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Context: Fusions: Anoushka Shankar
Context: Fusions: Anoushka Shankar
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A quiz to test the knowledge of Context: Fusions: Anoushka Shankar: Breathing Under Water
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What was her first cross-over/fusion album called and when was it released?
Breathing Under Water 2005
Breathing Under Water 2007
Rise - 2005
Rise 2010
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Who was her main collaborator Breathing Under Water?
Norah Jones
Sting
Karsh Kale - Indian musician/composer/dance music artist
Peter Gabriel - record producer and champion of world music
3
What kind of music does Karsh Kale's band 'Tabla Beat Science' create?
Bollywood music for films
Indian classical music
ambient, drum and bass, electronica fused with Hindustani
Indian rap
4
Which of the following artists has she collaborated with?
George Harrison
Sting
Nithin Sawhney: British Indian musician/producer/composer.
Joshua Bell - a classical violinist
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Which three other guest artists appear on the album?
Ravi Shankar - on Oceanic parts 1 and 2
Norah Jones - on Easy
Paul McCartney on Burn
Sting - on Sea Dreamer
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Apart from live playing what else does the album contain?
Samples of Bollywood soundtracks
Samples of Indian street sounds
Sequenced/programmed tracks especially percussion
Guitar loops which are reversed
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When did she sign a recording contract to record three Indian classical music albums?
At the age of 13
At the age of 25
At the age of 16
At the age of 20
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What does Karsh Kale do on the album Breathing Under Water?
Creates a spoken soundtrack
Contributes dance music textures and technical expertise
Plays violin
Plays tabla, drums and guitar
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What presented a particular challenge for Anoushka Shankar in working on this album?
Having vocals in English
Working with a rapper
Working with a string orchestra
Using a conventional Western song structures and chords
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Who did she study Indian classical music with?
No-one - she taught herself
A teacher at a conservatoire in India
A teacher in London
Her father
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Who is her father?
Mahatma Gandhi
The sitar player Ravi Shankar
Sachin Tendulkar
A. R. Rahman the composer
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Who is her half sister who she has also worked with and a musician in her own right?
Katie Melua
Norah Jones
Beyonce Knowles
Amy Winehouse
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Breathing Under Water (2007) was her......?
4th album
2nd album of original fusion music
5th album
20th album
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When was Anoushka Shankar born and where?
1981 London
1991 London
1981 New Dehli
1981 New York
