Geethali Shankar, does that name sound familiar? I’m sure Norah Jones does. Born Geetanli Norah Jones Shankar, on March 30, 1979 in Dallas (Texas), Geethali became Norah at the age of sixteen for professional reasons.
Much has been written about the father-daughter relationship. Her father Indian Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar and mother Sue Jones, a dancer, producer and a nurse had a nine year long realtionship, at the end of which Norah was born. They never married, and once Norah was born, they would see each other rarely, until Norah was 18. She finally found peace with her father and the two share a beautiful relationship today. She with her half sister Anoushka, is seen holidaying in India, in Indian clothes, many times.
Her claim to fame: Her debut album Come Away With Me (2002), earned her a record-breaking eight Grammys in 2003, making history as one of the only female vocalists to sweep in five major categories, along with Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill. Since then she has won four more statues, telling the world in less than a decade of her arrival that her sultry jazz style can be mainstream. Along with the gifted spirit that she is, she is rendered smoking hot, and what we have is an extremely talented and fine woman.
Further fleshing out her creative resume, Jones stars in acclaimed director Kar Wai Wong’s My Blueberry Nights (2007), along with Jude Law,Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz. But despite this recent foray into the world of cinema, Jones insists that the movie was an interesting diversion only, and that music will always be her first love.
“Without a piano I don’t know how to stand, don’t know what to do with my hands and the coolest thing about all this is that I get to meet the people that I worship”, says Norah.
Having performed in Willie Nelson & Friends with Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi and Dave Matthews, she has toured the world from Europe to Japan. Norah Jones has been a guest on The Tonight Show and was featured on VH1. Pieces profiling her unique style have been on CNN and Rolling Stone, along with other big-name magazines that come a-knockin’ when a star is born.
Captivated by New York’s musical vivacity, Jones moved back to her city of birth in 1999 to embark on the life course that would lead to her great success. Jones began playing with numerous artists and bands, but it was by her collaboration with a group of her remarkably talented friends – that she took the world by storm and carved her name into music history….
To Read More Click Here
Do Visit www.monadarling.com/vibes
A Unique Social network to Connect with friends, know about events ,classifieds in your area , forums and more.Click Here to join Mona’s Vibes Now
No comments:
Post a Comment