Remember Shakti: 5 piece band

[fonogafono]

ahora entiendo mucho mas la vola en que se fue despues Jonas Hellborg en algunos discos. Debió ser parte de Shakti!!!!

[69MC97gc]

This IS Shakti of a few years ago---Listen and learn to people who knew how to play.

[69MC97gc]

Not the Shakti I saw  though-

[yetislinger]

its funny how old mclaughlin looks yet zakir hussein doesnt look like hes aged at all

[jbmadhouse]

WOW GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­ :)

[rainfoest0717]

great !!!

[vanshaj01]

shakti....the name says it all...:) :)

[WillKat66]

8:17 whats the name of this song??? anyone- its awesome

[Stefantastic1993]

didn't understand a word..but still really amazed by all of them :)

[rameshree]

truly amazing...

[drhemani]

Remember Shakti was organised in Mumbai in January 2003. I was there and met all these people.

I was searching the program's CD or DVD but years later I found a DVD of this program. Its a wonderful experience.

[69MC97gc]

@drhemani Thank you-

[69MC97gc]

@drhemani Thank you-and to all who now will throw other sarcams...get a life.Thank you for this concert footage,Maybe it was thanks to people likr you I got the see and hear SHAKTI in Stockhom-

[MrRydvall]

@69MC97gc I also want to see Shakti in Stockholm. Do you know if the will come back soon?

[romaneberle]

saw remember shakti live three times, and esp. the first time I was so amazed, I tripped. seriously, I was out of my mind, literally, I cannot recall a certain section of the performance, I just know it was outstanding. when I returned to earth, I was standing right in front of JM, leaning to the stage, arms raised, eyes and mouth wide open, unable to remember standing up. lol.

there's nothing better in the world than watching McLaughlin smile at his bandmates in admiration and joy. :-)

[VMGIAN]

konakol is great stuff......i must learn it..

[AshokBhatnagar007]

@VMGIAN not konnakl in this piece, its sargam! and its very beautiful!

[VMGIAN]

@AshokBhatnagar007 at 7:52 ....isn't it konakol....??

[AshokBhatnagar007]

@VMGIAN I sincerely apologize! I saw your comment before I got that far into the video. In the beginning its sargam, then it moves on to konnakol / bol shashtri! again, my apologies! :D

[keddiebruce]

A remarkable thing about this group is that the music often feels edgy, like it's pushing the limits of what's possible, yet at the same time the level of musicianship is such that you feel there is nothing they can't do.

[riyazahmed1111]

Before I die I would love to see Michael Angelo Batio watch JM playing in front of him... He'll pee on his pants I bet!

[TATUBE7]

Absolute masters! But the camera guy is an asshole

[Manolian]

Masters!

[vasanth780]

the five ingredients necessary for a man musical feast.

John McLaughlin (guitar)

Zakir Hussain (tabla)

V Selvaganesh (percussion)

U Shrinivas (mandolin)

Shankar Mahadevan (vocal)

[keo774]

i don't like very much that singer in shakti

i prefere strumental versions

[fabianidhesona]

this piece is called "Five Peace Band".

[onelovega]

What 5 thumbs down!?

[ramekh123]

I saw them perform a few years ago in KL. Remembering Shakti and they indeed ROCKED!!

[kasponya]

Yeah I remember Shakti! They still sound incredible.....When I was 15 years old (1976) I saw the first incarnation of this group in Bayonne (France) in a open Roman Amphitheater. The festival opened with John McLaughlin/Shakti, then Weather Report with Jaco, Larry Coryell solo, then Billy Cobham/George Duke Band and finally Herbie Hancock Group with Wah Wah Watson! It was one of the hottest summers on record, and the green moroccan hash didn't hurt the experience either! Memories........

[EconomyShark]

S o the song is called 5 Piece Band?

[OwnedRL]

pure other-worldliness.

[tabernavudu]

Elementals.

[VMGIAN]

this music is amazing....:):):):) I love it

[thatiamdisco]

aahahahahaha john mclaughlin is TEARING THAT SHIT UP!!

[pratopathak]

surreal!

[guilaspilas]

Anyone know where is this?

Which album is it from?

Tks a lot

[jazz4]

@guilaspilas

I dont think this is on a shakti album, it is a rendition of a song mclaughlin wrote with chick corea and their new band. :)

[deathofrats2000]

Although the band was named "5 Peace band", the song "5 peace band" was never associated with the band as far as I can tell. Mclaughlin wrote it before he formed the band with Chick (the remember Shakti tour that this was like 9 years ago). He does have a recording of this on the album 'Floating Point', with a different band.

