Sitarist Anoushka Shankar was nominated for a Grammy Award on Tuesday for her album inspired by the global refugee crisis Nike SF Air Force 1 Pas Cher , vying with veteran winners in the world music category.


Land of Gold, which features rapper M.I.A. and spoken word by actress Vanessa Redgrave, is in the running for Best World Music Album at the music industry's gala in Los Angeles on February 12.


Shankar wrote the album as she reflected on her relative comfort after giving birth to her second child just as a historic number of people fled Syria and other war-torn countries for Europe.


"Music is for me at least a way of responding to the world and processing my feelings, not always consciously," she told AFP after releasing the album, which is largely instrumental.


It is the sixth Grammy nomination for the 35-year-old Shankar, although she has never won. Her late father Ravi Shankar won two Grammys on his own and two more in collaborations.


The Grammy category for world music, long dominated by a small group of artists, this year has one fresh name - Celtic Woman.


The prolific all-woman Irish ensemble, which brings New Age elements to traditional Celtic music, was nominated for Destiny.


Two legendary Brazilian songwriters and political activists, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, were nominated for a live double album.


Two Friends, a Century of Music was recorded in Sao Paulo last year as the two septuagenarian artists went on a world tour.


Gil has won two Grammys previously, while Veloso has won one on his own.


Other nominees included cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who has raked in an impressive 17 Grammys over his career but never in the world music category.


Yo-Yo Ma was nominated for Sing Me Home, the French-born Chinese American's latest album with his evolving Silk Road Ensemble that explores music from across the historical Silk Road.


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. Apply white vinegar (distilled and diluted when necessary) on regions of the skin affected by acne. Allow it to stay on the skin for about 10 minutes, and then rinse gently with cool water.


. Use Echinacea on a daily basis to improve immunity.


. Take Oregon grapes each day to shield against acne-producing bacteria.


. Apply lemon juice to areas of the face affected by pimples, zits and other skin conditions. Let the juice remain on the face for up to Ten minutes, then wash off with cool water. Other citrus juices may be used and diluted if they cause stinging feelings. This solution will work as a natural exfoliate by rubbing off dead skin cells.


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. Try Alternative Home treatments to dry out pimples as well as heal damaged tissues.