Monday, February 6, 2012

INDIA: Zakir Hussain brings back the magic

Zakir Hussain and John McLaughlin bring back the memories of Shakti, the fusion band of 70s with Remembering Shakti tour again
West and South India is being treated to the sounds of Shakti again after a gap of six years.Zakir Hussain and John McLaughlin are touring five cities with their fellow musicians in February with 'Remember Shakti'. The tour kickedoff yesterday in Pune and concludes in Chennai on 11th. In Goa on the 9th, Zakir Hussain said, "Performing with John is like playing with an Indian musician. John has taken the time to study Indian classical music and figure out how we work, how we think and what our improvising techniques are. I, too have had the good fortune to study and understand the Western ways of musical thinking be it jazz, pop or rock.  (Times of India)