Lakshmi Shankar
Biography
Lakshmi Shankar (née Sastri, 16 June 1926 – 30 December 2013) was an Indian singer and a noted Hindustani classical. Born into a south Indian Hindu family, she became an outstanding Hindustani vocalist of the Patiala Gharana and married Rajendra Shankar, brother of Uday Shankar, a Bengali by birth. She was known for her performances of khyal, thumri, and bhajan. She was the sister-in-law of sitar player Ravi Shankar and the mother-in-law of violinist L. Subramaniam (her daughter Viji (Vijayashree Shankar) Subramaniam being his first wife).
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
128 releases · 29 albums · active 1966–2023
- Performance · 250
- Other credits · 87
Studios: CTS Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles · A&M Studios · Studio 107
Frequent collaborators
- Ravi Shankar
- Various
- John McLaughlin
- Gary Wright
- Jai Uttal
- Shankar Family & Friends
- Prog Collective
- Ravi Shankar Family & Friends