[gas257]

2000A.D. at Vienna

[sourabhnayan]

great... mindblowing!

[gopakumarbk]

great....we r blessed wit these great musicians....

[jezdazuluf]

Oh My God!!! Fantastic!

[maebeach]

joy of music !

[aarfeld]

Lovely combo of East meets West--and in Peace for a change, now that is lovely.

[shama2]

This is INCREDIBLE!!!

[asiantraveller]

amazing piece of music..... beyond any borders!

[pratopathak]

speechless..

[plnashwing89]

Fab!

[fiddlercrab3]

When was this filmed?

[HendrixcommaMartin]

It's spelled "Peace"

[Manolian]

Musicians of the highest order!

[mikedevelta]

When the spirit speaks! Man, that has made my day! What a lift to the senses. Thanks for posting.

[EinSofVirtuoso]

has John ever jammed with Holdsworth?

[ElendilAndurilz]

Not that I've ever heard of. I'm almost sure they've never had a stage performance together.

[CadillacL]

This is my first time to hear John's Shatki stuff. OMG. These guys are red hot! If this doesn't make you wanna move nothing will. 5 stars!!

[joealanouf]

same here

[t3hCube]

I LOVE IT!

[kimmieandandre]

Best thing I've ever heard in my life!

[samadhist]

Hahahahahahah! Woooo!!! This is awesome!

[mrhosehose]

I wonder where John McLaughlin keeps his secret stash of phenomenal super-human musicians

[napalm]

India... all of his accompanying musicians are the best of india and come from a line of musicians i. e. vinayakaram senior ustad allah rakah ...

[adiseshkr]

just observe,the entire song is in 5/8 time signature!!brilliant!!

[sichameleon]

@adiseshkr 5/4

[klmnplk]

AMAZING, mein gott!!!

[TheAnav]

By the way,John never played better.

Perfect playing,if i ever heard it!

What a journey......amazing!

AMAZING!!!

Shalom to all :)

[TheAnav]

As soon as this clip starts,i feel like im strapped onto a bullet train,going thru Indian landscape.GREAT STUFF!

Thru the urban into the countryside and back again....

Shankar is red hot in this clip,WOW!

This music just simply INTRESTS me!

Respect!

Shalom :)

[Lielamusic]

holy shit... shankar is my favorite singer by far.. wow

[askrobin]

Awesome!!

[laphys]

exellent piece. amazing performance

[laphys]

this is an amazing 5 piece band!!!!! hats of to all the performers

[issues07parca]

que ganas de encajarle un pico a john mclaughlin, en

[pokbacsi100]

kakka.., I disagree about them having lost speed as they have aged. If anything John specifically is even faster than in his youth. You need to look at some more of these vids. I just watched one were John shreds like any under the Yngwie spell. Only with much better phrasing. Also, with the Trio with Paco and Al he shreds Al under the table keeping up with Paco, a feat in itself, without missing a beat or lacking in melody.

[chevpowr]

i agree, and the tone he has here in this show is really hiding the notes hes picking...probably on purpose, but if you watch the video hes really shredding

[manuelergcruz]

yup. i also agree. it's what i call graceful maturity. John is always awesome as ever.

[cmgill2]

I played the first Womad festival in Shepton Mallet with the Sons of Arqa, it was 9.15 on sunday morning and Zakir Hussain sat in with us, after 10 minutes or so we just had to let him go, I couldn't believe anybody could whip up so much power at that time in the morning.

[hrrfn101]

"Stupidity has a certain charm - ignorance does not"

Frank Zappa

[DannyDesperate]

As a follow up to my earlier comment that seems to have ruffled some feathers. I am from that era, I do remember seeing the MO (both versions) live as well as Shakti. I recently listened again to the BBC's (shiver inducing) Shakti live sessions from '77 and defy anyone to say that it was not from a different planet to this. C/W Metheny-esqe soft guitar tone 'R-S' is so 'safe'. The younger JM was an inspiration simply because he took chances and went places this JM is unable to recall even exist.

[tallapp]

This is amazing musicmanship!

Thank you for posting these videos

[girisunshine]

these guys r crazy.....awsome dedication......

[aarthoor]

Wonderful, I saw this tour. They brought the house down. Shame no live album came out of it.

