Shakti - 1977 Pori Jazz Festival

[@if6was929]

When I was first learning to play the guitar and was frustrated at a lack of progress a friend tried to console me by saying that at one time John McLaughlin was at the same point in his playing that I'm now at. Well that may have been some consolation at the time but 40 years later JM's playing is still a universe above and beyond mine. He is and alyays be the maestro.

[@duendeguitar]

That is so true! When I was in college in 1977, Shakti came to play. This really cute girl who was my lab partner in a biology class told me the two percussionists ran up to her before the show and asked her if she wanted to play with them on stage. They showed her how to work that pump-drone instrument in like 2 seconds and there she was playing on stage with Shakti. Next day, she said she was in awe of how great these musicians were and terrified to be on stage facing a sold-out crowd!

[@bipasa3646]

Great

[@gerardonoriega6071]

Por la forma tan preciosista de tocar la guitarra con el grupo shakti deberían levantarle un monumento a john mc laughlin . Gracias

[@railcar123]

Just AWESOME!!!!! Deep virtuosity!

[@daevkeli1013]

Not Ravi Shankar -- L. Shankar as previous writer commented.

[@bouggywheeler]

...and I still like it !

[@pbanders]

I read an interview with McL where he said that when they went to a town for a concert with Shakti, they'd go out on the streets a couple of hours before the concert and find the best-looking woman they could and ask her, "hey - want to play in a concert tonight?".

[@MultiAvast]

john magistral !

[@bipasa3646]

Very very anazing

[@freeavantgardevideos]

To your knowledge : the first time I uploaded it was in 2004 ... this is my 4th profile on KZbin after the other 3 ones were taken down ...

[@diemutha666]

freeavantgardevideos I remember seeing your video.Couldn't stop bring it up when discussing with friends years later but couldn't find the video to back it up.Thanks for uploading it again.This is an eargasmic performance..Cheers!

[@1960126able]

grande hermanos , bello como dice "Shakti"

[@theMarsFusion]

They are playing "What Need Have I for This, What Need Have I for That, I Am Dancing with my lord, all is bless, all is bless"? I want a shakti shirt like is wearing Leo Shankar!! :)

[@ArtoSelki]

Shakti performed in Pori Jazz 1976 two times. First in Riihiketo elementary school and second time in Kirjurinluoto.

[@nikhilrohatgi84]

gorgeous... virtuose...grandiose

[@WearySisyphus]

Genius.

[@savageminstrel]

Awesome performance. :) Om Namah Shivaya

[@JokiTapio]

Festivaalivuosi 1976 Shakti feat. John McLaughlin 17.7.1976 >> Kirjurinluoto Members: Shankar, L, vl McLaughlin, John, g Hussain, Zakir, tabla Vinayakran, T H, perc

[@amro2752]

Also der Violonist heißt nicht "Ravi" und er heißt auch nicht "Leo" mit Vornamen, er heißt: " Lakshminarayana". Lakshminarayana Shankar = L.Shankar

[@michaelboyce]

This is great! But that's not Ravi Shankar, it's L. Shankar sitting directly to the left of JM

[@eaverdeja]

2:38-3:00 the groove is just mesmerizing

[@YozhikvTumane]

more like 0:00-9:59

[@vcpianos]

Hi. Just wanted to point out that it isn't Ravi Shankar on violin but Lakshminarayanan Shankar or L. Shankar, a south indian violinist., composer, and vocalist.

[@carlosolivalablee6363]

es de mis tiem po

[@seppojalkanen574]

oli hienot festarit 77 tuo koroke jolla kuupat soittaa on 20 mm.lastulevy ja alla 60 olut koria (tyhjiä)

[@HaniJIsmail]

Thats L. Shankar on violin not Ravi like the description says...

[@wohltemper]

haha funny you mention that, I was just wondering who the cute chicks were they always had at the back playing the drones! (see back cover of "A Handful of Beauty")

[@TheSecondNature]

the violin is not ravi, he's leo shankar

[@freeavantgardevideos]

@theMarsFusion Correcting one detail : it is '' all is bliss, all is bliss '', not bless.

[@Oneness100]

It's a little better than Beer ads like most rock concerts have. Personally, i would prefer if they had bottled water logos or no ads altogether, but they obviously have to have sponsors. It's just part of these concert promoters so they can make money.

[@isanjays]

I wonder .. how do you know its not Ravi Shankar ... ??? its surprising to see the following ... more wondersome is how Jhon is playing his guitar ...

[@drummaman1]

two girls on stage playing the "sruti box", it provides the drones for the various ragas the band performs. These days the drone is from JM's computer, so no cute girls with sruti boxes on stage, I'm afraid... :)

[@Oneness100]

In the description it should be L. Shankar, not Ravi Shankar.

[@rshivakumarca]

L Shankar is a genius. Regards to other musicians

[@antonjjok]

1976

[@AshRavens]

she is playing a droning instrument.

[@dankgeetar]

Hate to be off topic but who is the beautiful girl on the drone?!

[@juomariturmio]

This video made me thirsty.

[@srinivasseshadri7214]

It's L H Vinayakram, with an 'm' at the end, not 'n'.

[@Arindam381]

The violinust is L.Shankar and not Ravi Shankar

[@cryptophyta]

Hi, someone know the tuning of his guitar please ?

[@miklem6746]

I'm sure it has been mentioned elsewhere--that's L. Shankar, no relation to Ravi.

[@drummaman1]

excuse me, wrong spelling - SHRUTI box

[@FunkMan53]

Does this count as Pepsi Spam?

[@scottverbeek2010]

Ahaha the pepsi advertisement seems a bit out of place

[@skywalktriceiam]

It does look odd sticking out like an ugly sore thumb; the grim reality is they own wayyyy too much in India, and everywhere else. Nestle-ish. Or, is it esque ?🤔😐😕😒😡📣🥁✊

[@vulvatronic]

They have a groupie on the stage or what?

[@anindyaroychowdhury]

Please do not spread misinformation on multiple threads...L Shankar, who comes from the South, and Ravi Shankar, a Bengali from the East of India, are not related. Please!

[@brianpatterson7332]

Actually, Ravi was an uncle of L Shankar, though the former comes from a Hindustani musical background and the latter from Carnatic. This is mentioned on the sleeve notes of several albums I have of L Shankar's brother, L Subramaniam.

[@joblo3940]

I waz vewry ANGRE an CUNPHEWZED ...anow drunk in love u kno

[@anindyaroychowdhury]

They are not. Please do not spread misinformation.

[@kingrobert1st]

Shame about the PEPSI logos otherwise perfectly blissful.

[@krishnancs9512]

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[@ThreeLeggedMongoose]

PEPSI