The Shakti Foundation presetns Remember Shakti – Music Concert.
John Mclaughlin, Zakir Hussain, U. Shrinivas, V. Selvaganesh & Shankar Mahadevan.
Remember Shakti is a quintet which combines elements of traditional Indian music with elements of jazz. The band comprises English guitarist John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain (Tabla), U. Srinivas (Mandolin), Shankar Mahadevan (Vocals) and V. Selvaganesh (Kanjira, Ghatam, Mridangam), who are all of Indian descent. The band`s name is derived from John Mclaughlin`s acoustic Indian fusion band Shakti which was active in the 1970s. This band consisted of John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, L. Shankar, T.H. Vikku Vinayakram, and R. Raghavan. The word Shakti has been derived from Sanskrit meaning female creative power or Goddess.
After disbanding in the late 1970s, Shakti enjoyed a 25 year hiatus before McLaughlin and Hussain decided to reform the band. In addition to John and Zakir, T.H. Vikku Vinayakram (Ghatam, Mridangam), returned for the band’s eponymous debut album in 1997. However, violinist L.Shankar was replaced by Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia for the live recording. The Believer, the band`s second album (1999) and Saturday Night in Bombay (2001), the third and so far the last recorded album, was augmented by an army of guests, notably Pt. Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor), percussionist Taufiq Qureshi and Shankar Mahadevan, who has now become Remember Shakti`s fulltime vocalist. The band has toured extensively all around the world.