Norah Jones' father is the famous sitar player Ravi Shankar who was very famous in the 60's and the 70's playing with celebrities like the Beatles, Bob Dylan or Eric Clapton.

Norah's full name is Geetali Norah Jones Shankar. He is the son between New York concert producer Sue Jones and Ravi Shankar.

Being regarded as the most famous Indian musician, Ravi Shankar used to have Europe dance tour with his brother when he was young.