Jazz fusion band formed in 1973
Shakti
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Shakti in 1976
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Also known as
| Turiyananda Sangit
(in the early days)
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Genres
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Years active
| 1973?1978; 2020?present
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Labels
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Spinoffs
| Remember Shakti
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Members
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Past members
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Shakti
is a
fusion
band formed by English guitarist
John McLaughlin
, Indian
violin
player
L. Shankar
, percussionists
Zakir Hussain
(on
tabla
) and
T. H. "Vikku" Vinayakram
(on
Ghatam
)
[1]
in 1973,
[2]
initially under the stage name "Turiyananda Sangit"
[3]
(which translates in English to "The pinnacle delight in music"
[4]
). The band played acoustic
fusion
music which combined
Indian
music with elements of
jazz
. The band's name means, in English, "creative intelligence, beauty, and power."
[5]
In addition to fusing American and Indian music, Shakti also represented a fusion of the
Hindustani
and
Carnatic music
traditions, since Hussain is from the north region of India while the other Indian members are from the South.
[6]
The group came together in 1973, after the dissolution of the first incarnation of the
Mahavishnu Orchestra
, and toured fairly extensively during the period 1975-1977; it made only sporadic appearances (with personnel changes) thereafter.
After 1977, the albums which
L. Shankar
recorded with Z. Hussain and
T. H. "Vikku" Vinayakram
stayed close to the music made popular by Shakti.
Two concerts at the
Montreux Jazz Festival
(July 6, 1976 and July 8, 1977) are included among the 17 CDs of the box set
Montreux Concerts
by
John McLaughlin
.
[7]
In 1997, McLaughlin and Hussain put together another band with the same concept, called
Remember Shakti
, including
V. Selvaganesh
(son of
T. H. "Vikku" Vinayakram
), mandolin player
U. Shrinivas
and eventually
Shankar Mahadevan
.
The band reformed in 2020,
[8]
and released their first album as Shakti in 46 years,
This Moment
, on 23 June 2023.
[9]
The album will be supported by a world tour including India, Europe, and United States under the name Shakti50.
[2]
Discography
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References
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External links
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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Studio albums
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Live albums
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As
Remember Shakti
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International
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National
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Artists
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