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Shankar (26 Apr 1950 - )

Male Person - India L. Shankar

 Also known as (2)

Releases (11)

Official

Album

  1. Touch Me There 1979 (as L. Shankar)
  2. Who’s to Know 1981
  3. Vision 1984
  4. Song for Everyone 05 Mar 1985
  5. The Epidemics 1986
  6. Nobody Told Me 1989
  7. Pancha Nadai Pallavi May 1990
  8. Soul Searcher 1990
  9. Soul Searcher 1990
  10. M.R.C.S. Jun 1991
  11. Chepleeri Dream 31 Jul 2020 (as L. Shankar)

Relationships (9)

Performs As

  1. Sharokav

Collaborator On

  1. Artists United Against Apartheid

Member Of

  1. Shakti
  2. The One Truth Band
  3. Dark
  4. Jonathan Davis and the SFA violin

Siblings

  1. L. Subramaniam
  2. L. Vaidyanathan

Parents

  1. V. Lakshminarayana

Recordings by (70)

  1. More Ram More Ram 3:10 (10 Oct 1949)
  2. Dead Girls of London 5:20 (1979)
  3. Little Stinker 3:21 (1979)
  4. Touch Me There 3:03 (1979)
  5. No More Mr. Nice Girl 8:15 (1979)
  6. Love Gone Away 3:33 (1979)
  7. Darlene 2:55 (1979)
  8. Windy Morning 3:57 (1979)
  9. Knee-Deep in Heaters 5:36 (1979)
  10. Ragam - Tanam - Pallavi: Raga - Hemavathi 22:19 (1981)
  11. Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara: Ragam - Savithri / Tala - Adi (8 Beats) 23:45 (1981)
  12. All for You 6:34 (1984)
  13. Vision 13:43 (1984)
  14. Astral Projection 5:43 (1984)
  15. Psychic Elephant 11:50 (1984)
  16. The Message 7:21 (1984)
  17. Paper Nut 6:07 (05 Mar 1985)
  18. I Know 7:38 (05 Mar 1985)
  19. Watching You 13:17 (05 Mar 1985)
  20. Conversation 7:55 (05 Mar 1985)
  21. Song for Everyone 6:21 (05 Mar 1985)
  22. Let's Go Home 6:32 (05 Mar 1985)
  23. Rest in Peace 3:24 (05 Mar 1985)
  24. Never Take No For An Answer 3:31 (1986)
  25. What Would I Do Without You 4:11 (1986)
  26. Situations 5:25 (1986)
  27. You Don't Love Me Anymore 3:38 (1986)
  28. You Can Be Anything 3:49 (1986)
  29. No Cure 3:38 (1986)
  30. Don't I Know You 3:59 (1986)
  31. Give An Inch 3:24 (1986)
  32. Full Moon 3:23 (1986)
  33. Adagio 1:59 (01 Jun 1989)
  34. Chittham Irangaayo 18:44 (1989)
  35. Chodhanai Thanthu 13:20 (1989)
  36. Nadru Dri Dhom - Tillana 2:04 (1989)
  37. Ragam Tanam Pallavi (Sankarabharanam) 28:36 (May 1990)
  38. Ragam Tanam Pallavi (Mahalakshmi Tala 9 1/2 beats) 31:15 (May 1990)
  39. Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi Ragam: Kapi, Seethalakshmi Talam (6 3/4 Beats) 50:36 (1990)
  40. Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi ?:?? (1990)
  41. Ragam: Kapi ?:?? (1990)
  42. Seethalakshmi Talam: 6 & 3/4 Beats ?:?? (1990)
  43. March 2:27 (Jun 1991)
  44. All I Care 6:23 (Jun 1991)
  45. Reasons 5:32 (Jun 1991)
  46. Back Again 4:40 (Jun 1991)
  47. Al's Hallucinations 6:19 (Jun 1991)
  48. Sally 4:31 (Jun 1991)
  49. White Buffallo 3:20 (Jun 1991)
  50. Ocean Waves 7:47 (Jun 1991)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Kriti 3:00 Shakti (1977)

