Comments | z111: Norah Jones?

z111

Norah Jones?

Sep 21, 2007 12:11

Mmm...Norah Jones.
Did you know she is Ravi Shankar's daughter?

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veleda September 21 2007, 21:44:48 UTC

no.
i just knew she was a hottie.

z111 September 21 2007, 21:49:12 UTC

Her voice is swoony!

saditymaus September 21 2007, 22:34:05 UTC

bed time music

veleda September 21 2007, 23:05:07 UTC

oh yah.. ; )

frater_pfdv September 21 2007, 22:12:38 UTC

geesh everyone knows that..where have you been? ;-)

zebraartist September 21 2007, 22:13:22 UTC

yes, I did know that!
but, whenever I try to say his name, I forget it!

Unrelated request starwyse September 21 2007, 23:07:41 UTC

One of our Brothers posted this to his LJ. Hoping you can help.

S~

I am hoping to be in Las Vegas on personal business from Oct. 16th - Oct. 18th. Anyone know a Brother or Sister in the area whom may be willing to extend the hospitality of retrieving me from the airport on the 16th, helping me make cab arrangements (if needed) on Wed. the 17th, and returning me to the airport on the 18th?

Please, if you know anyone who may be willing to do so, have them email me ASAP:
raven@jestyr.com

93.93/93

Re: Unrelated request z111 September 22 2007, 03:39:14 UTC

Unfortunately, I'm out of town during the exact time he's here. Do you know him in person? I'm trying to find if anyone else can help him out, but I think the request for transpo + crash space might be hard. Crash space is easier by itself. I might suggest that he rent a car.

Re: Unrelated request starwyse September 22 2007, 04:45:43 UTC

I met him at NOTOCON. Nice guy although I don't know much about him.

You were the only person I knew who might be able to help...I thought he was asking a bit much myself.

No worries, just passing the word along :)

S~

usha93 September 21 2007, 23:24:20 UTC

Yup. There's apparently bad blood of some sort between them; they don't speak. An Indian filmmaker (I forget his name at the moment) had planned to do a movie regarding the "troubled relationship" between Ravi and Norah, but they both refused to talk to him or to endorse his movie; each stating that they wanted to keep their private biz between themselves. AFAIK, the disputed movie has not yet been made.

I met Ravi Shankar, not as the Sitar Player to the Beatles (or in any music-related manner), but rather, as a Jyotishi of some note. He was one of the kindest, most patient, and friendliest folks you could ever meet, and unbelievably helpful in my awkward attempts to figure out Vedic Astrology.

Apparently, NJ has a friendly relationship with Anoushka Shankar, her half-sis, another of Sri Sri Sri Ravi's daughters. :->

z111 September 22 2007, 03:40:13 UTC

I thought I'd heard that he wasn't there during her growing up years and that in fact she was an adult when she was told about the relationship.

That might be enough to strain things.

Then again, I don't know if this was a reliable source.

z111 September 22 2007, 03:52:47 UTC

Hrmm, wikipedia doesn't seem to hold up with my story since she had the name Shankar as a kid.

usha93 September 22 2007, 15:29:17 UTC

Her birth name is, I believe "Geetali Norah Jones Shankar." Ravi and Sue Jones never married, and it seems likely -- although it's just speculation, I don't know -- that they didn't spend much time together when she was young, as he was a world-traveler, already considered a guru in several traditions (a couple forms of Indian music and dance, and Jyotish), as well as playing concerts and shows during her childhood.

Since NJ grew up with her mother, and they seem to have a close relationship, I've wondered if bad blood between the two parents might have played a role in NJ's and RS's estrangement. Norah and Anoushka are apparently friendly, so it doesn't seem like she wanted to cut ties with the whole branch of the family.

The sisters are both beautiful women who are also beautiful performers, regardless of the dreaded Family Dynamics.

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