Anoushka Shankar

All of the music played between segments on Monday, December 30, 2013 are in the Top Ten list featured on today's show: Music you should have heard in 2013. SONG: Indian SummerARTIST: Anoushka ShankarCD TITLE: Traces of YouCD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon   SONG: Something You Will Never ForgetARTIST: William OnyeaborCD TITLE: Who is William OnyeaborCD LABEL: […]

Here are the list of songs played between segments on The World for Monday, December 23, 2013.

As 2013 comes to a close, PRI’s The World is offering the favorite music picks of the year from our DJs around the globe.

Tunes spun between segments on The World for Wednesday, December 11, 2013 included: SONG: Iraqi-American BluesARTIST: SalaamCD TITLE: Train to BasraCD LABEL: Salaam   SONG: DjansaARTIST: ZansaCD TITLE: DjansaCD LABEL: Zansa  SONG: A Beautiful ViewARTIST: Bill FrisellCD TITLE: Big SurCD LABEL: OKEH  SONG: Indian SummerARTIST: Anoushka ShankarCD TITLE: Traces of YouCD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon

George Harrison famously called Ravi Shankar the “Godfather of World Music.” For children of the multicultural age, the late Shankar was something of a father figure.