Shankar & Gingger - Celestial Body

Lakshminarayana Shankar (aka L. Shankar) has never been a purist hard-liner when it comes to Indian music. There are plenty of talented purists -- some in India, some in Great Britain, some in North America -- who play Indian music (be it North Indian/Hindustani or South Indian/Carnatic) that is totally traditional in its outlook and is devoid of Western influences. But Shankar has long been fascinated with the possibilities of fusing Indian music with a variety of non-Indian styles; anyone who has Frank Zappa, John Mclaughlin, Peter Gabriel, and David Byrne on his resumé will never be mistaken for someone who embraces traditional Indian classical music 100 percent of the time. Read More