1975: SHAKTI with JOHN McLAUGHLIN

Artistes:
John McLaughlin Guitar, Composer & Producer
Zakir Hussain Percussion & Tabla
Lakshminarayana Shankar Violin, Vocals & Composer
Vikku Vinayakram (T. H. Vinayakaram) Ghatam, Percussion & Vocals
Ramnad V. Raghavan Mridangam

Track:
1: JOY Composed by John McLaughlin & Lakshminarayana Shankar
2: LOTUS FEET Composed by John McLaughlin
3: WHAT NEED HAVE I FOR THIS / WHAT NEED HAVE I FOR THAT/I AM DANCING
Composed by John McLaughlin & Lakshminarayana Shankar

Credits
Stanley Tonkel Engineer
Michael Berniker Digital Producer
John Ephland Liner Notes
Larry Keyes Digital Remastering

Label: Columbia
Recording Date: July 5, 1975
Recording Location: South Hampton College



1976: A HANDFUL OF BEAUTY

Artistes:
John McLaughlin Guitar, Composer & Producer
Zakir Hussain Percussion & Tabla
Lakshminarayana Shankar Violin, Vocals, Composer & Arranger
Vikku Vinayakram (T. H. Vinayakaram) Ghatam, Percussion & Vocals

Tracks:
1: LA DANSE DU BONHEUR Composed by John McLaughlin & Lakshminarayana Shankar
2: LADY L Composed by Lakshminarayana Shankar
3: INDIA Composed by John McLaughlin & Lakshminarayana Shankar
4: KRITI Traditional Composition
5: ISIS Composed by John McLaughlin & Lakshminarayana Shankar
6: TWO SISTERS Composed by John McLaughlin

Credits:
Steven Berkowitz Assistant
Richard Laird Photography
Dennis MacKay Engineer

Label: Sony Music Distribution
Recording Date: August, 1976
Recording Location: Trident Studios, London, England


1977: NATURAL ELEMENTS

Artistes:
John McLaughlin Guitar, Vocals, Composer & Producer
Zakir Hussain Bongos, Dholak, Percussion, Tabla, Timbales, Triangle & Vocals
Lakshminarayana Shankar Viola, Violin, Vocals & Composer
Vikku Vinayakram (T. H. Vinayakaram) Ghatam, Kanjeera, Percussion & Vocals
Lakshmi Shankar Composer

Tracks:
1: MIND ECOLOGY
Composed by John McLaughlin
2: FACE TO FACE
Composed by John McLaughlin & Lakshminarayana Shankar
3: COME ON BABY DANCE WITH ME
Composed by Lakshmi Shankar
4: THE DAFFODIL & THE EAGLE
Composed by John McLaughlin & Lakshminarayana Shankar
5: HAPPINESS IS BEING TOGETHER
Composed by John McLaughlin
6: BRIDGE OF SIGHS
Composed by John McLaughlin & Lakshminarayana Shankar
7: GET DOWN & SRUTI
Composed by John McLaughlin & Lakshminarayana Shankar
8: PEACE OF MIND
Composed by John McLaughlin

Credits:
John Alcorn
Illustrations
Paula Scher Design

Label: Sony Music Distribution
Recording Date: July, 1977
Recording Location: Aquarius Studios, Geneva, Switzerland


1999 – 13, APRIL: REMEMBER SHAKTI

Artistes:
John McLaughlin Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals, Composer & Producer
Zakir Hussain Tabla
Vikku Vinayakram (T. H. Vinayakaram) Ghatam, Kanjeera, Percussion & Vocals
Special Guest Hariprasad Chaurasia Bansuri & Composer

Tracks:
DISC 1
1: CHANDRAKAUNS Composed by Hariprasad Chaurasia
2: THE WISH Composed by John McLaughlin
3: LOTUS FEET Composed by John McLaughlin
DISC 2
1: MUKTI Composed by Hariprasad Chaurasia
2: ZAKIR Composed by John McLaughlin

Credits:
Sven Hoffman Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Vikku Vinayakram (T. H. Vinayakaram) Ghatam, Kanjeera, Percussion & Vocals
Max Costa Mastering, Mixing
Christian Pégand Production Coordination
Daniel Richard Executive Producer
Jean-Philippe Allard Executive Producer
Jean Luc Barilla Design

Label: Verve / Polygram
Recording Date: September 24, 1997 – September 27, 1997
Recording Location: Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham, Lancashire, England Royal Festival Hall,
London,
England Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England


2000 – 8, OCTOBER: REMEMBER SHAKTI: THE BELIEVER

Artistes:
John McLaughlin Guitar, Composer & Producer
Zakir Hussain Tabla, Percussion & Composer
U. Srinivas Mandolin & Composer

Tracks:
1: 5 IN THE MORNING, 6 IN THE AFTERNOON Composed by John McLaughlin
2: MA NO PA Composed by Zakir Hussain
3: LOTUS FEET Composed by John McLaughlin
4: MAYA Composed by U . Shrinivas
5: ANNA Composed by John McLaughlin
6: FINDING THE WAY Composed by John McLaughlin

Credits:
Christian Pégand Production Coordination
Steve Hoffman Engineer
Daniel Richard Executive Producer
Holger Schwark Engineer
Max Costa Mastering, Mixing
John Newcott Release Coordinator
Freddy Zerbib Management

Label: Universal Distribution / Verve
Recording Date:1999
Recording Location: Europe


2001 – 19, JUNE: SATURDAY NIGHT IN BOMBAY: REMEMBER SHAKTI

Artistes:
John McLaughlin Guitar, Composer & Producer
Zakir Hussain Tabla, Percussion & Composer
U. Srinivas Mandolin & Composer
Shivkumar Sharma Santoor & Composer
Shankar Mahadevan Vocal
Taufiq Qureshi Def & Percussion

Tracks:
1: LUKI Composed by John McLaughlin
2: SHRINAGAR Composed by Shivkumar Sharma
3: GIRIRAJ SUDHA Composed by U . Shrinivas
4: BELL’ALLA Composed by Zakir Hussain

Credits:
Max Costa Engineer
Sven Hoffman Engineer
Lïla Guilloteau Assistant Coordinator

Label: Universal / Verve
Recording Date: December 8, 2000 & December 9, 2000
Recording Location: Shanmukananda Hall, Bombay, India Rang Bhavan, Bombay, India