Shakti
Marc Neville
coming months?
I can no longer locate any reference to it.
Thank you.
Marc Neville
Studio City, CA
marcn...@worldnet.att.net
Pgonzo98
Marc Neville
So I guess the title is "The Believer".
I had seen it listed as something else.
Thanks.
http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/upcoming
Marc Neville
Studio City, CA
marcn...@worldnet.att.net
"Pgonzo98" <pgon...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> vervemusicgroup.com/upcoming. october.
Gremal
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> O.K.
> So I guess the title is "The Believer".
> I had seen it listed as something else.
> Thanks.
I think Shakti is a Sony/Columbia/Legacy title.
Marc Neville
newsgroup.
Marc Neville
Studio City, CA
marcn...@worldnet.att.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashok" <ADhar...@CrossWinds.Net>
Newsgroups: rec.music.indian.classical
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: John McLaughlin's Shakti tour in November
> In article <8la7fb$r2c$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, kartik_r...@hotmail.com
writes...
> >
> >Hello Rasikas,
> >
> >I have read on imnworld.com (International Music Network) that John
> >McLaughlin will be having a 'Remember Shakti' tour in the US in
> >November. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Shakti, it is
> >probably the best Indian classical music-Western Jazz fusion effort
> >ever and began in the 1970s with McLaughlin on guitar, L. Shankar on
> >violin, Zakir Hussain on tabla, and TH Vinayakram on ghatam.
> >
> >McLaughlin, recently, in an effort to "remember Shakti", toured last
> >year at this time I believe with tabla wizard Zakir Hussain, mandolin
> >genius U. Srinivas, and Khanjira maestro Selvaganesh, son of ghatam
> >artiste TH Vinayakram. He also toured the UK in '97 in a similar
> >effort with brilliant flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain, and
> >Vinayakram. Both concert tours were great successes and produced
> >amazing, fascinating music with unbelievable depth, speed, and
> >improvisational technique.
> >
> >I was wondering if anyone out there knows who the musicians
> >accompanying McLaughlin on this November 2000 tour will be. Please
> >e-mail me or post reply. Thanks in advance.
> >
> >KR
>
>
> Lot of excitement about their forthcoming tour.
> Their "Remember Shakti" double CD was voted the Best
> Jazz Album of 1999 by George Varga of the 'San Diego
> Union-Tribune'
>
> The artists are:
>
> Remember Shakti
> John McLaughlin, Guitar
> Zakir Hussain, Tabla
> V. Selvaganesh, Ghatam
> U. Shrinivas, Mandolin
>
> The schedule is:
>
> 11/05/00
> BEACON THEATRE
> NEW YORK
>
> 11/06/00
> GLENN MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM-EMORY UNIVERSITY
> ATLANTA
>
> 11/08/00
> MASSEY HALL
> TORONTO
>
> 11/10/00
> CHICAGO THEATRE
> CHICAGO
>
> 11/11/00
> MCFARLIN THEATRE
> DALLAS
>
> 11/12/00
> ORPHEUM THEATRE
> VANCOUVER
>
> 11/13/00
> SCHNITZER HALL
> PORTLAND
>
> 11/14/00
> BOULDER THEATRE
> BOULDER
>
> 11/15/00
> CENTENNIAL HALL-UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
> TUCSON
>
> 11/17/00
> CONCERT HALL-CA CENTER FOR THE ARTS,ESCONDIDO
> ESCONDIDO
>
> 11/18/00
> ROYCE HALL-UCLA
> LOS ANGELES
>
> 11/19/00
> PARAMOUNT THEATRE
> OAKLAND
>
> Check out a good article on the group at
>
> http://www.innerviews.org/inner/shakti.html
>
>
> Ashok
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Music Circle" <music_...@earthlink.net>
Newsgroups: rec.music.indian.classical
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 5:57 PM
Subject: A Tribute to Allarakha - Sept. 10th at UCLA
> Sunday, September 10, 2000 5:00pm
> Royce Hall, UCLA
>
> The Music Circle Presents
>
> A TRIBUTE FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO THE LATE
>
> ALLARAKHA
>
> INDIA'S TABLA LEGEND
>
> Featuring the electrifying trio
>
> L. SHANKAR, violin
> ZAKIR HUSSAIN (Allarakha's first son), tabla
> T.H. VINAYAKRAM, ghatam
>
> And introducing the brilliant young sitarist
>
> NILADRI KUMAR, sitar
> with FAZAL QURESHI (Allarakha's second son), tabla
>
> Tickets: $42, $32, $22
>
> This unforgettable evening will begin with a one hour set by the gifted
> young Niladri Kumar (son of Kartick Kumar), one of the rising new
> talents of the younger generation, accompanied by Fazal Qureshi on
> tabla. After intermission, the masterful L. Shankar, Zakir Hussain and
> Vinayakram will perform their musical wizardry.
>
> For Information, call the Music Circle at 626-405-9759 or 626-449-6987
> For Tickets, call the UCLA Central Ticket Office at 310-825-2101
> or visit www.tickets.ucla.edu
>
> Donor tickets are available at $100, $250 and $500 in this special
> fundraising concert to help the Music Circle continue its 27-year old
> tradition of presenting the finest in Indian classical music to
> audiences in Southern California. Donors at all levels receive
> preferential seating and a one-year Music Circle membership. Donors of
> $250 and $500 will also be treated to an Indian meal at a reception with
> the artists following the concert.
