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'Sister Susannah’ is the new single taken from Anoushka Shankar’s forthcoming release, Love Letters P.S., out on June 4th on Mercury KX. Co-written with Alev Lenz, the song also features a spoken word poem by renowned poet Nikita Gill.

Speaking about the track Anoushka says “‘Sister Susannah’ highlights the ways in which victims of abuse and domestic abuse are verbally and physically broken down by their abusers. Over the last year the world has experienced so many collective traumas, whilst many individuals have also suffered personal traumas. Victims of domestic in particular were put into the most horrendous of situations as lockdowns came into place around the world. Right now, after the tragic murder of a young woman in London and on hearing the statistic that 97% of young women have experienced sexual harassment, women are again feeling a collective sense of anger, pain and loss. I hope that Sister Susannah can add in any way to the discussions that so deeply need to be had.”

Music and Lyrics by Anoushka Shankar and Alev Lenz
Spoken Word Lyrics by Nikita Gill
Sitar and Spoken Word - Anoushka Shankar
Vocals - Nina Harries, Alev Lenz, Anandi Bhattacharya
Percussion - Manu Delago
Produced by Anoushka Shankar and Alev Lenz
Mixed by Matthew Robertson
Mastered by Heba Kadry

Anoushka couldn’t be prouder be have been asked to be an ambassador for a truly amazing artistic and humanitarian project called ‘The Walk’ which is presented by Good Chance Theatre, Stephen Daldry, Tracey Seaward and Handspring Puppet Company. Other ambassadors include Waad Al-Kateab, Gillian Anderson, Noma Dumezweni, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anish Kapoor, Gary Lineker, Magid Magid, Michael Morpurgo, Philippe Sands QC, Juliet Stevenson and V (formerly Eve Ensler).

‘The Walk’ will be done by a 3.5m tall puppet of a 9-year-old girl called Little Amal. She will be travelling over 8000km between Turkey and Europe in search of her mother. Little Amal is an emblem of the millions of displaced refugee children around the world – many of whom are separated from their families.

To find out more or offer a donation of any size please visit: https://www.walkwithamal.org

Anoushka has been nominated for a Best Global Music Album Grammy for her latest EP Love Letters! This is her 7th nomination and follows previous nominations for her albums Live at Carnegie Hall (2002), Rise (2005), Traveller (2012), Traces of You (2014), Home (2015) and Land of Gold (2016). To listen to Love Letters please click here

Anoushka is thrilled to share the news of being appointed as the inaugural president of ‘The F-List CIC’ which launches on Monday 23rd November. The F list is the first directory of its kind to feature female musicians, songwriters, composers, and bands, all in one place. There has never been a better opportunity for festival promoters and commissioners to find or hire female talent and ensure we create a more equal industry after covid19. Check out the full list here: https://thef-list.uk

Anoushka recently performed a memorable show at the iconic BBC Proms which was live-streamed from the Royal Albert Hal. First was the UK Premiere of her duet Variations with electronic musician Gold Panda, and then orchestrated versions of her songs alongside Manu Delago, Jules Buckley and the Britten Sinfonia. The show can be streamed within the UK via BBC iPlayer or listened to globally through the BBC sounds app for just a few more weeks! Find the links below.

• BBC iPlayer
• BBC Sounds