He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and Padma Bhushan in 2002, by Government of India.

He has also been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Indias National Academy of Music, Dance Drama.

In 1999, he was awarded United States National Endowment for the Artss National Heritage Fellowship, the highest award given to traditional artists and musicians.

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Release group information Artist: Shakti Type: Album Rating Genres contemporary jazz, fusion, jazz, rock Other tags acoustic-fusion See all tags External links Discogs en: A Handful of Beauty Wikidata: Q4657236 Editing Log in to edit Open edits Editing history Last updated on 2009-05-24 20:47 UTC Donate Wiki Forums Chat (IRC) Bug Tracker Blog Twitter Use beta site Brought to you by MetaBrainz Foundation and our sponsors and supporters.

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Shakti headed for the safer confines of a London recording studio on its second album, minus R.

Raghavan and minus some of the volatile energy that they generated on their debut record.

They were, however, a more integrated, more subtle ensemble now, exploring quieter, more lyrical corners of their East-West fusion, with L.

Shankars spectacular violin and Zakir Hussains tabla taking the solo foreground as much as, if not more than, McLaughlins acoustic guitar.

With the exception of an arrangement of a traditional South Indian piece Kriti, McLaughlin and Shankar contribute all of the compositions, which lean even more heavily toward South Indian music with reminders of McLaughlins Western roots.

Richard S. Ginell.

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