May 08, 2003

ANOTHER REASON WHY I LOVE

ANOTHER REASON WHY I LOVE NORAH JONES: Not only is she beautiful and talented, but she supports Israel too. According the Forward, Norah will be appearing at a concert later this month in Washington, DC, celebrating the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish state. Also appearing will be Jerry Seinfeld, Ben Stein, the Israeli pop singer Noa, and veteran actress Tovah Feldschuh.
It's enough for me to forgive Norah's involvement with this Friday's so-called "free concert" in Battery Park, in conjunction with the Tribeca Film Festival. Sure, it's "free," if by "free" you mean you're able to win ticket drawings (and be the 103th caller) conducted by local radio station "Blink 102.7." Way to go guys, name a whole station after a feeble non-punk band, and put on fraudulant free concerts to boot!
Speaking of Norah, I recently got a funny Google search, apparently by someone who confused Jones' father, Ravi Shankar, with a certain radical African-American poet: Yes, when one Googles "'Norah Jones' father, Amiri Baraka," this blog comes up fourth. Though interestingly, Baraka made an appearance on the most recent album by The Roots, who co-headline the Tribeca concert along with Jones.
Something tells me Norah Jones wouldn't go within a hundred miles of an Israel tribute concert if Amiri Baraka really were her father.

Posted by Stephen Silver at May 8, 2003 08:26 AM
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