>
>
> Allarakha (April 29, 1919 - February 3, 2000)
>
> Once in a great while, there emerges a musician who, through his genius,
> injects that certain spark necessary to elevate an instrument to another
> level of expression and appreciation. For tabla, Ustad Allarakha was
> such an artist, having brought his instrument a stature and respect
> never before enjoyed. A disciple of Mian Kader Baksh, the great guru of
> the Punjab gharana, Ustad Allarakha was, in his lifetime, the most
> celebrated exponent of this style. In his 23 years of touring worldwide
> with Ravi Shankar his name became synonymous with the essence of
> percussion. Ravi said about his friend, He was a genius-and a simple.
> loving man. As a performer, Ustad Allarakha was famous for his
> improvisations, his exceptional qualities of freshness and proportion,
> and his exquisite tone production as well as a technique which he
> continued to refine until his death. He developed a playing style which
> is a virtual reference for tabla players of the present generation. A
> maxim of his teaching was, If love is not in your heart it won't be in
> your hands or voice. For the last four years of his life, he
> concentrated on teaching and traveled often in India to accept awards
> and appear at major classical festivals. When, on his eightieth birthday
> he was asked to say a few words, he played the tabla, saying, This is
> the language I know. His rapturous tabla solo performances still in
> demand, he continued to perform until the end of his life. Ustad
> Allarakha died on February 3, 2000, truly one of the most pivotal and
> influential artists to have emerged from India in our time.
>
> L. Shankar has brought to this world some of the most mesmerizing,
> exuberant and technically perfect improvisational music to be heard on
> today's concert stage. A consummate musician, whether playing on the
> double violin-which he invented-or singing in his incredible five octave
> range, Shankar brings a unique beauty and power to his music. As a child
> prodigy whose father was the esteemed V. Lakshminarayana Iyer, he began
> his musical studies when he was five and gave his first concert at
> seven. Deeply rooted in the classical music of India, he has worked with
> many Western musicians including Peter Gabriel, Frank Zappa and Bruce
> Springsteen and along with Zakir Hussain and John McLaughlin, founded
> the legendary fusion group, Shakti. He has been at the forefront in
> expanding the horizons of Indian music worldwide and as singer,
> violinist, and composer he has sold more than ten million albums
> worldwide.
>
> Zakir Hussain the eldest son of Allarakha, is recognized as one of the
> most brilliant and innovative musicians living today in percussion and
> in the music world at large. He is favorite accompanist for India's
> greatest classical musicians and dancers including Ali Akbar Khan and
> Ravi Shankar. His contributions to world music have been unique, with
> many historic collaborations including Shakti, which he founded with
> John McLaughlin and L. Shankar. He has recorded and performed with such
> diverse artists as George Harrison, Tito Puente and the Hong Kong
> Symphony. A child prodigy who toured by the age of twelve, this gifted
> son of his great father came to the United States in 1970. He plays no
> fewer than 150 concert dates a year and has composed and recorded many
> albums and soundtracks. The recipient of many grants and awards, in 1988
> Zakir became the youngest percussionist to ever be awarded the title of
> Padma Sri. In 1999 he received the National Heritage Fellowship, the
> highest honor in the United States for a master of traditional arts.
>
> T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram is part of a new generation devoted to expanding
> ancient Indian traditions. His early training came from his father,
> himself a master musician. Vikku's instrument of choice is the ghatam.
> the clay pot made for use as a percussion instrument. Vikku has
> accompanied the foremost classical musicians and has also played under
> the baton of Zubin Mehta, has shared the stage with John McLaughlin,
> Zakir and Shankar in Shakti performances, and was co-composer in Mickey
> Hart's Planet Drum which won a Grammy for Best World Music Album. To
> Vikku goes the credit of taking the ghatam to center stage in
> international concert halls. Vikku divides his time touring and teaching
> at his school in Chennai (Madras).
>
> Niladri Kumar is the fifth generation of sitar players and is a student
> of his renowned father, Kartik Kumar. He gave his first concert when he
> was six and though still in his twenties has grown into a remarkable
> musician. One critic declared There is nothing [in his playing] that
> sticks, halts or rankles, nothing that requires retouching or is
> slipshod. He has performed at most of the prestigious music festivals in
> India and toured throughout India as a soloist. When interviewed about a
> recent award-he has won many-he responded, It feels good to win an
> award, but what is more important is the music.
>
> Fazal Qureshi is the second son of Allarakha who began his training
> with his father when he was very young. With the permission of his
> father-in the true guru shishya tradition-Fazal launched his
> professional career. He has performed as a soloist and accompanist in
> India and abroad. He is acclaimed for his eloquence and sensitivity, as
> well as for his versatility when accompanying western instrumentalists,
> especially in the jazz traditions. He has recorded with classical as
> well as Indian pop and western musicians.
>
> The Music Circle was founded by Ravi Shankar and Harihar Rao in 1973
> with the mission of supporting the classical arts of India and their
> performers. It has presented a regular season of intimate concerts as
> well as larger music and dance festivals every year since its founding.
> It is the oldest organization of its kind in North America. We are
> committed to presenting not only the great masters of today, but the
> budding masters of tomorrow. Visit our website at www.musiccircle.org.
>
> --
> Jason Mainland
> Managing Director
> The Music Circle
> (626) 405-9759
jazz...@my-deja.com
70s. They were the warm up band for Weather Report... quite a show.
Those original first couple of Shakti records are very good. I haven't
heard them for a long, long time; guess I'll give them a spin to see
how they've aged.
I'm a big fan of John McLaughlin, even though he seems to have a
philosophy to never play one note when you can sqeeze in 30 or 40.
Mark
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