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For two decades, Anoushka Shankar has been hailed as a maverick, seamlessly merging classical with contemporary, East with West. Hailed by the Guardian as a “virtuoso sitar player”, Anoushka pushes the boundaries of how the instrument is heard and perceived. A singular talent, her dynamic and spiritual musicality has garnered several prestigious accolades, including six Grammy® Award nominations.

Her latest single ‘Lovable’ reveals Shankar delving into a more intimate, stripped back mode. Her upcoming body of work Love Letters documents a time of profound flux for the artist: health issues, heartbreak, domestic upheaval. Writing and recording Love Letters has been an exercise in catharsis for Shankar, a “gentle, organic process” that saw her collaborating almost exclusively with female peers. 

Ultimately, ‘Lovable’ and its sister songs on Love Letters are about more than heartbreak or loss; they pull from various wellsprings – nostalgia, regret, pain, hope – and mark a quiet metamorp