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Duration: 06:49 minutes Upload Time: 07-07-19 08:11:10 User: itsartolie :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day |
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Description: In the mid-1970's many believed John McLaughlin had committed commercial suicide by abandoning electric instruments and Western sensibilities in favor of an all-acoustic group with Indian musicians. In fact, record sales for this group, Shakti (translates in Sanskrit to "female creative power" or "goddess") were quite disappointing. Sometimes though, a musician has to follow his muse. In this case, McLaughlin was led to create a very fertile groundbreaking group in the form of Shakti. Shakti was really the first band to truly capture the essence of what we now call "World Music." Shakti's dependence on Eastern musical models infused with Western jazz-like improvisation made for an exciting and influential stew. One doesn't have to look very far into McLaughlin's past to see why such a band would appeal to him. His own inclinations toward Eastern music can be heard on side two of his earlier recording My Goal's Beyond. Certainly, he was influenced even before that outing by the pop mysticism of the times and his own involvement in seeking self-realization through Eastern philosophy, not to mention of course his study of Indian music. Remember Shakti, formed in the mid 90s, features original Shakti member tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, one of the most respected musicians in India, U. Srinivas on mandolin, Shankar Mahadevan on vocals and V. Selvaganesh on percussion. Remember Shakti, just like John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, is extremely multinational, and multigenerational. This is reflective, serious East-meets-West music full of truly virtuosic moments and plenty of drama. Let's enjoy this unique group in their appearance in Vienne,France on July 2, 2004. (video info from a review by Walter Kolosky) |
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| itsartolie ::: Favorites In monk's attire of course, complete with sandals. All the ingredients for a very pious scene, the Quincy Jones score serving for all this not to be confused with Monty Python's Life Of Brian. 07-10-07 01:51:20 __________________________________________________ | |
| NAFTALI2 ::: Favorites Right. The Da Vinci code with a score written by Quincy Jones. Featuring guest soloist--during the self flogging scene--John McLaughlin. 07-10-07 01:42:16 __________________________________________________ | |
| itsartolie ::: Favorites Self - flogging perhaps? lol 07-10-07 00:55:02 __________________________________________________ | |
| NAFTALI2 ::: Favorites Couple things. First, everything I say is speculation, and cynical at that. So I'm not being fallacious. Insensitive, cynical, same difference. But if you first replied to me one month ago, why are you coming back to this again? I said I was being a jerk, I apologized, what more do you want? 07-10-05 23:59:33 __________________________________________________ | |
| noonward ::: Favorites He's said that he knows the ragas, the technical aspects but he doesn't play them, because of what you are talking about, also because he has own vision. Your initial statements were fallacious and insensitive. 07-10-05 21:08:51 __________________________________________________ | |
| noonward ::: Favorites Hasn't the necessary exposure? He's studied on the vina, many years ago, he knows the music well enough, he's been playing this for decades and decades, if that is not, then what is the necessary exposure, besides, this music here regardless, there's no arguing against that. 07-10-05 21:06:10 __________________________________________________ | |
| NAFTALI2 ::: Favorites Check out our much longer discussion on the blog listed at the homepage of this site. Your position is well taken by Itsartolie. 07-08-09 00:11:45 __________________________________________________ | |
| noonward ::: Favorites He's not playing indian music here. He's playing his own music. 07-08-08 23:16:32 __________________________________________________ | |
| BongoMadness ::: Favorites John McLaughlin has been playing this stuff for 33 years now naf.. 07-07-31 18:47:26 __________________________________________________ | |
| NAFTALI2 ::: Favorites No, I was just being a jerk. What I meant is that this guy, who clearly didn't grow up in this culture is trying to play something to which he hasn't had the necessary exposure. It's like when I try to play a hard blues, an Albert King blues. I like it, but I just haven't had the exposure to it. My good friend can play the hell out of it, but he grew up with it. And played with Albert King. 07-07-31 02:29:33 __________________________________________________ | |
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