Such powerful life enhancing music (Śakti; 'energy, ability, strength, effort, power, might, capability'). I was there at the beginning and honoured to be here at the end. From Mahavishnu Orchestra’s first album ‘Inner Mounting Flame’ then Shakti ‘A Handful of Beauty’ through to ‘Mind Explosion’, McLaughlan and Shakti have kept the Indian tradition and jazz fusion music alive and kicking. They would never be the same without Zakir, so this, the last album, is to be treasured.