Bardo 243
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Hellborg/Lane/Selvaganesh/Umashankar/Umamahesh
DVD release of the 2001 concert at New Morning
In
2001, bassist Jonas Hellborg and guitarist Shawn Lane expanded their
touring group to include percussionist Selvaganesh and his two
brothers, Umashankar (percussion) and Umamahesh (vocals), who stem from
one of the most prominent musical families of southern India. Their
father, Vikku Vinayakram, was a member of John McLaughlin's pioneering
70's world music group Shakti. Selvaganesh is currently a member of the
new incarnation of Shakti, along with McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain.
The
first concert on the European tour of 2001 was at the legendary jazz
club New Morning in Paris, France. It was filmed for a documentary on
Jonas Hellborg made by Daniel Fahri for the European TV channel ARTE.
On
this, our first DVD, we at Bardo present nearly two hours of music -
both sets of the concert in their entirety. We are sure you will enjoy
the intricate and passionate interplay between the musicians.
It
is of course a great memento documenting the unique talent of the late
guitar master Shawn Lane, who perhaps better than any other western
musician mastered the vocabulary of Indian music.
Here he is, an American in Paris.
Paris 2001
Jonas Hellborg Bass Guitar Shawn Lane Guitar Selvaganesh Kanjeera, vocal Umashankar Ghatam, vocal Umamahesh Vocal | | |
