As promised during their 50th anniversary tour of India in January, Messers John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, V. Selvaganesh and Ganesh Rajagopalan are ready with their latest offering: This Moment, Shakti’s first new studio album in more than 45 years. ADVERTISEMENT“The music on this recording represents a quantum leap in the musical evolution of Shakti,” says McLaughlin. Shakti, it may be safely concluded, is one of the earliest torch bearers of what we now know as World Music. “Having that kind of interaction, conversation between the group, the creative process is something that is Shakti and it is exclusive to Shakti,” he believes. Not only does he manage McLaughlin’s various projects, he is also the brains trust behind the forthcoming Shakti tour being undertaken in Europe and the USA to celebrate the launch of This Moment.

Source: The Telegraph June 23, 2023 10:29 UTC