Rising sitar star Anoushka Shankar on working with piano legend Herbie Hancock for his latest project that releases next month, and touring with father Pandit Ravi Shankar, who turned 90 this year

Sitar prodigy Anoushka Shankar has always been in an enviable spot. At 21, she performed and conducted Concert for George, a tribute show held in the memory of George Harrison, featuring greats such as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and Tom Scott.

At 22, she was nominated for a Grammy. At 19, she met Herbie Hancock, one of the biggest jazz legends of all time and collaborated with him last year, sharing credits with the likes of vocalist Chaka Khan and jazz genius on the saxophone, Wayne Shorter. Three months ago, she was involved with the launch of East Meet West Music (EMW Music), a label launched by the Ravi Shankar Foundation to promote independent music. In an email interview, Shankar talks more music:

What's the EMW Music catalogue looking like? How much time do you get to work with the label?
EMWM is a brand-new label and has only one release under its belt so far, which was the first in a series we are calling 'Nine Decade', chronicling my father's music through unreleased and little-heard recordings spanning the breadth of his incredible career.
I tend to be involved in the mixing and mastering of the records, giving advice or feedback to the sound mix and quality. I am also involved in choosing material for release, but am not very involved with the day-to-day running of the label.