The fusion band Shakti comprising John McLaughlin (guitarist), Shankar Mahadevan (vocalist), Ustad Zakir Hussain (tabla player), V Selvaganesh (percussionist) and Ganesh Rajagopalan (violinist ...

A living legend of improvised music, with a career now spanning more than five decades, John McLaughlin is no stranger to ... the unprecedented east/west fusion of Shakti, or the thrilling telepathic ...

In 1975, Zakir Hussain joined forces with John McLaughlin to form Shakti, alongside L Shankar, TH ‘Vikku’ Vinayakram and R Raghavan. Although the band parted ways in the late 1970s ...

SPECIAL: It’s global guitars this time in the Global Village, with music from world jazz fusion player Al DiMeola, John ...

Shakti, an iconic Indo-fusion group from the 1970s, released exceptional albums and included guitarist John McLaughlin, violinist L Shankar, and ghatam legend Vikku Vinayakram in its lineup.

Shakti won the 2024 Grammy Award for best global music album for "This Moment". The album features the four Indians as well as its founding member, the legendary British guitarist John McLaughlin.