999(1999-03-26) (aged 56)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
GenresWorld music
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • composer

Ananda Shankar (11 December 1942 – 26 March 1999) was an Indian musician, singer, and composer best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles.[1][2] He was married to dancer and choreographer Tanusree Shankar.[3]

  1. ^ "Ananda Shankar - Ananda Shankar Foundation - Ananda Shankar". Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2006.
  2. ^ "Rolling Stone Discography". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ Bhattacharjee, Rudradeep. "Ananda Shankar's enduring genius: 'A musician of the world before the term world music was invented'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

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