John McLaughlin & Shakti - Remember Shakti (1999) [2CD] {Verve}

John McLaughlin & Shakti - Remember Shakti (1999) [2CD] {Verve}

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Jazz / World Fusion / Indian Classical / Post Bop / Guitar

On Remember Shakti, jazz guitarist John McLaughlin returns to one of his chief inspirations -- classical Indian music -- by re-forming his '70s group Shakti. Original members Zakir Hussain (tabla) and Vikku Vinayakram (ghatam) return, joined by Hariprasad Chaurasia on the bansuri (Indian flute). Remember Shakti has a more meditative, fluid feel than the percussive work of the original group, but McLaughlin's subtle, hypnotic guitar work bridges Shakti's past and present. Remember Shakti's double-disc length gives the group ample time to explore the intricacies of compositions like "The Wish," "Chandrakauns," and the hour-plus "Mukti." An emotionally rich, musically accomplished album, Remember Shakti reunites a unique group of players. Personnel includes: John McLaughlin (guitar); Shankar Mahadevan (vocals); Debashish Bhattacharya (Hindustani slide guitar); U. Shrinivas (mandolin); Shiv Kurmar Shauma (santur); Uma Metha (tanpura); Hariprasad Chaurasia (bansuri); Sivamani (drums, percussion); Bhavani Shankar (dholak, pakhwaj); Roshan Ali, Aziz (dholak); Taufiq Quresh (def); Zakir Hussain (tabla); V. Selvaganesh (kanjira, ghatam, mridangam); T.H. Vikku (ghatam); A.K. Pallanival (tavil). tracklist: Disc 1 01. Chandrakauns 02. The Wish 03. Lotus Feet Disc 2 01. Mukti 02. Zakir