Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay

Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay is a live album by the world fusion band Remember Shakti released in November 2001 on the Verve label. This concert features John McLaughlin on guitar, U. Srinivas on electric mandolin, Vikku Selvaganesh on ghatam, kanjira and mridangam, Zakir Hussain on tabla and a number of guest musicians, including vocalist Shankar Mahadeven, slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya and drummer Sivamani.

Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay
Live album by Remember Shakti
Released	19 June 2001
Genre	World
Length	61:50
Label	Verve
Producer	John McLaughlin, Daniel Richard
Remember Shakti chronology
The Believer (2000) Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay (2001) This Moment (2023)
John McLaughlin chronology
The Believer (2000) Remember Shakti – Saturday Night in Bombay (2001) Thieves and Poets (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(favorable)[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

1. "Luki" (John McLaughlin) – 5:39
2. "Shringar" (Shivkumar Sharma) – 26:38
3. "Giriraj Sudha" (U. Srinivas) – 10:45
4. "Bell'alla" (Zakir Hussain) – 18:48

Personnel

• U. Srinivas – electric mandolin
• Zakir Hussain – tabla
• John McLaughlin – guitar
• Vikku Selvaganesh – kanjira, ghatam, mridangam, percussions

Guest musicians

• Shankar Mahadeven - voice
• Debashish Bhattacharya – (Hindustani) slide guitar
• Bhavani Shankar – dholak
• Roshen Ali – dholak
• Aziz – dholak
• Taufiq Qureshi – def
• Shivkumar Sharma – santoor
• A.K. Pallanivel – tavil
• Sivamani – drums

Other credits

• Max Costa – engineer
• Sven Hoffman – engineer
• Lïla Guilloteau – assistant coordinator

References

1. Adler, David R. "Saturday Night in Bombay: Remember Shakti - Shankar Mahadevan, John McLaughlin, Shakti | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014. June 19, 2001
2. Kolosky, Walter (19 November 2002). "Remember Shakti: Saturday Night in Bombay". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014. It is an apt comparison
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 978. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.