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Anuj Chakrapani writes: “Starting 17th of August, international supergroup\u00a0Shakti<\/a>\u00a0will perform across the U.S., celebrating their 50th anniversary.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakti’s tabla percussionist and musical legend, Zakir Hussain, explains: “When John McLaughlin and I first played together, it was here in San Francisco in the living room of the legend Ustad Ali Akbar Khan<\/a>. There was nothing but inspiration everywhere.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full article in India Currents<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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