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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0044001416422
Format: Live
Label: Umvd Labels
Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Umvd Labels
Release Date: June 19, 2001
Sales Rank: 33460
Studio: Umvd Labels
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Guitarist McLaughlin and tabla drummer Zakir Hussain first joined together as Shakti in 1975 to fuse together the rhythmic and improvisational energies of jazz and the classical music of northern India. Regrouping in the late '90s, the two have since raised the level of the synthesis significantly in a quartet with the extraordinary young mandolin player U. Shrinivas and percussionist V. Selvaganesh. These recordings come from December 2000, when Remember Shakti was playing concerts in Bombay at the end of a world tour. It's clearly the occasion for celebration, with the group expanding to include several guests, but it's distinguished by the same quality that has graced their live performances and the previous CD, The Believer: a hypnotic luminosity that enfolds flights of extraordinary virtuosity and sustained dialogue into a tranquil whole. That mood is further enhanced here by the setting, the layered polyrhythms of multiple drummers, and the singing of Shankar Mahadevan. The wedding of East and West is most apparent in McLaughlin's sprightly "Luki," with the guitarist's harmonies specifically invoking jazz. "Shringar," nearly 27 minutes long, is played by a quartet, with its composer Shiv Kumar Sharma on santur, a Persian zither. Beginning in a sustained meditative stillness, it eventually builds to one of McLaughlin's most brilliant solos. As they have in the past, McLaughlin and Hussain again give new meaning and possibilities to the idea of "world music." --Stuart Broomer
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"Saturday Night in Bombay" was recorded during a "Shakti Festival" of sorts-- John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain's Remember Shakti project, featuring U. Srinivas and V. Selvagenesh were further augmented by a host of guest Indian musicians. The result is something quite interesting, the music gains a density of performance and an element of looseness at the same time.
Opener "Luki", with its funky rhythms, call-and-response, and infectious beats, is a good example of the sort of density ... Read More
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That's what the word Shakti apparently means, and you can't help but hear it in everything they play. This is an enchanting blend of Indian style & sensibility with the dynamic improvisation of American jazz - THIS is what 'fusion' really means. The original group emerged with a phenomenal debut in 1976 (also an excellent choice by the way), split up after two more albums, and stayed dormant for 20 years until the energence of Remember Shakti in the late 1990s. We can only wonder what they might have ... Read More
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This album is a collector's jewel !! Eventhough I would not rate the music from this album as the best of Shakti, this is definitely good. Especially, the last three. The first track (Luki), in my opinion, is not very good. Bell'Alla (track 4) is great and for those of you who love music made in carnatic arrangements, Giriraj Sudha (track3) is great !!
And nice thing is that, I heard, this album is nominated for Grammy !!
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This record is a beautiful remainder of something that Mr. McLaughlin stated in one of his prior works "all is bliss". For these great musicians, is easy to return us to that great energy that they have been inspiring to us all and all through these years of performance. This album is "a must have" for all music lovers (not just jazz or fusion or world or Indian music). Undoubtedly, performance on this record will transport you to some of the "goals beyond" that Mr. McLaughlin patented many, many years ... Read More
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From the very opening few licks of this new album, straight away you get the feeling that this is a more buoyant lyrical music than the intense, introspective investigations that we were treated to with Remember Shakti and The Believer. It's funky, bursting with melody, and it's going to make you dance, for joy. Remember how Natural Elements felt after A Handful of Beauty? Well, here we go again.
Each incarnation of Remember Shakti produces a sound very much reflective of it's musicians. The original ... Read More
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