Acclaimed sitarist, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar has released a song titled ‘Sister Susannah.’ The track features Anoushka on sitar and spoken word, reciting a poem by Nikita Gill written from the point of view of a controlling man to his partner. Joining Anoushka on the track are Nina Harries, co-writer Alev Lenz, and Anandi Bhattacharya providing additional vocals, and Manu Delago on percussion.
Anoushka was inspired to release the track after realizing how women were disproportionately affected by the pandemic and discovering that domestic violence increased significantly during lockdown.
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 personal and collective traumas.”
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Greater works keep it up susannah