Performer

  1. No More Apartheid 7:14 Peter Gabriel & Shankar (07 Dec 1985)

Instruments

  1. Good Bye Sweet Pops 4:22 Archie Shepp (1972) violin
  2. Quiet Dawn 6:12 Archie Shepp (1972) violin
  3. Ballad for a Child 3:36 Archie Shepp (1972) violin
  4. Attica Blues 4:47 Archie Shepp (1972) violin
  5. Steam, Part 1 5:07 Archie Shepp (1972) violin
  6. Steam, Part 2 5:10 Archie Shepp (1972) violin
  7. What Need Have I for This–What Need Have I for That–I Am Dancing at the Feet of My Lord–All Is Bliss–All Is Bliss 29:04 Shakti (1976) violin
  8. Joy 18:15 Shakti (1976) violin
  9. Lotus Feet 4:46 Shakti (1976) violin
  10. Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara: Ragam - Savithri / Tala - Adi (8 Beats) 23:45 Shankar (1981) tambura, violin
  11. Droned 2:49 Phil Collins (1981) tambura, violin
  12. Ragam - Tanam - Pallavi: Raga - Hemavathi 22:19 Shankar (1981) tambura, violin
  13. The Cutter 3:53 Echo & the Bunnymen (14 Jan 1983) guest, strings
  14. Making Flippy Floppy 4:36 Talking Heads (01 Jun 1983) guest, violin
  15. Psychic Elephant 11:50 Shankar (1984) violin
  16. Astral Projection 5:43 Shankar (1984) violin
  17. The Message 7:21 Shankar (1984) violin
  18. All for You 6:34 Shankar (1984) violin
  19. Vision 13:43 Shankar (1984) violin
  20. Song for Everyone 6:21 Shankar (05 Mar 1985) violin
  21. Sun City (last remix / UK 12” single version) 9:37 Artists United Against Apartheid (25 Oct 1985) violin
  22. Sun City 7:10 Artists United Against Apartheid (07 Dec 1985) violin
  23. Sun City (version II) 5:42 Artists United Against Apartheid (07 Dec 1985) violin
  24. High Above the Clouds 6:05 Narada Michael Walden (1985) electric violin
  25. That Voice Again 4:53 Peter Gabriel (19 May 1986) violin
  26. We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37) 3:21 Peter Gabriel (19 May 1986) violin
  27. Tradition of Love 5:23 Pretenders (Oct 1986) violin
  28. Interlock 4:56 Ginger Baker (1986) violin
  29. Dust to Dust 5:33 Ginger Baker (1986) violin
  30. Uncut 6:51 Ginger Baker (1986) violin
  31. I Got Your Message 4:16 The Epidemics (1987) violin
  32. Do What U Do 3:50 The Epidemics (1987) violin
  33. Shobharock 7:37 Trilok Gurtu (1987) violin
  34. Voice of Thunder 21:53 SXL (1988) violin
  35. Speed of Light 22:22 SXL (1988) violin
  36. Sankarabaranam Pancha Nadai Pallavi 5:05 Shankar & the Epidemics (04 Jun 1989) violin
  37. Call to Prayer 3:52 Baaba Maal (04 Jun 1989) violin
  38. Of These, Hope (reprise) 2:44 Peter Gabriel (05 Jun 1989) violin
  39. The Feeling Begins 3:59 Peter Gabriel (05 Jun 1989) violin

Vocals

  1. Do What U Do 3:50 The Epidemics (1987)
  2. I Got Your Message 4:16 The Epidemics (1987)
  3. Voice of Thunder 21:53 SXL (1988)
  4. Speed of Light 22:22 SXL (1988)

Produced

  1. Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara: Ragam - Savithri / Tala - Adi (8 Beats) 23:45 Shankar (1981)
  2. Ragam - Tanam - Pallavi: Raga - Hemavathi 22:19 Shankar (1981)
  3. Do What U Do 3:50 The Epidemics (1987)
  4. I Got Your Message 4:16 The Epidemics (1987)
  5. Sankarabaranam Pancha Nadai Pallavi 5:05 Shankar & the Epidemics (04 Jun 1989)

Credited as (30)

  1. Shankar
  2. Shankar 'n' Caroline
  3. Peter Gabriel with Shankar & Stewart Copeland
  4. Shankar Family & Friends
  5. L. Shankar
  6. Wendy & Lisa feat. Shankar
  7. Zakir Hussain, Maestro L. Shankar, Taufiq Qureshi, Geetika Varde & Deepak Borkar
  8. Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin feat. Shankar
  9. Douze feat. eureka, Shankar & Sokay
  10. Shankar feat. Van Morrison
  11. Shankar with Zakir Hussain & Vikku Vinayakram
  12. Shankar, Zakir Hussain & T.H. Vinayakram
  13. Wendy & Lisa feat. Shenkar
  14. Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin feat. Shenkar
  15. Shankar - Garbarek - Mikkelborg
  16. Sivamani, T. Raja, Kumaran, Prem, Shankar, Andrew, Kuberan, Purushottam, Yash Pathak, Vettri & Kumar
  17. Sivamani, T. Raja, Kumaran, Prem, Shankar, Andrew, Kuberan, Purushottam, Yash Pathak, Vettri & Kumar
  18. Mark O’Connor & L. Shankar
  19. L. Vaidyanathan, L. Shankar & L. Subramaniam
  20. Shankar and Bill Lovelady
  21. Peter Gabriel & Shankar
  22. Shankar; Shankar, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, Zakir Hussain, V. Lakshminarayana
  23. Ramesh Vinayakam, Raghav, Srinivas, Murugan, Aravind Srinivas & Shankar
  24. Artists United Against Apartheid, Peter Gabriel & Shankar
  25. Warren Cuccurullo featuring Shankar
  26. Warren Cuccurullo & Shankar
  27. Peter Gabriel, Shankar and Little Steven
  28. Shankar, Anoop Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle & Dilraj Kaur
  29. Srinivas, Clinton Cerejo, Praveen & Shankar

Works (30)

Wrote

  1. Across the River
  2. Do What U Do
  3. I Got Your Message
  4. Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi; Ragam: Kapi; Seethalakshmi Talam: 6 3/4 Beats
  5. Ragam: Kapi
  6. Praying Mantra

Composed

  1. Song for Everyone
  2. Up to You
  3. Paper Nut
  4. La Danse Du Bonheur
  5. Face to Face
  6. I Know
  7. Watching You
  8. Joy
  9. What Need Have I for This–What Need Have I for That–I Am Dancing at the Feet of My Lord–All Is Bliss–All Is Bliss
  10. Sankarabaranam Pancha Nadai Pallavi
  11. Himalaya
  12. The Stoning
  13. Conversation
  14. Let's Go Home
  15. Rest in Peace
  16. All for You
  17. Vision
  18. Astral Projection
  19. Psychic Elephant
  20. The Message
  21. Lady L
  22. India
  23. Isis

Lyrics

  1. Up to You

Events (4)

Main Performer At

  1. 1988‐09‐30: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India
  2. 1988‐09‐21: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  3. 1988‐09‐19: John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  4. 1988‐10‐15: River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina violin

Links (14)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr91035404
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr91035404

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/390737

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/158759

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000162794

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788150/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/29392112

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1396801

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/4433930
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6DmKvvaXUkECvkUozzpuQb

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id2386240

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/theshenkar
  2. https://www.instagram.com/theshenkar/
  3. https://www.facebook.com/LShenkar