Asha enters Guinness Records for most single studio recordings

 Another recognition for India's Legendary Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle.She has entered the Guinness World Records for the most number of single studio recordings. Asha has recorded up to 11,000 solo, duets and chorus backed songs ,yielding guinness recognition ,added another feather to her cap.

Guinness Book of World Records officially acknowledged Bhosle as the most recorded artist in the history of music. She was awarded a certificate for "the most studio recordings (singles) for recording up to 11,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs and in over 20 Indian languages since 1947.

Renowned for her voice range and often credited for her versatility,Bhosle's work includes film music, pop, ghazals, bhajans, traditional Indian classical music, folk songs, qawwalis, and Rabindra Sangeets. Apart from Hindi, she has sung in over 20 Indian and foreign language.

Julian Barnes wins Man Booker Prize

 
 English author and bookmakers' favourite Julian Barnes finally won the Man Booker Prize for fiction.He was rewarded for his sensational novel 'The sense of an Ending', which at 150 pages was described by  reviews as a "novella".

Julian Barnes

It was his fourth time on the Booker shortlist -- Barnes was previously nominated for "Flaubert's Parrot" in 1984, "England, England" in 1998 and "Arthur and George" in 2005. 

His book has been created a wide recognition among readers.According to one reviewer ,"It's one of these books, a very readable book, if I may use that word, but readable not only once but twice and even three times." 

 Barnes, who has been critical of the prize in the past, said he was relieved to have won at the fourth attempt.This year Barnes was up against Carol Birch for "Jamrach's Menagerie", Canadian authors Patrick deWitt and Esi Edugyan for "The Sisters Brothers" and "Half Blood Blues" respectively, and

debut British novelists Stephen Kelman ("Pigeon English") and A.D. Miller ("Snowdrops").  

In his acceptance speech at a glitzy awards ceremony in London's medieval Guildhall, he said with overwhelming emotions ,"And at times over the last years, in occasional moments of mild paranoia, I wondered whether there wasn't perhaps some similar sister organisation operating over here.  "So I am as much relieved as I am delighted to receive the 2011 Booker Prize." 

The Sense of an Ending, published by Random House, tells the story of Tony, a seemingly ordinary man who discovers that his memories are not as reliable as he thought. 

A R Rahman wins award for 127 hours

Music maestro A.R. Rahman has added another feather to his cap-he won the public choice award for "If I Rise" from "127 Hours" at the World Soundtrack Awards 2011 at Ghent, Belgium.

"Thanks to my fans and the World Soundtrack Academy for the Public Choice award for the score of '127 Hours'," Rahman said to his fans.

The World Soundtrack Academy Saturday announced the 2011 winners at the closing of the 38th Ghent International Film Festival.

The two-time Oscar winner was competing in the best original song written directly for the same track category, but lost out to Randy Newman, who took home the trophy for "We belong together" from "Toy Story 3".