December 19, 2024

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Electric Violin, Vocal Master L. SHANKAR Unwraps His First Ever Holiday Album!

Celebrate the holidays this year with a little international flavor, courtesy of one of the most widely revered violinists, vocalists and musical geniuses who has collaborated with everyone from Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel and U2 to Bruce Springsteen, Madonna and many, many more – Indian-born L. Shankar. Known for his incredibly dexterous playing and his unique singing voice, Shankar has earned accolades from across the musical spectrum and has been recruited to perform live for the world’s most demanding talents. Now, Shankar brings Christmas From India, a brand new set of recordings where he recreates some of the most treasured holiday classics with the sound of tablas, sitar and, of course, violin and vocals to craft a Christmas album like no other. The album also includes 2 original compositions written by Shankar, “Christmas Time” and “Saviour.”

Shankar had this to say about the project, “It was a thrill and pure joy to work on my new album Christmas From India. It brought back fond memories of working on the music for both of the Jesus movies, first with the legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese and Peter Gabriel on ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ and then with Mel Gibson and John Debney on ‘The Passion of the Christ.’ Christmas From India is like a third chapter.”

Today, Shankar brings the Christmas joy a little early, sharing his gorgeous take on the ‘80s Band Aid classic “Do They Know It’s Christmas.”

Stream/download “Do They Know It’s Christmas”:https://orcd.co/lshankar_dwo_the_know_its_christmas
Christmas From India will be available on all digital platforms as well as on CD in a digipak!

Order the CD/vinyl:https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/l-shankar-christmas-from-india-cd/

Pre-order/pre-save the digital:https://orcd.co/lshankar_christmas_from_india

TRACK LIST:

  1. Jingle Bells
  2. All I Want For Christmas Is You
  3. The First Noel
  4. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
  5. O Holy Night
  6. Do They Know It’s Christmas?
  7. Deck The Halls
  8. O Christmas Tree
  9. Christmas Time
  10. Silent Night
  11. Joy To The World
  12. Last Christmas
  13. Saviour

For more information:Official Website: http://lshankar.com 
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/LShenkar/ 
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshenkar/ 
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheShenkar/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6DmKvvaXUkECvkUozzpuQb?si=WFhaZGNiRhWeNr-wpAqA7g 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/shenkarworld/