Description
Grammy Award winning percussionist Shane Shanahan is a founding member of Yo-Yo Ma’s genre defying Silkroad Ensemble and has spent decades touring the globe with a wide range of world class musicians. His new album, Audacity (Live!), is a celebration of the distinct power of cross-cultural collaboration and the transcendent beauty of collective creation. Shane’s compositions provide a generous platform for the artists to craft a dynamic new sound that weaves together Indian, Middle Eastern, Japanese, jazz, rock, and minimalist traditions. The album takes us on a journey that draws us into its search for hope, humanity, and connection across difference, at a time when so many forces are striving to divide us.
“By the time he finished in a virtuosic jester’s dance, limbs flying as he whirled back and forth between doumbek, cymbals and body parts, the audience roared with delight.” —New York Times
“Shane’s creativity comes from his ability to draw from the energy of the universe” —Yo-Yo Ma