Thursday 28 April 2016

26 APR 1950 L.SHANKER BORN

L. Shankar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other Shenkars, see Shenkar (disambiguation). For Hindustani classical vocalist, see Lakshmi Shankar.
L. Shankar
L Shankar.jpg
Shankar in One Truth Band, Jazz Bilzen 1978 performing with John McLaughlin
Background information
Birth nameLakshminarayana Shankar
Also known asShenkar
BornApril 21, 1950 (age 66)
Madras
GenresCarnatic, classical,electronica, progressive rock,soft rock, folk, fusion, jazz,occidental, pop, hard rock
Occupation(s)Musician, composer,conductor, photographer,arranger, producer, engineer,pedagogue
InstrumentsVocals, double violin, viola,electric violin
Years active1972–present
LabelsAxiom/Island/PolyGram
ECM/Universal
Notable instruments
Custom-built double violin
Lakshminarayana Shankar (born 26 April 1950), also known as L. Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian-born American violinist, singer and composer. He has worked extensively in both traditional music from India, and injazz, free improvisation and popular music, notably with singer Peter Gabriel in the latter.

Early life[edit]

Shankar was born in Madras, Tamil Nadu.[1] Growing up in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, where his father V. Lakshminarayana Iyer was a professor at the Jaffna College of Music, Shankar was exposed to Carnatic music and other styles from an early age.[citation needed] His father was an esteemed violinist,[weasel words] his mother L. Seethalakshmi played the veena and all his five older siblings were also proficient in music.[citation needed] His brothers include the renowned[weasel words] violinist L. Subramaniam and L. Vaidyanathan, a music composer for Indian films.[2] Shankar cites his family and Tyāgarāja as early inspirations.[3]
Shankar was "[c]apable of humming complex lines from accent Indian compositions" when he was three years of age, and two years later began his study of the violin.[4] He is said to have learned to play drums at the age of seven.[by whom?][citation needed] At the age of seven, Shankar gave his first public concert, at a Ceylonese temple,[4][1] Nallur Kandaswarmy.[citation needed] As Archana Dongre of Hinduism Today notes, "He gained considerable reputation in his early youth as an accompanist to some of the most eminent names in Carnatic music, playing all through India,"[3] names such as Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer,[citation needed] Chembai Vaithyanatha Baghavatar,[citation needed] Palghat Mani Iyer,[citation needed] and Alathur Srinivasa Iyer.[citation needed] Following the ethnic riots in Sri Lanka in the early 1950s, his family escaped to India.[3]

Formal training[edit]

As Dongre of Hinduism Today notes, "After obtaining a B.S. in Physics in India, Shankar came to the US in 1969, and earned a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University in Connecticut."[3] His doctoral dissertation was titled "The Art of Violin Accompaniment in South Indian Classical Music".[1] He worked as a teaching assistant and concert master for the University Chamber Orchestra,[citation needed] and through Clifford Thornton, he met jazz musicians Ornette Coleman, Jimmy Garrison, and John McLaughlin.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Shankar and jazz musician McLaughlin would go on to found Shakti in 1975,[citation needed] with Zakir Hussain and Vinayakram, a "groundbreaking acoustic group,"[3] which has been referred to as a "pioneering" and "highly influential" east-meets-west collaboration that has a "fluid sound" that manages to successfully combine seemingly incompatible traditions.[according to whom?][weasel words][editorializing][this quote needs a citation]
Shankar's first solo album, Touch Me There, was produced by Frank Zappa in 1979.[5] Shankar founded his own band, The Epidemics, in 1982, with the composer Caroline[disambiguation needed], which released three albums.[when?][citation needed]
Shankar recorded periodically during the 1980s, doing both jazz-based material and Indian classical music.[citation needed] As World Music Central notes,
His 1980 release, Who's To Know, and Phil Collins' solo debut, Face Value, introduced the unique sound of [his] own invention, the ten-string, stereophonic Double Violin… [D]esigned by Shankar and built by noted guitar maker Ken Parker, [it] covers the entire range of the orchestra's double bass, cello, viola and violin.[5]
He has recently developed a newer version of his instrument which is much lighter than the original.[citation needed]
Shankar co-produced a one-hour film directed by H. O. Nazareth in 1990, which went on to be nominated for Best Documentary film at the Cannes film festival.[citation needed] Shankar worked on the score of the film The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), composed by Peter Gabriel, with his music ending up on both albums of the score—Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ and Passion - Sources.[citation needed] He won a Grammy for his work on the latter in 1994.[citation needed] 1996 saw a Grammy nomination for the album Raga Aberi.[3] Shankar has performed on several of Peter Gabriel's records such as So and Us.[citation needed] Since 1996, Shankar has toured internationally with his niece, and fellow virtuoso violinist Gingger as "Shankar & Gingger".[6] As World Music Central notes, they have garnered
critical acclaim and a growing fan base, performing at world even[t]s such as The Concert for Global Harmony and Nelson Mandela's 80th birthday celebrations. Shankar & Gingger's first release in the DVD-Audio format… One in a Million was released worldwide on… August 7, 2001.[5]
After a successful tour of North America, the DVD went to number 1 on the Neilsen Soundscan DVD charts and stayed there for four weeks.[citation needed] In 2004, Gingger Shankar composed music with Shankar and John Debney, and performed on the score for the filmThe Passion of the Christ (2004).[6]
Shankar has played with an extraordinary number of musical contemporaries, individuals and groups, many of which are considered great,[citation needed] including:[5]
Shankar has been praised for his ability to mix Eastern and Western influences, assimilating Carnatic music with pop, rock, jazz and contemporary world music.[7] He admits: "Ultimately, I would like to bring the East and West together. That, I think, is my role."[this quote needs a citation]
More recently, Shankar has used a new stage name, Shenkar, and has created recordings under this name.[citation needed] In 2006–2007, Shenkar provided the vocals for the opening credit music and other themes for all episodes of the hit TV series Heroes.[citation needed]Lately,[when?] he has been working with Jonathan Davis,[citation needed] Stephen Day,[citation needed] and Ana Maria Lombo[citation needed] on their next records.[clarification needed]

