Remember Shakti is a quintet which combines elements of traditional Indian music with elements of jazz. The band consists of English guitarist John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain (tabla), U. Srinivas (mandolin), Shankar Mahadevan (vocals), and V. Selvaganesh (kanjira, ghatam, mridangam), who are all of Indian descent. The band's name is derived from John Mclaughlin's acoustic Indian fusion band Shakti which was active in the 1970s. This band consisted of John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, L. Shankar, T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram, and R. Raghavan. The word "Shakti" translates in Sanskrit to "female creative power" or "goddess."
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These are few of my favourite shakti concerts,of which i am very big fan of Mandolin srinivas mellifluous flow of swaras.I attended one of their concerts in bangalore in which i had a chance to listen to the below songs.
Girirajasutha(tyagaraaja sankeethana) :- listen to the swarakalpana played by srinivas its awesome in the higher notes.
Sunarii Sakhi (Hindustan) :-
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