After disbanding in the late 1970s, Shakti enjoyed a twenty-year hiatus before McLaughlin and Hussain decided to reform the band. In addition to John and Zakir, T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram (ghatam, mridangam), returned for Remember Shakti's eponymous debut album in 1997. However, McLaughlin could not locate Shakti's fourth member, violinist L. Shankar, and replaced him with bansuri player Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia for the live recording of this album.
These are photos from concerts where John McLaughlin & Shakti played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
North Sea Jazz Festival (Rotterdam) Jul 9, 2023 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands Uploaded by Andre Looijestijn
