Artist
Shankar
L. Shankar
Chennai, India · b. 1950
Shankar is a musician from Chennai, India, active since 1950. Their discography on Gatefold includes 2 records. They also recorded with Shakti and Jonathan Davis and the SFA.
7
Albums tracked
13
In collections
1950
Since
Biography
Tamil Indian violinist, singer and composer; A son, brother of L. Vaidyanathan and L. Subramaniam, uncle,, and, and brother-in-law of and Kavita Krishnamurthy; formed 1970s fusion group Shakti with guitarist John McLaughlin.
His music a blend of Indian classical Western styles, he has worked with many prominent musicians including Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel, Bill Laswell, David Byrne et al. and has recorded classical Indian music as well as several solo records. Also collaborated with Korn frontman Jonathan Davis on his solo-projet.
Born April 26, 1950 in Madras, Tamil Nadu.
Bio from Discogs
Shankar — solo
Their records — most-collected first.
Shakti
A project Shankar was part of.
Jonathan Davis and the SFA
A project Shankar was part of.
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