Indian Jazz Fusion – The Beginning
Spanning from Ravi Shankar’s pioneering 1961 sessions to the electric experiments of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Zakir Hussain’s percussive ensembles, early Indo-jazz fusion emerged through decades of cross-cultural curiosity and artistic dialogue. Visionary musicians blended Indian classical traditions with Western jazz, rock, and global rhythms, transforming spiritual exploration into a cohesive new sonic language. These foundational collaborations ultimately set the stage for Shakti’s 1975 debut, permanently reshaping the landscape of global music.
