“remember shakti” event is taking place on the first of october, at chicago theater. here is some info on that event.
In 1975 guitar legend John McLaughlin and Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain formed the quartet Shakti – the first group to capture the world music fusion sound. Shakti is a Sanskrit word meaning creative intelligence, beauty and power. Decades later, they return as Remember Shakti, with McLaughlin and Hussain joining with U. Shrinivas (Mandolin) and V. Selvaganesh (Ghatam, Kanjira, Mridangam). Remember Shakti’s music combines elements from Western Jazz with Hindustani (North Indian) and Carnatic (south Indian) classical music for an innovative and exciting sound.
http://www.capa.com/chicago/event.cgi?event_id=953
they are in other cities as well, 9/20 in Berkeley, 10/3 in NYc etc
here is a shcedule