Ishq

Ishq is a musical composition by Anoushka Shankar. Anoushka Shankar released the track in 2023. The piece belongs to the Indian classical and contemporary instrumental genre. It appears on her album Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn. The composition features the sitar as the primary instrument.

The track has a duration of 4 minutes and 23 seconds. Anoushka Shankar performs the sitar, accompanied by a supporting ensemble that includes percussion and electronic elements. The label behind the release is Mercury KX. The piece blends traditional raga structures with modern production techniques.

Notable aspects of Ishq include its meditative opening, gradual intensification, and fusion of acoustic and electronic textures. The composition does not follow a conventional verse-chorus structure but instead develops through improvisational and thematic variations. The context does not specify the exact recording location or additional collaborating artists.