| Main Performers | Anoushka Shankar - sitar,
Annya Witter-Johnson - vocal, cello |
| Set List | 'Women, Power and Change' (Anouska Shankar),
Interview (Gemma Cairney, Anoushka Shankar)
'Declaration of Human Rights' (Anya Witter-Johnson),
'Unconditionally' (Anya Witter-Johnson) |
| Performance Notes | Behind closed doors short performances by various artists to be presented as part of the Women of the World streamed online festival held March 2021.
Seven-time Grammy nominee Anoushka Shankar performed an exclusive set from the Royal Albert Hall auditorium for WOWs International Womens Day event on 8 March, entitled Women, Power and Change. The performance is followed by a special interview of the British-Indian-American sitarist and composer with broadcaster Gemma Cairney. International superstar Fatoumata Diawara also joins WOWs line up for IWD.
Singer-songwriter and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson also performed, whose recent release Rise Up, featuring Akala, has become a revolutionary anthem for young Black people. Recorded in one of our lesser-known spaces, the Prince of Wales room, this event is part of Kimberlé Crenshaw In Conversation on 12 March and will feature a special interview with Gemma Cairney. |
| Related Archival Material | Digital Photographs |