anoushka shankar

Sitar player, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar is to host a 3-part show for BBC Radio 3 about Indian Classical Music – Exploring rhythms, melodies and stories of both Hindustani and Carnatic music.

Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith share video to album track “Knowledge Of The Self” which features Anoushka Shankar on sitar.

This week, Ravi Shankar would have celebrated his hundredth birthday and to mark the occasion, his daughter, Anoushka Shankar has made two new music videos. Plus newly authorised biography ‘Indian Sun’ and a new album of some of his unreleased material.

With an already top line-up already heading to the lush pastures of Wiltshire, WOMAD reveal even more additions including The Breath, Anoushka Shankar, Asian Dub Foundation, St Germain and many more.

Watch the highlights of the inaugural Songlines Music Awards winners’ concert at The Barbican featuring live performances; plus enter our Songlines Magazine giveaway!

Songlines Magazine have announced the very first Songlines Music Awards Winners’ Concert at the Barbican on Friday November 23. The concert will feature performances by Anoushka Shankar and Tinariwen.

The latest podcast from Propermusic focuses on the Songlines Music Awards this week with Songlines editor Jo Frost, Nathaniel Handy, Tim Cumming & Trevor Dann. They cast their eyes down the list of 16 nominees this year and have a good banter along with excerpts from each nominee. Nominees We have included links where we have featured an artist. BEST ARTIST Abigail Washburn (for the album City of Refuge on …

★★★★ Anoushka Shankar’s latest release, Traveller, is a musical odyssey charting the gypsies journey from their homeland in Rajasthan to their final settlement in Spain.