SHAKTI AND JOHN MCLAUGHLIN
Shakti With John McLaughlin: L. Shankar (violin); John McLaughlin (guitar); Zakir Hussain
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(tabla); T.S. Vinayakaram (ghatam, mridangam); R. Raghavan (mridangam).Producer: John McLaughlin.Reissue producer: Mike Berniker.Recorded at South Hampton College...
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SHAKTI AND JOHN MCLAUGHLIN
Shakti With John McLaughlin: L. Shankar (violin); John McLaughlin (guitar); Zakir Hussain
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(tabla); T.S. Vinayakaram (ghatam, mridangam); R. Raghavan (mridangam).Producer: John McLaughlin.Reissue producer: Mike Berniker.Recorded at South Hampton College, July 5, 1975. Includes liner notes by John Ephland.Digitally remastered by Larry Keyes.[Reviews]Q (11/94, p.146) - 4 Stars - Excellent - ...Shakti were a revelation when they hit town. East and West finding a common goal in the creation of things lyrical and affirming...n
quartet set new standards in multi-faith, multicultural instrumental fusion music. A Handful of Beauty is the efflorescence of Shakti's trinity of Sony albums. The Shakti concept in Hinduism embodies feminine creativity and power (and did it millennia before "girl power" wanly shone forth). Shakti by 1976 had settled into the decade's most satisfying line-up of tabla nawaaz (maestro) Zakir Hussain (son of Ravi Shankar's long-standing tabla player Alla Rakha, the player who converted more people to the intricacies of Hindustani rhythm than anyone in history), the guitarist John McLaughlin (former Miles Davis alumnus and leader of the Mahavishnu Orchestra), the Karnatic (South Indian classical) violinist L. Shankar and the Karnatic percussionist T.H. Vinayakram. Together they bind together three improvisation-based traditions, respectively Hindustani, jazz and Karnatic music with the natural accent on melodic and rhythmic extemporisation. Harmony plays a less than minor role in this music. This glory's pieces radiate acoustical energy and vitality, scotching any suspicions of heresy arising from the appropriateness of their name. --Ken Hunt
Davis on In A| Silent Way and Bitches Brew and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra so that he became for many the fusion guitarist. He then surprised these very same people in the mid-70s by forming Shakti, an acoustic group playing Indian music. Here in this double album he reunites with Zakir Hussain (tabla) and T.H. "Viku" Vinayakram (ghatam, a percussion instrument) who were in the group and is joined by special guest Hariprasad Chaurasia (bansuri, a flute-type instrument). They were brought together for a UK tour in 1997 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the independence of India and Pakistan. Recorded live, this is a feast of music, which unlike some attempts by pop groups who grab Indian music and jam it into their music shows just how exciting a meeting of Eastern and Western musicians can be. The playing is as breathtaking as you would expect from musicians of this calibre. Jazz and traditional Indian music combine to make a truly remarkable musical statement. --Phil Brett
Label / Distributor: Sony Jazz / Sony BMG/Arvato Services
Guest Artist(s): McLaughlin, John & Shakti
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Live
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 5099746790523
Catalogue Number: 4679052
Additional notes
Album Notes: Shakti With John McLaughlin: L. Shankar (violin); John McLaughlin (guitar); Zakir Hussain (tabla); T.S. Vinayakaram (ghatam, mridangam); R. Raghavan (mridangam).
Titles on disc 1
1.: Joy
2.: Lotus Feet
Additional notes
Album Reviews: Q (11/94, p.146) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Shakti were a revelation when they hit town. East and West finding a common goal in the creation of things lyrical and affirming..."
Titles on disc 1
3.: What Need Have I For This (What need have I for that/I am dancing at the feet of my Lord/All is bliss/All is bliss)
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