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Reply directly to [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nothing Indian about 'Indian' stars at Grammy �----- Sify News New Delhi, Feb 25 Newspapers splashed photos of jazz singer Norah Jones across the front pages on Tuesday after the daughter of sitar legend Ravi Shankar picked up five Grammy awards. But most of the press -- usually eager to highlight any successes of Indians on the world stage -- hesitated at declaring national triumph over the US-born and -bred jazz vocalist. "Our girl at the Grammys?" asked the title of a special spread in The Indian Express. It noted that the sultry singer, also the daughter of New York concert producer Sue Jones, rarely saw her father while growing up. "There is not even one percent resemblance between father and daughter's work," Sandeep Chowta, a Bollywood music director, told the newspaper. Shankar, 82, said as much himself when he addressed reporters here Monday. "She has been born and brought up in America, and her music has its foundations in jazz, pop and the western style. I cannot take credit for it," he said. Jones, too, had hinted at her difficult relationship with her father in a recent interview. "I don't like talking about him because he doesn't have anything to do with me or my music." Jones was not the only artist with an Indian connection to win a Grammy. Tony Kanal, the bassist for No Doubt, is of Indian origin. No Doubt, known for its fusion of ska and pop, won the Grammy for best pop performance by a duo or group. Kanal has been in the group for 14 years and had made headlines with his affair with the group's lead singer, Gwen Stefani. AFP and agencies __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
