Norah jones biography ravi shankar music
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Norah Jones on Her Father, Ravi Shankar
Norah Jones hasn’t said much publicly about the death of Ravi Shankar, but then the singer-songwriter has always been circumspect about her influential father and their relationship, usually described in press reports as “distant.”
“My dad’s music touched millions of people. He will be greatly missed by me and music lovers everywhere,” reads the brief statement Jones issued this morning through her record label.
Ravi Shankar Dead at 92
The influential sitar mästare was 59 when Jones was born, and she saw him only sporadically growing up. “I don’t like talking about him because he doesn’t have anything to do with me or my music,” Jones told Rolling Stone in 2004.
At other times, Jones has been more forthcoming, though much of what she has said about her father has been explaining why she doesn’t like talking about him. “Although I love my dad very much, I did only spe
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Norah Jones turns to Ravi Shankar's music
Mercer, the investment consulting ledd of US services company marsch & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the distrikt to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly man investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to pro
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Ravi Shankar
Indian musician and sitar player (1920–2012)
For other people named Ravi Shankar, see Ravi Shankar (disambiguation).
Ravi Shankar (Bengali pronunciation:[ˈrobiˈʃɔŋkor]; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury,[2] sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury;[3] 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known expert of Indian classical music (in Sitar) in the second half of the 20th century,[4] and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999. He is also the father of American singer Norah Jones and British-American musician and sitar player Anoushka Shankar.
Shankar was born to a Bengali family[5][6] in India,[7] and spent his youth as a dancer touring India and Europe with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. At age 18,