Shakti

Three long tracks of lyrical lite progressive jazz rock with plenty of flute, guitar, and sax solos - always pleasant and never grating…

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.

John McLaughlin & Zakir Hussain - Remember Shakti: The Way Of Beauty (2006) [DVD] {Verve}
DVD9 -> 6.33 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 4:3 | Dolby AC3, 2 ch | ~ 180m | ISO Image | Subs: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 10 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2006 Verve / UMG / Glenray | EDV17
Jazz / World Fusion / Guitar

A 60 minutes documentary film Shakti Timeless, which tells the story of the indo-western music group Shakti. Formed in 1975, the group pioneered a groundbreaking and highly influential musical East-meets-West approach. In the 70s, the group, whose name means creative intelligence, beauty and power, consisted of legendary British jazz guitarist John Mclaughlin, North Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain and violinist L. Shankar and ghatam (percussion) player T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram, both of whom hail from South India. Together, they created a fluid and organic sound that managed to successfully combine seemingly incompatible traditions.

John McLaughlin & Shakti - Remember Shakti (1999) [2CD]
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG -> 280 Mb + 317 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 135 Mb + 165 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 45 Mb
© 2009 PolyGram / Verve | 559 945-2
Jazz / World / Fusion

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.

John McLaughlin & Shakti - Remember Shakti (1999) [2CD] {Verve}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 616 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 315 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 46 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2009 PolyGram / Verve | 559 945-2
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.

Essential: a masterpiece of jazz-fusion music.
There might have been a fact that he informed them of the name worldwide as a guitar player in the latter half of the 1960's.

A household name since the early '70s, John McLaughlin was an innovative fusion guitarist when he led the Mahavishnu Orchestra and continued living up to his reputation as a phenomenal and consistently inquisitive player through the years. He started on guitar when he was 11 and was initially inspired by blues and swing players. John McLaughlin worked with David Bowie, Alexis Korner, Graham Bond, Ginger Baker, and others in the 1960s and played free jazz with Gunter Hampel for six months. His first album was a classic (1969's Extrapolation) and was followed by an obscurity for the Dawns label with John Surman, a quintet set with Larry Young (Devotion), and My Goals Beyond in 1970 which was half acoustic solos and half jams involving Indian musicians.