Guardian Music — Malian singer who played at the Guardian Open Weekend picks up award for best newcomer from world music magazineThe Tuareg group Tinariwen, Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara and Ravi Shankar's daughter Anoushka Shankar are among the winners of the Song... more info

Guardian Music — (Rubyworks)The Mexican guitar heroes have moved on, in style. On the last couple of occasions I've seen Rodrigo y Gabriela, they were technically brilliant but repetitive, relying too much on rapid-fire riffs and guitar noodling. Their last studio al... more info

Guardian Music — Anoushka Shankar is from a world-famous musical family. But she didn't truly get to know her father – or meet her half-sister Norah Jones – until well into her childhood A little over two years ago, Anoushka Shankar met the British film director ... more info

Guardian Music — (Deutsche Grammophon)It goes without saying that Anoushka Shankar is a virtuoso sitar player, but one can never be sure how she will use her skills. She has given some memorable performances in the past, playing ragas alongside her legendary father a... more info

All About Jazz — HERBIE HANCOCK'S "THE IMAGINE PROJECT" NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS, BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO AND BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S) Critically-acclaimed CD The Imagine Project r... more info

ContactMusic — Movie director JOE WRIGHT and Indian musician ANOUSHKA SHANKAR have confirmed they married in a secret ceremony last month (Sep10) and are expecting their first... more info

Guardian Music — (Sony Music)Bono or Bob Geldof don't turn up on this album, but its atmosphere of global let's-get-togetherness suggests they might. This is Herbie Hancock's series of mixed-genre encounters, featuring Pink, Susan Tedeschi, Toumani Diabaté, Chaka K... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Even after a career spanning five decades, jazz legend Herbie Hancock shows no signs of slowing down as he releases a new album of world music with a wide group of collaborators, from sitar player Anoushka Shankar to pop singer P... more info

Mercury News, California — Anoushka Shankar comes to the Bay Area. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Anoushka Shankar plays the sitar in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. ... More Post from: Crushable The Daily WTF: Playing The Sitar more info