Shiva Shankara | Ustad Zakir Hussain | Shankar Mahadevan | Purbayan Chatterjee

“SHIVA SHANKARA” started with a phone conversation with Shankar ji (Mahadevan) - the “Bhakti” in Shankar jis voice is unparalleled - in seconds he can take you to a different realm. Lord Shiva’s instrument of choice is the damaru. In the canvas of my mind I see Lord Shiva in deep meditation with the sound of the “damaru” taking us to a trance-like state. But not in my wildest imagination could I conceive that I would have the best ever representation of the “damaru“ in Shiva Shankara. When I reached out to Ustad Zakir Hussain Sahib, it was beyond elated that I could have both these iconic, legendary masters in one song - especially since personally, both of them are not only mentors but also the greatest source of inspiration. Shiva consciousness is a philosophy which pervades every aspect of our lives. It’s a revalidation that as human beings we have both light and dark / yin and yang in us. Every moment, every thought, every musical phrase, every emotion is born and dies and is again rein