This group is about L. Shankar, the guy who co-founded Shakti with John McLaughlin and who won Grammy for co-writing with Peter Gabriel the soundtrack of the film 'The Last Temptation of Christ'.
Shankar moved to America in 1969 and earned a doctorate in ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University.
In 1975 Shankar and McLaughlin founded Shakti pioneering a groundbreaking and highly influential east-meets-west collaborative, fluid sound that managed to successfully combine seemingly incompatible traditions
After the disbanding of Shakti in 1978 Shankar founded his own band - The Epidemics.
His 1980 release of the album Who's To Know on ECM introduced the unique sound of his own invention, the ten-string, stereophonic double violin. This instrument, designed by Shankar and built by noted guitar maker Ken Parker, covers the entire orchestral range, including double bass, cello, viola and violin. He has recently developed a newer version of his instrument which is much lighter than the original.
Shankar has changed his name to Shenkar. Shenkar provided the vocals for the opening credit music and other themes in the hit TV series Heroes.
Shankar moved to America in 1969 and earned a doctorate in ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University.
In 1975 Shankar and McLaughlin founded Shakti pioneering a groundbreaking and highly influential east-meets-west collaborative, fluid sound that managed to successfully combine seemingly incompatible traditions
After the disbanding of Shakti in 1978 Shankar founded his own band - The Epidemics.
His 1980 release of the album Who's To Know on ECM introduced the unique sound of his own invention, the ten-string, stereophonic double violin. This instrument, designed by Shankar and built by noted guitar maker Ken Parker, covers the entire orchestral range, including double bass, cello, viola and violin. He has recently developed a newer version of his instrument which is much lighter than the original.
Shankar has changed his name to Shenkar. Shenkar provided the vocals for the opening credit music and other themes in the hit TV series Heroes.
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Newest Members (10)
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MrVertig0
December 2010
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mariocris
October 2010
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achhu
April 2008
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cvradhakrishnan
March 2008
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VogonJeltz
February 2008
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luannn
December 2007
