A Handful of Beauty

A Handful of Beauty is the first studio album, and second album overall, released by the world fusion band Shakti in 1976.

Track listing

1. "La Danse du Bonheur" (John McLaughlin, L.Shankar) Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:48
2. "Lady L" (Shankar) Ã¢Â€Â“ 7:23
3. "India" (McLaughlin, Shankar) Ã¢Â€Â“ 12:31
4. "Kriti" (Traditional South Indian, arr. McLaughlin, Shankar) Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:58
5. "Isis" (McLaughlin, Shankar) Ã¢Â€Â“ 15:11
6. "Two Sisters" (McLaughlin) Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:41

Personnel

Musicians

• John McLaughlin Ã¢Â€Â“ acoustic guitar, guitar, arranger, producer
• L.Shankar Ã¢Â€Â“ violin, arranger, vocals
• Zakir Hussain Ã¢Â€Â“ percussion, tabla
• Vikku Vinayakram Ã¢Â€Â“ percussion, vocals

Technical

• Dennis MacKay Ã¢Â€Â“ engineer
• Steven Berkowitz Ã¢Â€Â“ assistant
• Stephen W Tayler Ã¢Â€Â“ assistant
• Richard Laird Ã¢Â€Â“ photography

Chart performance

References