In a secret place inside each of us burns a magnetic fire of creation, the Shakti, waiting to rise up and change our lives. Inspired by the timeless goddess Tara (the Tibetan mother goddess of compassion) and Radha (the Hindu incarnation of divine love absorbed in union with god), this compilation album offers an extraordinary journey of listening and healing as masterful musicians of different backgrounds, different traditions, different disciplines and different musical genres evoke, clelebrate, sing and play to the same vibrant spirit of the ecstatic longing for the divine. "Each song is a perfect prayer for inner peace rising on rich rhythms and serence, soaring vocals...a joyful dance into the divine heart of compassion." --PJ Birosik

Shakti is the eponymous first album by Shakti, described as "another brain blowing achievement" by Agha Yasir .

Personnel

* John McLaughlin - Guitar

* L. Shankar - Violin

* R. Raghavan - Mridangam

* T. H. Vinayakaram - Ghatam and Mridangam

* Zakir Hussain - Tabla

Personnel - Production (Record)

* John McLaughlin - Producer

* Nathan Weiss - Manager

* Joseph D'Anna - Engineer

* Stan Tonkel - Engineer

* Apeksha Bacciagallupi

* Pranavanada - Photos

* Gregory diGiovine - CBS Records

* Danny Wong - Lettering

* Marie de Oro - Design

Personnel - Production (CD)

* Mike Berniker - Producer, Coordination

* Larry Keyes - Digital Remastering

* Gary Pacheco - Coordination

* Penny Armstrong - Coordination

* Tony Tiller - Package Coordination

* Pete Cenedella - Package Coordination

Category:1976 live albums

Category:Shakti albums

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