Shakti - This Moment CD
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28-ABLG68.2
John McLaughlin - Guitar, Guitar Synth
Zakir Hussain - Tabla, Konokol
Shankar Mahadevan - Vocals & Konokol
Ganesh Rajagopalan - Violin, Konokol
Selvaganesh Vinayakram - Kanjira, Mridangam, Ghatam, Konokol
“As a cornerstone of what is now called World Music, the vision and virtuosity of Shakti has inspired generations of musicians from around the world to explore sonic hybrids once thought impossible. Born of the musical and spiritual brotherhood shared by the revolutionary British guitarist and bandleader John McLaughlin and master Indian percussionist Zakir Hussain, Shakti’s soulful, organic intermingling of Eastern and Western musical traditions has proven transformative for both the band’s members and its listeners.
Fifty years after the informal conversations and jam sessions that sparked the band into existence, their music continues to resonate and evolve. This Moment – Shakti’s first new studio album in more than 45 years, will be released. A work of immense depth and radiant optimism, This Moment offers a set of new compositions and performances that burn with a rare intensity born out of passion.”
"I have been working and playing with Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain for 50 years, and with Shankar Mahadevan for 20 years," McLaughlin concludes. "I can say categorically that their influence on me as a musician and human being is without equal. It's really a thrill, and I'm delighted to be part of this marvelous tradition of the Shakti group."
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