Discography[edit]

For a more comprehensive list, see L. Shankar discography.
The following is an aim at a complete discography, based on information from the World Music Central article on Shankar,[5] and other sources:
  • Shakti, with Shakti (Columbia, 1975)
  • A Handful of Beauty, with Shakti (1976)
  • Natural Elements, with Shakti (1977)
  • Electric Dreams (1979)
  • Touch Me There (Zappa Records, 1979)
  • Who's to Know (ECM, 1980)
  • Vision (ECM, 1983)
  • Sérgio Dias (CBS, 1980)[citation needed]
  • Song For Everyone (ECM, 1985)
  • Epidemics, with The Epidemics (1986)
  • Do What U Do, with The Epidemics (1987)
  • Eye Catcher, with The Epidemics (1989)
  • Nobody Told Me (ECM, 1989)
  • Pancha Nadai Pallavi (ECM, 1989)
  • M.R.C.S. (ECM, 1989)
  • Soul Searcher (Axiom/Island/PolyGram Records, 1990)
  • Raga Aberi (Music of the World 131, 1995)
  • The Best Of Shakti (1995)
  • Enlightenment (Ganesh music)
  • Eternal Light (Moment! Records, 2000)
  • One In A Million, as Shankar & Gingger (2001)
  • Celestial Body (Mondo Melodia, 2004)
  • Open the Door, as Shenkar (Big Deal/Rykodisc, 2007)

Filmography[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Underwood, Lee (1978). "Profile: L. Shankar," Downbeat (magazine, November 2), see [1], accessed 4 Novemb
About 20,000 results (0.32 seconds) 
    Stay up to date on results for l shanker.
    Create alert

    About 6,65,000 results (0.63 seconds) 
      Image result for l shanker
      L. Shankar
      Violinist
      Available on
      Gaana
      Hungama
      Saavn
      YouTube
      Lakshminarayana Shankar, also known as L. Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian-born American violinist, singer and composer. Wikipedia
      Born: April 26, 1950 (age 66), Chennai
      Siblings: L. Subramaniam, L. Vaidyanathan
      Nieces: Gingger Shankar, Bindu Subramaniam
      Songs
      Raga Aberi
      2007
      Windy Morning
      1979
      Touch Me There
      Knee-Deep in Heaters
      1979
      Touch Me There
      Love Gone Away
      1979
      Touch Me There
      Ab To Madhav Mohe Ubar
      1980
      Thumri
      1992
      Live in London, Vol. 1
      Jab Se Tune Bansi Bajai Re
      1973
      Tanam Kiravani
      2000
      Vaishnava Jana
      2006
      Bhakti Ras
      Sawan Beeta Jaye
      1966
      Drum Solos & Pancha Nadai Pallavi
      2000
      Nath Anathan Ki Sudh Leeje
      2007
      Sant Bhaktidhara
      Ampel'a
      2000
      Ampel'a
      Chodhanai Thanthu
      1989
      Nobody Told Me
      Champion
      2014
      Aberi
      1995
      Raga Aberi
      Barsan Lagi Kari Badariya
      1993
      Songs Of The Season Vol. 3
      Nadru Dri Dhom - Tillana
      1989
      Nobody Told Me
      Raga khafi
      2011
      Inde du Nord - North India: Season and Time / Les heures et les saisons (Collection Ocora Radio-France)
      Abki Tek Hamari
      2006
      Bhakti Ras
      Mashots Avenue
      2000
      Ampel'a
      Kahe Kanha Karat Barjori
      1972
      Bawarchi
      Na Jao Piya Pardes
      2006
      Bhajan de Jugalapriya
      2011
      Inde du Nord - North India: Season and Time / Les heures et les saisons (Collection Ocora Radio-France)
      Jadoo Bharey Torey Nain
      2006
      Beeti Jat Barkha Ritu
      2005
      Nindiya Na Aye Sham
      2006
      My Heart in the Mountains
      2000
      Ampel'a
      Labodara Sodara Navamanihara - Shankarabharanam - Jhampai Tisra Gathi
      1995
      The Violin Trio
      The Village in the Valley
      2000
      Ampel'a
      Brindaban Mahi Muraliya Bajawe Murari
      1993
      Songs Of The Season Vol. 3
      Ab Na Bolo Mosey Sham
      2006
      Profiles
      Myspace
      People also search for
      View 10+ more
      L. Subramaniam is L. Shankar's brother.
      L. Subramaniam
      Brother
      L. Shankar and John McLaughlin are members of Shakti.
      John McLaughlin
      L. Shankar and Zakir Hussain are members of Shakti.
      Zakir Hussain
      L. Shankar and Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram are members of Shakti.
      Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram
      Lakshmi Shankar
      Lakshmi Shankar
    Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra - From your Internet address - Use precise location
     - Learn more   
    Help Send feedback Privacy Terms






    Posted by at

    No comments:

    Post a Comment

    Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)