Shakti

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Shakti is a pioneering Indo-jazz fusion band led by guitarist John McLaughlin, known for blending Indian classical music with jazz improvisation.

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instanceOf Indo-jazz fusion band
music group
associatedAct John McLaughlin NERFINISHED
Mahavishnu Orchestra NERFINISHED
Remember Shakti NERFINISHED
Zakir Hussain NERFINISHED
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album nomination NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin India
United Kingdom
dissolved 1978
genre Indian classical music
Indo-jazz fusion
jazz fusion
hasMember Ganesh Rajagopalan NERFINISHED
John McLaughlin NERFINISHED
L. Shankar NERFINISHED
Mandolin U. Srinivas NERFINISHED
R. Raghavan NERFINISHED
Selva Ganesh NERFINISHED
Shankar Mahadevan NERFINISHED
T. H. Vinayakram NERFINISHED
V. Selvaganesh NERFINISHED
Zakir Hussain NERFINISHED
inception 1974
languageOfLyrics primarily wordless vocals and Indian classical syllables
leader John McLaughlin NERFINISHED
movement jazz world fusion
world music
notableFeature acoustic instrumentation
blend of Indian classical music and jazz improvisation
extended improvisation
use of complex rhythmic cycles (tala)
notableInstrument ghatam
guitar
kanjira
mandolin
mridangam
tabla
violin
vocals
notableWork A Handful of Beauty NERFINISHED
Natural Elements NERFINISHED
Remember Shakti NERFINISHED
Saturday Night in Bombay NERFINISHED
Shakti (album) NERFINISHED
This Moment NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
Sony Music Entertainment
surface form: Sony Music

Verve Records
reformed 1997

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