Oct
30
News
Shakti Tiny Desk Concert
Watch Shakti perform at NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’: “It’s hard to get past the significance of this performance by the Indian ...more
Oct
11
News
GLOBAL MUSICAL ALCHEMISTS SHAKTI CONCLUDE 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR AMIDST WIDESPREAD ACCLAIM
Out today: Exclusive live version of “Shrini’s Dream” from lauded new album This Moment, filmed at a sold-out performance from ...more
Sep
23
News
Oregon Music News: Shakti at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland on September 5, 2023
See the full gallery here. Michael Conley writes: “It’s safe to posit that Shakti fans are nothing if not eclectic ...more
Sep
23
News
Ultimate Guitar: ‘It Was Beyond Repair…’ John McLaughlin Recalls Unpleasant Surprise After Lending His Valuable Guitar
Ultimate Guitar writes: “Legendary jazz guitar master John McLaughlin recalled lending one of his prized instruments and then getting it back ...more
Sep
08
News
CBS News: Jazz guitarist John McLaughlin brings acoustic “global fusion” group Shakti to SF
Dave Pehling writes: “British six-string wizard John McLaughlin brings the latest version of his “global fusion” band Shakti with tabla ...more
Sep
08
News
The Mercury News: Groundbreaking band Shakti returns to Bay Area with new lineup
Andrew Gilbert writes: “If the cheers for vocalist Shankar Mahadevan sound particularly enthusiastic when SFJAZZ presents the pioneering Indo-jazz ensemble ...more
Aug
30
News
Shakti 50th Anniversary Livestream on August 31
Shakti 50th Anniversary livestream ft. John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, Selvaganesh Vinayakram, and Ganesh Rajagopalan, with special guest John ...more
Aug
30
News
Nashville Scene: Cutting-Edge Fusion Ensemble Shakti’s Reunion Tour Caps a Monumental Year (S. Mahadevan Interview)
Ron Wynn writes: “The term “fusion,” while accurate to a degree, only scratches the surface of the musical magic made ...more
Aug
30
News
Jazz Guitar Today: John McLaughlin In Concert With Shakti
Bob Bakert, JGT editor writes: “I went to see Shakti on Friday night 8/25/23 at the Cobb Energy Center outside ...more
Aug
30
News
Chicago Sun Times: Thrill of fusing John McLaughlin’s jazz with India traditions keeps Shakti together for 50 yearsChicago Sun Times:
Bobby Reed writes: “The current tour by the quintet Shakti, which arrives at Ravinia on Sunday, marks another important chapter ...more