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Felix Contreras | October 30, 2023
MUSICIANS
John McLaughlin: guitar
Zakir Hussain: tabla
Selvaganesh Vinayakaram: kanjira, ghatam
Shankar Mahadevan: vocals
Ganesh Rajagopalan: violin
Itâs hard to get past the significance of this performance by the Indian jazz fusion band, Shakti. Initially formed in 1973 by jazz guitarist John McLaughlin with virtuoso traditional Indian musicians, the band opened the doors for others to expand their musical appreciation beyond Western music. 50 years later, as guitarist McLaughlin reunites with tabla player Zakir Hussain to take Shakti on another world tour, the group stopped by for a magically inspiring performance behind the Tiny Desk.
âShriniâs Dreamâ sets the stage with both melodic and rhythm instruments, before vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan and McLaughlin each take turns calling out to the muse for inspiration. The entire set is a drummerâs dream given Hussain is considered a master tabla player both within and outside the tradition.
Shaktiâs music has always been built around complex traditional rhythms and they are on full display with Hussain and Selvaganesh Vinayakaram. The band was born in the aftermath of McLaughlinâs Mahavishnu Orchestra and âLotus Feetâ channels that bandâs hypnotic exploration of time and melody, while the aptly titled âBending the Rulesâ mixes Indian traditions and the custom of jazz musicians trading licks back and forth, bringing this historic moment to an energetic close.
SET LIST
âShriniâs Dreamâ
âLotus Feetâ
âBending the Rulesâ
Pretty talented lady. She plays all the instruments and does all of the singing. The production and editing skills of whoever did this video and all of her other videos is phenomenal.
âHard Quartetâ, a local band, payed homage to the Rolling Stones video âWaiting on a Friendâ; shooting in many of the same places from the Stones 1981 video. Itâs fun to watch.
Fun Facts:
Peter Tosh is the dude sitting next to Mick
âThe St Markâs Bar and Grillâ, where the band ends up, is now âThe Lion Barâ and not the same bar in the remake.
This is also the same building (96-98 St Markâs Pl) of the Led Zeppelin âPhysical Graffitiâ cover.
Nice.
Try removing the lid.
Thereâs a nice interview with Chad Kassem and Graham Nash on YT.
Are you thinking of resonance and or vibrations?
I appreciate your feedback
Yes and yes.
Like almost all information on almost all forums, Iâve heard many times that the raised lid acts like a noise, vibration amplifier.
My TT without it sounds betterâI thinkâmaybe.
Thanks @RonP I will remove it! I donât play a lot of vinyl (actually not a lot of physical media anymore).
Mine do, especially the Linn and the Technics.