Shakti
Formed:
Years Active: 70
Genres: Jazz, International
Styles: Fusion, Indian Classical, South Asia, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion
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As jazz-rock fusion pioneer John McLaughlin delved deeper into Eastern spirituality and mysticism, he developed a corresponding interest in the music of South India. Following the collapse of the second version of the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1975, McLaughlin put together Shakti, an outfit dedicated to fusing high-energy jazz and Indian music. In addition to McLaughlin (who played acoustic guitar instead of his customary electric), Shakti featured violinist Lakshminarayana Shankar, tabla player Zakir Hussain, and mridangam players T.H. "Vikku" V...
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