
Legendary Electric Violinist & Vocalist L. SHANKAR Debuts New Single & Video From His Star-Studded New Album!
Album features guest appearances by Kornâs Jonathan Davis, world renowned vedic chanter P.N. Sivarama Krishnan, Tony Levin, Chester Thompson, Scott Page of Supertramp & Pink Floyd, Janeâs Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins, Norwood Fisher of Fishbone, and others!
Los Angeles, CA â Lakshminarayana Shankar, professionally known as L. Shankar, is widely considered a living legend, a pioneer, and a musical genius who has collaborated with giants such as Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna and many, many more. His solo albums have always drawn not only enormous interest from fans and critics alike but also showcase the collaborative spirit that is integral to Shankarâs art. Musicians, singers, visionaries, both known and obscure, have all come to pay tribute to this uniquely talented musician and perhaps even find new inspiration for themselves by performing on his recordings. That tradition continues on Shankarâs new single âIn My Heart,â which features the talents of groundbreaking artist Jonathan Davis, lead singer of alt-metal icons Korn, as well as Janeâs Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins, Fishboneâs Norwood Fisher, Scott Page renowned saxophonist from Supertramp and Pink Floyd and others. The songâs meditative pace sets the perfect vibe for Shankarâs mantra-like lyrics and melody while an ethereal musical bed transports the listener on a spiritual journey.
A gorgeously animated music video captures the songâs essence perfectly and can be viewed here:
Stream the single: https://orcd.co/l-shankar-in-my-heart
This is the first single from Shankarâs newest full-length album Chepleeri Dream that also features guest performances from King Crimsonâs Tony Levin, Chester Thompson (Phil Collins / Genesis / Frank Zappa), Dileep Palakkad, and more! Shankar shares this about the album, âI was so inspired to work on this album and to have many great musicians involved with this project. The songs reflect upon my experience living at Chepleeri Temple in Kerala when there was a major disaster, floods which destroyed Kerala and I had to over come all the obstacles to get this project finished. It was truly a challenge and I love challenges. It gives me strength.â

âMy friend Shankar is an exceptional musician, and itâs been a pleasure to work with him both on his own music and Peter Gabrielâs.â â Tony Levin
âWorking with L. Shankar on this project has been a great experience. His compositions are very enjoyable to play and his arrangements are always very interesting. I am very grateful and humbled to be part of this.â â Chester Thompson
The album is set for release on July 31 and will be available on both CD and limited edition red vinyl courtesy of Cleopatra Records, Inc.
Track List:
1. In My Heart
2. Faith
3. Spreading All Over
4. Canât Wait
5. Chepleeri Dream
6. Suppose
7. Knowing You
8. Ocean Waves
9. New World
10. Patience
11. Emotions
To purchase the album:Â https://orcd.co/l-shankar-chepleeri-dream
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