String Along: Shenkar, Mike Albert & Lalitha-Nandini, Hindu

http://www.thehindu.com/features/november-fest/november-fest-2014-string-along-shenkar-mike-albert-lalithanandini/article6530541.ece

World music comes to Kochi on November 7

The concert will be a meeting of musical genres from around the world. It will feature Shenkar’s original compositions, either written or co written by him.

Shenkar (aka L. Shankar) has enthralled audiences and critics across the world as composer, arranger, producer, singer, violinist and performer. He has played with Frank Zappa, Talking Heads, Pete Townsend, Lou Reed, Sting, U2, Madonna and more. He co-founded the famous Shakti with John McLaughlin. Shenkar plays on his own creation, the ten-string stereophonic Double Violin built by Ken Parker. He has worked on numerous soundtracks including Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ and Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ.

Megadeth’s Mike Albert is a famous guitar virtuoso who has also cut several solo albums. In the early 80s, he joined El Chicano, which led to a CBS contract, four hit albums and tours with Chicago, Earth Wind and Fire, Santana, Eric Clapton, Billy Cobham and many others. In 1985, Mike took over as lead guitarist for Megadeth, co-headlining with Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus and Testament. He has been working with Shenkar on live shows and recordings over the last few years.

M. Lalitha and M. Nandini, known as the ‘LN Sisters’, are well-known for their versatility in Carnatic, world, fusion and Western Classical music and have performed at several world music festivals. They were among the first South Indian musicians to perform live and be interviewed on BBC Radio 3. In recent years, they have been collaborating with their uncle Shenkar on several projects.

Maynard Grant is a reputed drummer with over 3,500 live shows to his credit. He has played with bands such as the Tommy Menez quartet, Juravi, Junkyard Groove, Second Coming, Medium Rare, Frank Dubier, Body and Soul, Rendezvous, and Molotov Cocktail. In 2012, he played at the Jazz Yatra Festival in Sri Lanka with Frank Dubier.

	String Along
Artiste:	Shenkar, Mike Albert & Lalitha-Nandini
Genre:	World Music
Date:	Nov 07, 7:30 pm, Kerala Fine Arts Hall, Kochi
Duration:	90 minutes
Musicians:	Shenkar – Vocal / Double Violin Mike Albert – Guitar (Megadeth) M. Lalitha – Violin M. Nandini – Violin Prasshanth Vijay Prabakar – Keyboard Maynard Grant – Drums D.E. Manikandan – Special Tavil Deva Anbu – Creative Percussion