Anoushka Shankar Anoushka Shankar Anoushka Shankar (Bengali : অনুষ্কা শঙ্কর) (born 9 June 1981) is a British Indian sitar player and composer. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar and the half-sister of Norah Jones. Anoushka was born in London and her childhood was divided between London and Delhi. She is the daughter of Sukanya Shankar and Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, who was 61 when she was born. Through her father, she is also the half-sister of American singer Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Shankar), and Shubhendra "Shubho" Shankar, who died in 1992. As a teenager, Anoushka lived in Encinitas, California,
Norah Jones songs] for me. On a Tuesday night, I walked into the Living Room just as the singer announced the last song of the set. The Dinah Washington classic 'Since I Fell for You' filled the room and I was struck breathless. Here, in the tradition of Billie Holiday, was a stunningly beautiful, blues infused voice. This was my first contact with Norah Jones." Malick asked her to participate in sessions at Room 9 from Outer Space in South Boston, Massachusetts during August and September 2000. They recorded Malick's songs "New York City", "Strange Transmissions", and "Deceptively Yours" in addition to