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Gypsy roots, desert blues, bluegrass top world music

Reported by Reuters on Thursday, 26 April 2012 (on April 26, 2012)
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LONDON (Reuters) - Sitar player Anouska Shankar, whose album "Traveller" takes a journey through the music of India and Spanish flamenco to explore their shared Gypsy roots, was named Best Artist in Songlines magazine's annual world music awards.

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