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Bill Beuttler writes: “To hear them tell it, the cofounders of Shakti \u2014 guitar great John McLaughlin, 81, and tabla master Zakir Hussain, 72 \u2014 are ecstatic whenever the group reunites for a concert. So expect the group\u2019s current incarnation \u2014 now including Bollywood superstar Shankar Mahadevan on vocals, Ganesh Rajagopalan on violin, and Selvaganesh Vinayakram (son of original Shakti member Vikku Vinayakram) on kanjira, mridangam, and ghatam \u2014 to be in a good mood Thursday when they perform at the Boch Center Wang Theatre to open their US tour celebrating both their new album, \u201cThis Moment,\u201d and a half-century of McLaughlin and Hussain performing together as Shakti.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full article in The Boston Globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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