Oscar-winning Indian musician A.R. Rahman has joined pop stars Barry Manilow and Jamiroquai in the lineup of artistes for the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo. Rahman, who won two Academy Awards for his Slumdog Millionaire score, will feature in the December 11 show honouring this year’s laureate, imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington will host the concert, held always a day after the prize ceremony. Previously announced performers include British pop band Florence and the Machine, US pop singer Colbie Caillat, pianist Herbie Hancock and singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. —AP