Maya

Anoushka Shankar released Maya in 2011. The work is a single-track composition in the Indian classical and fusion genres. The piece has a duration of 5 minutes and 18 seconds. Anoushka Shankar performs on the sitar, blending traditional raga structures with contemporary electronic and ambient influences.

The track appears on the album Traveller, which Shankar co-produced with Javier Limón. The album was released under the Deutsche Grammophon label. Maya incorporates elements of Hindustani classical music, flamenco, and electronic soundscapes. The composition features a gradual progression, beginning with a slow alap and evolving into rhythmic interplay with tabla and electronic beats.

Anoushka Shankar composed Maya as part of her exploration of cross-cultural musical dialogues. The track does not include vocals. The tabla accompaniment is performed by Tanmoy Bose. Additional electronic production and programming were handled by Javier Limón and other collaborators, though specific contributors beyond Shankar and Bose are not uniformly documented.

The album Traveller received critical attention for its fusion of Indian classical and Spanish flamenco traditions. Maya exemplifies this approach through its integration of sitar melodies with electronic textures and rhythmic patterns. The release year for the album and the track is 2011. Further details about live performances or alternate versions of Maya are not consistently recorded.