Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones are both daughters of accomplished sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar. The half-sisters are both musicians, with Norah Jones having won five Grammy awards and Shankar having been nominated for a Grammy.

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Anoushka ShankarNorah Jones
Years active 1998—present 2001—present
Labels Angel Blue Note
Website AnoushkaShankar.com www.norahjones.com
Introduction (from Wikipedia) Anoushka Shankar (Hindi: अनुष्का शंकर), born June 9, 1981) is a sitar player and composer in the United States. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player, and Sukanya Rajan, a bank employee. Through her father, sh Norah Jones (born March 30, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and actress. She is the daughter of sitarist Ravi Shankar, and the half-sister of Anoushka Shankar. Her career began with her 2002 debut album Come A
Instruments Sitar Vocals, piano/keyboards, guitar
Born June 9, 1981 (1981-06-09) (age 28) March 30, 1979 (1979-03-30) (age 30) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres Indian classical Jazz, blues, pop, soul, folk, country
Occupations Sitarist, composer, singer Singer-songwriter, musician, actress
Grammy Awards None 5
Associated acts Sting, Norah Jones, Ravi Shankar, Karsh Kale Ray Charles, Wax Poetic, Peter Malick, Willie Nelson, Q-Tip, Anoushka Shankar

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