What is Norah Jones ethnic background?
What is Norah Jones ethnic background?
Jones was born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30, 1979, in Manhattan, New York City, to American concert producer Sue Jones and Indian Bengali musician Ravi Shankar. After her parents separated in 1986, Jones lived with her mother, growing up in Grapevine, Texas.
Is Norah Jones half black?
Norah Jones’ is of Asian and European descent. Her father’s ethnicity is Bengali Indian, and her mother’s ethnicity is English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish.
Who raised Norah Jones?
The daughter of former concert promoter Sue Jones and legendary Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar, Norah was raised by her mother in Grapevine, Texas, and began singing in church choirs at age 5.
