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Sep 2023
40m 3s

Anoushka Shankar on Creative Fuel

Masaba Gupta | Luminary
About this episode
Masaba Gupta talks to the sitar maestro Anoushka Shankar about her long and storied career in music, including the thrill of performing live--especially after the pandemic. She also describes what she considers the secret sauce of collaborating with great artists. and recounts a memorable moment and lesson from “Uncle George”, a.k.a The Beatles’ George Harrison.

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