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Remember Shakti - The Way of
Beauty. $39.95
Catalog No. : EDV17. 1 DVD Set.
180
Minutes. NTSC. All Regions.
English language documentary.
Subtitle Options: French, Spanish,
German.
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A 60 minutes documentary film 'Shakti Timeless',
which tells the story of the Indo-Western music group 'Shakti'.
Formed in 1975, the group pioneered a groundbreaking and highly
influential musical East-meets-West approach.
In the 70s, the
group, whose name means creative intelligence, beauty and power,
consisted of legendary British jazz guitarist John McLaughlin,
North Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain and violinist L. Shankar
and ghatam [percussion] player T. H. 'Vikku' Vinayakram, both of
whom hail from South India. Together, they created a fluid and
organic sound that managed to successfully combine seemingly
incompatible traditions. After a number of very successful live
concerts and albums, they disbanded. |
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The group was reformed in 1997 under the name
'Remember Shakti' with new talents from India like V.
Selvaganesh who replaced his father 'Vikku' and the young
prodigy 'Mandolin' U. Shrinivas who replaced L. Shankar. In
2000, the young Indian classical singer Shankar Mahadevan joined
the group as the first vocal element in the group. |
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Through interviews with the original founding
members, John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain, the film uncovers
the quest for breaking new musical ground that led to the
creation of their own brand of music. |
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These interviews are interwoven with rare and
exclusive historical footage of the group from the 70s to the
present day. The film also introduces the younger generation of
Shakti and their views on its ever-evolving music. |
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A 45 minutes live coverage film called 'Sound
Check' shot at a Remember Shakti concert in Paris [New Morning
Club] in 2004 featuring a behind the scenes look at the group. |
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A 55 minutes live concert in Bombay called
'Saturday Night in Bombay'. |
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Two live concert videos of the group shot in
Montreux Jazz Festival in 1976 and 2004. |
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