[DannyDesperate]

I remember Shakti, but do the musicians?

Whatever happened to those wonderful micro-tonal acoustic guitar inventions and intricate rhythms with the original band? This is just polite coffee table jazz rock smooth fusion with a tabla isn't it? Or am I'm simply getting old and grumpy and chocolate doesn't taste as good either and there's bad chemicals in the water and UK train travel is too expensive?? Pass the noose...

[Mamsahaari]

Totally agree. This is akin to smooth jazz that can be heard on NPR ... No depth at all

I miss L.Shankar, McLaughlin, Vikku, Zakir so badly.

And as a parting comment... This Shankar guy just doesnt belong.

[kakkaface]

I totally agree about Shankar, but i think age has caught up with them, they can't play as fast as they could earlier. they probably slowed it down so that it's not too taxing on them.

[OneBigRetard]

LMAO. I kinda agree. The lack of his acoustic burns. The fury through the microphone is far more vicseral and effective than through the pick up. The rhythms are still there.

It is neither coffee table nor smooth though! IMO. Much prefer the original. But JM was never gonna do the same thing twice.

[ivonsmith]

How could anyone say this is smooth polite coffee table jazz? Its far more complex intricate subtle than original Shakti! When you have played the most complex Indian jazz ragas melodies improvs n rhtythms on the planet, where do you go as you grow as a person & musician over 30 years?...Remember Shakti, that's where!

[SirYellowShark]

take your negativity to the shrinks office you miserable old bastard

[noonward]

so lovely, this is an extraordinary moment in all of music history

[6stringsnsmoke]

This shit is SO hard!!!

[GeneralChi]

I saw them at the Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis a couple years ago and they were fucking incredible (and louder than I thought they would be).

Does anyone know if they have a new album coming out?

[bazonics]

Nah, 'fraid there's no new album in the pipeline.

[dormevan65]

üstadlarıma saygılarımla

[doublearejazz]

great music - beautiful ! thanx for vid !

:-)

..you wonna maybe see/hear how to improvise classical music in new aesthetic..?

look for video : "bach sarabande jazz guitar" -

maybe you ll like it..

:-) !

[virafsurty]

wild

[zey999]

oh yeah!...

[jbixpo]

saw it yesterday on mezzo tv channel.. i felt obligated to listen more! darn them x)

[darbuka34]

ooo my gad!amazing zakir

[misterkrispy]

saw these guys all those years back though with el shankar on violin... it was amazing then and still is.

[Jindak]

lol... I can do better then them.

[asxefv]

it s not a question of doing better then them it s the way they re playing and the love they put in

[jacs91]

Sure you can, now lie down, it's time for your fun pill, OK?

[muhamaddali]

surely... with an epileptic attack and a "overdose" or jamaican turmeric... are you kidding? :P

this is pure feeeling man... all this is soulful!!!! i just smile

[remokg]

Bazonics please let us know the name of vid, is it available in amazon or somewhere??

[bazonics]

This version is taken from a French tv broadcast, I don't know if it is on dvd. Try amazon you never know.

[scenerenity2]

@bazonics I contacted MEZZO and they said there were no plans to market this video in the US. Amazon does not have it in the USA or GB. Don't know about availability through other sources in the EU.

[siddhantramaswamy]

@remokg Remember Shakti : Live at Jazz e Vienne

[SturgeonsLaw]

ridiculously good

virtuousity with spirit

[skippypastel]

where is this stuff from? Like, a DVD er whut?

[kmanwear]

this is sweet! good job!

[astrospirit]

DAMN THIS ROCKS

[amberfall]

Shrinivas plays the soul of this track with his magic mnadolin! he's simply unbeatable and a class apart. And the others especially Shankar is superfine. and incredible ghattam by Selvaganesh.

[Pelayo025]

good or god? the best!!

[aniamls]

DIVINE

[neilslade]

Oh my god.

Saw this band in boulder a couple years back. THE BEST.

It was like beings from another planet.

[ralggtr]

Incredible.

[sheehanjesse]

what kind of mic is on the tabla?

[cacatuoides]

Music for the Divine!!

[wabapu1]

Zakir Hussain, class above the rest.

[tabla1]

kyabatae

[Vierotchka]

Fabulous!

[indimonster]

John Rocks! So do others!

[drainhook]

where is this video from? a DVD? I would very much like to purchase the full release...

[lytovcas]

Yes, I have a VHS all of this concert. Very good.