This Moment (Shakti album)
This Moment is the third studio album by world fusion band Shakti. It is the first release under the Shakti name in 46 years, following the 1977 release of Natural Elements.
This Moment
This Moment features founding member and guitarist John McLaughlin alongside percussionist Zakir Hussain, vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan and percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram. The band will embark on their first tour in 18 years in support of the record.[1]
The album won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album.
Background[edit]
Although John McLaughlin reformed Shakti as Remember Shakti in 1997 and continued to release albums into the early 2000s, This Moment is the first original recording under the Shakti name in 46 years. McLaughlin stated that "Shakti is very much a 'live' band", which means that recording a studio album together has been an issue due to the members living "on different continents". The album came about after McLaughlin called the members in 2021 and "persuad[ed] them to use today's recording technology to realise it".[2]
Awards[edit]
This Moment (Shakti album) won the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album in 2024. [5]