Shakti

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Shakti is a pioneering Indo-jazz fusion band led by guitarist John McLaughlin, known for blending Indian classical music with jazz improvisation.

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Shakti canonical 4
Shakti (album) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-jazz fusion band ⓘ
music group ⓘ
associatedAct John McLaughlin ⓘ
Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ
Remember Shakti ⓘ
Zakir Hussain ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album nomination ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1978 ⓘ
genre Indian classical music ⓘ
Indo-jazz fusion ⓘ
jazz fusion ⓘ
hasMember Ganesh Rajagopalan ⓘ
John McLaughlin ⓘ
L. Shankar ⓘ
Mandolin U. Srinivas ⓘ
R. Raghavan ⓘ
Selva Ganesh ⓘ
Shankar Mahadevan ⓘ
T. H. Vinayakram ⓘ
V. Selvaganesh ⓘ
Zakir Hussain ⓘ
inception 1974 ⓘ
languageOfLyrics primarily wordless vocals and Indian classical syllables ⓘ
leader John McLaughlin ⓘ
movement jazz world fusion ⓘ
world music ⓘ
notableFeature acoustic instrumentation ⓘ
blend of Indian classical music and jazz improvisation ⓘ
extended improvisation ⓘ
use of complex rhythmic cycles (tala) ⓘ
notableInstrument ghatam ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
kanjira ⓘ
mandolin ⓘ
mridangam ⓘ
tabla ⓘ
violin ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
notableWork A Handful of Beauty ⓘ
Natural Elements ⓘ
Remember Shakti ⓘ
Saturday Night in Bombay ⓘ
Shakti (album) ⓘ
linked to: Shakti

This Moment ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Sony Music ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
reformed 1997 ⓘ

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John McLaughlin → founderOf → Shakti ⓘ
Shakti → notableWork → Shakti (album) ⓘ
linked to: Shakti