Anoushka Shankar & Manu Delago with Metropole Orkest Strings - Live at Le Guess Who?

Relive one of the most eclectic shows of Le Guess Who? 2018: the performance of sitar player Anoushka Shankar and Austrian percussionist & Björk collaborator Manu Delago, together with the 27-member string section of the Metropole Orkest, conducted by Jules Buckley.

Continuing the legacy of her father, the legendary Ravi Shankar, Anoushka is considered to be one of the world’s most renowned sitar players. Her music reflects her Indian background as well as her life in London and California, blending classic Indian sounds with contemporary influences.

Captured on 10 November, 2018, at TivoliVredenburg Utrecht during Le Guess Who? 2018.

Tracklist:
Voice of the Moon
Maya
Flight
Buleria
Jannah
Chasing shadows
Land of Gold

‘Maya’ and ‘Land of Gold’ composed by Anoushka Shankar & Manu Delago
All other songs composed by Anoushka Shankar
‘Voice of the Moon’ and ‘Maya’ arranged by Tom Trapp
‘Flight’ and ‘Buleria’ arranged by Kevin Halporn & Jules Buckley
‘Jannah’ arranged by Tim Davies
‘Chasing shadows’ and ‘Land of Gold’ arranged by Jules Buckley

Metropole Orkest Strings conducted by Jules Buckley:
1st violin: Arlia de Ruiter, Sarah Koch, Denis Koenders, Pauline Terlouw, David Peijnenborgh, Jasper van Rosmalen, Christina Knoll, Xaquín Carro Cribeiro
2nd violin: Merel Jonker, Herman van Haaren, Wim Kok, Ruben Margarita, Ewa Zbyszynska, Ian de Jong, Polina Cekov
viola: Norman Jansen, Mieke Honingh, Julia Jowett, Iris Schut, Isabella Petersen
cello: Jascha Albracht, Diederik van Dijk, Mariëtte Laport, Sander van Berkel
double bass: Arend Liefkes, Marijn van Prooijen, Boris van Oostendorp
double bass (rhythm): Aram Kersbergen

Artistic Team MO: Robert Soomer, Gert-Jan Blom
Monitoring and Recording: Dirk Overeem
FOH Engineer: Paul Pouwer
Sitar tech: Nick Able

Direction: Nick Helderman
Camera: Wim Adam, Milan van Dril, Roy Jamhouri, Hugo Jouxtel, Tim van der Voort
Montage: Nick Helderman
Sound recording: Marc Broer
Photography: Tim van Veen

Special thanks to:
Everyone at TivoliVredenburg and Metropole Orkest

[MyatHtoo]

Ravi was so lucky to have Anoushka to carry on his legacy!!!!

[jeffvirosztko]

I was fortunate to have a friend and his wife to introduce me Anoushka Shankar many years ago by taking me to one of her live concerts in Chicago, yes to carrying on with her father's legacy 💙 ❤️ 🎉

[helenbiddell]

I am 57, and grew up listening to Ravi Shankar. I love the sitar and Indian culture, I am relaxing with some ganga, with this playing, Anoushka is brilliant. Absolutely exquisite music. :)

[MultiGuitarDave]

Indian sitar is so incredibly beautiful. My father played Ravi Shankar's albums in the 1970s. I was a toddler at the time. That's where my love for this instrument started. I started playing guitar when I was 13. When I was 21 I bought an Indian sitar. I still have this one but unfortunately I have never been able to find someone who really teaches me to play on it. I've listened to this whole 5 times and it just keeps getting better. Fantastic !!!

[yusufakram]

Indian music and sitar in particular is so different. It's like its trying to tell you a little story as the notes flow ...

[kazikhan]

Watching her playing from Los Angeles. She truly is a gift to the world community. ❤

[eshebang]

I adore like many here both Anoushka and Ravi Shankar. Indeed if it werent' for Ravi and George Harrison (Beatles), the West may never have appreciated Indian music. What Ms. Shankar does with her many musical collaborations is unique and continues her father's work. But for having listened to a lot of Indian music lately (confinement effect), I became aware that we have in the West a way to see the trees (the Shankar père et fille), rather than the forest of so many Indian virtuosi. Sitar is not the only amazing Indian instrument (Hariprasad Chaurasia on bansuri is another star, Nikhil Banerjee (sitar), Ustad Amjad Khan (sarod), Ustad Bismillah Khan on shehnai, Shujaat Khan (sitar and vocals), Surbahar Maestro Ustad Irshad Khan, and so many others for each decade since recordings exist. Again, nothing negative here about Anoushka (how could I??) and her involvement with so many music project, but just a reminder that Indian music is an endless field of amazing composers/musicians. Interestingly the YT algorithm here concentrates on Ravi and Anoushka. However, as soon as you enter one of the names I mention here, the selection goes very deep.

[donjaun]

Ravi shankar's drummer once stayed at the home i was renting out during college.

My landlord's family was the universities orcheastra, quite literally their family owned it.

They asked me if I wanted to eat dinner with him and I said nah im good.

`12 years later it is my biggest regret because of how appreciative I am of ravi's and his friends, and how much I enjoy their music.

I wish I couldve given him a hug and said thank you

[senyorekwiglio]

Fifty-something years ago I traded my hollow body electric bass guitar for a sitar. It had all the sympathetic strings and double gourd. I had a wonderful time attempting to play some riffs and I could entertain myself for hours. Over time, the maintenance of all the strings and frets overwhelmed my ability to keep it in tune and playable. None the less, it was a wonderful time in my life!

[mukundramtirthkar]

1:22 Voice of the moon
12:13 Maya
17:44 Flight
23:49 Buleria
30:06 Jannah
36:43 Chasing shadows
😍

[deniseanken]

dutch metropole is the best orchestra in the world to integrate with every music style. I am proud of this...

[TheYouthquaker]

Anoushka is a modern-day Goddess—I don't mean just in terms of her beauty (which is obvious) but spiritually and energetically. She is one-of-a-kind and her proficiency in sitar is truly astounding. This woman's spirit is powerful.

[mohitvats]

Really envy of the people who had the privilege of hearing this live..absolute masterpiece..

[herbieshine]

This is so good.
The sitar doesn't seem to overpower the orchestra and the orchestra doesn't overpower the sitar.
They seem to blend perfectly to create a beautiful, emotional piece.

Thank you for uploading

[phillipjordan]

I'm a huge heavy metal aficionado but I also own every album by Anoushka Shankar. She is very enchanting. Of course I have many of her father's works as well

[olafwijnants]

I can't believe my beauty This unbelievable orchestra. And then these soloists. What an honor to listen to...

[AnshumanVora]

Notes of Raaga Kirwani (opening 12-min piece) are the main reason we feel mesmerised. Their interpretation and presentation here are, of course, flawlessly harmonious.
So many well-tuned violins etc following, supporting, blending with what the sitar 'sings' creates exhilarating melody.
Reminds us of pioneering collaboration among Yehudi Menuhin/Zubin Mehta & Pandit Ravi Shankar.
Thank you for adding joy to life.
May all of you continue to make great music for decades.

[Neo-kzwf]

Its as if the music is flowing through her body which then ultimately transcends into the atmosphere and passes through anyone's soul who is able to hear... Absolutely stunning!

[lll]

Musicians like her are the ambassador of our country, our culture. 🇮🇳

[Chidvilas-Jyoti]

I WENT TO HER FATHER CONCERTS SEVERAL TIME....SHE HAS THAT'S THE SAME SPARKLING