Consequence of Sound — Indian musician and composer was 92. more info

ContactMusic — Celebrated sitar player Ravi Shankar has died in a U.S. hospital, aged 92.The Indian musician passed away on Tuesday (11Dec12) at Scripps Memorial... more info

E! Online — The Beatles wouldn't have become the band they eventually were without Ravi Shankar. The iconic Indian sitar player and composer, who schooled George Harrison in Eastern music... more info

Sky News — Ravi Shankar has been credited with helping millions discover the centuries-old traditions of Indian music. more info

USA Today Music — Ravi Shankar, Carole King, Temptations among artists honored more info

Impose Magazine — World-reknowned sitar player Ravi Shankar passed away last night at the Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego, where he was admitted last week for heart-valve replacement surgery after suffering upper respiratory and heart problems. He was 92 years ... more info

Guardian Music — Save 20% on a gift subscription to Songlines magazine this Christmas. Each purchase will be accompanied by two free CDs. The offer is valid until 31 December 2012Songlines is the magazine that looks at the world through music. Covering everything fro... more info

Guardian Music — Help! us explore the many ways in which John, Paul, George and Ringo have influenced film, then and nowWith Magical Mystery Tour getting the bells-and-whistles reissue treatment this week, here's a look back at the multifaceted and often downright bi... more info

Guardian Music — As leading musicians come to London's Southbank for the Darbar festival of Indian classical music, Amit Chaudhuri on the beauty of a tradition that shares some of its roots with the bluesSexual intercourse began in 1963, noted Philip Larkin, between ... more info

Guardian Music — The former Beatle will become the first British musician to receive the honour, at a gala ceremony from the French presidentPaul McCartney is to receive France's highest cultural distinction at a ceremony this week. President François Hollande will d... more info