| Traveller | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Anoushka Shankar |
| Cover: | Anoushka Shankar Traveller.jpg |
| Alt: | Anoushka Shankar Traveller cover |
| Recorded: | August 2009 (track 2), September 2010–January 2011 |
| Genre: | Music of India, flamenco |
| Label: | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Producer: | Javier Limón |
| Prev Title: | Breathing Under Water |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Traces of You |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
Traveller is a studio album by British-American sitarist Anoushka Shankar, released in October 2011 through Deutsche Grammophon. The album was produced by Javier Limón.[1]
Traveller received a nomination in the Best World Music Album category at the 2013 Grammy Awards. However, the award went to Anoushka's late father Ravi Shankar (for his album The Living Room Sessions Part 1), and was accepted by Anoushka on his behalf.[2]
Shankar first came across flamenco when she travelled to Spain as a teenager. During that trip, she visited a small flamenco bar and was electrified by different stage performances.[3] Her album Traveller was built around the idea that Spanish flamenco may have its origins in India.[1] "In Indian music, we call it 'spirituality,' and in Spanish music, it's 'passion'. It's really the same thing in both forms, that reaching at the deepest part of the human soul," said Shankar.[3]
To record the album, Shankar travelled to Spain and enlisted the help of flamenco producer and guitarist Javier Limón. During the early studio sessions, they would sit across from each other with their instruments, exploring the musical conversation between them.[3]
Traveller has received generally favourable reviews. In a positive review for South Asian Diaspora, Ashutosh Ravikrishnan cited "the dark masterpiece" as Shankar's best work, saying, "Traveller is hard to ignore; its music captivates you and forces you to feel and think."[4]
Traveller has sold 52,000 copies worldwide.[5]
| Region | Date | Label | Format(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia[7] | 13 October 2011 | Deutsche Grammophon | CD, digital download |
| Germany[8] | |||
| France[9] | |||
| United Kingdom[10] | |||
| United States[11] | 20 March 2012 |