Greek musician Yanni has a new addition to his family.<br/> He's the proud father of a baby female panda.<br/> Yanni travelled to the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base in southwest China to meet his two-month-old.<br/> He was invited by the centre to adopt the panda - a first for a Western artist.<br/> Such privileges are usually reserved for countries rather than personalities.<br/> Officials from the research base said they had chosen Yanni because of the inspiration and harmony that derives from his music.<br/> At the adoption ceremony Yanni told reporters of his pride of adopting the panda.<br/> SOUNDBITE: Yanni, Musician, saying (English):<br/> "I accept this gift and this honour with great humility and a profound sense of responsibility towards the country of China."<br/> Later at the adoption ceremony, the singer explained why he named the panda after the Greek island of "Santorini".<br/> SOUNDBITE: Yanni, Musician, saying (English):<br/> "Santorini includes the word 'irini', which in Greece, in Greek language, means 'peace'."<br/> The mother of the baby panda is Mao Mao, which served as a model for one of the five mascots, "Jingjing", of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.<br/> Mike Davidson, Reuters
