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John McLaughlin, Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain, Selva Ganesh, John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Abstractlogix MusicMedia at Eventim Apollo

Where

Eventim Apollo
45 Queen Caroline St
London
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When

Tue, June 27, 2023
19:00

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An unprecedented, transcontinental collaboration, Shakti united eastern and western musicians, and in the process forged the template for what is now called โ€œworld music.โ€ From the West came virtuoso British guitarist John McLaughlin, who re-wired jazz via his work with Miles Davis and the Tony Williams Lifetime. From the East came visionary tabla player Zakir Hussain, who had accompanied legendary Hindustani musicians from adolescence. A music shop owner in New York Cityโ€™s Greenwich Village connected the two in 1969, sowing the seeds of what was to become Shakti. โ€œThere wasnโ€™t a first meeting,โ€ Hussain recalls today. โ€œIt felt like a reunion of long-lost brothersโ€ฆโ€...

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