Talk about a trial by heavy metal fire! English guitar giant John McLaughlin and Indian tabla drum virtuoso Zakir Hussain had just released the 1975 debut album by Shakti — their all-acoustic, Indian ...
Forty-six years is a hefty chunk of time between studio releases. Half a lifetime, in fact. Shakti, however, is no ordinary band. The lengthy hiatuses that have punctuated the pioneering Indo-jazz ...
It has been a while alright. 46 years have slipped by since Shakti's last studio album, but the band founded by John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain in late '73, is back to celebrate its 50th anniversary ...