L. Shankar

Born in 1950, L. Shankar (also known as Shenkar) is an Indian violinist, singer and composer, one of the pioneers of East-West fusion blending Indian classical music with rock, jazz and electronic sounds. A member of Shakti in the 1970s, he invented the stereophonic double violin, worked on Peter Gabriel's Passion, and earned a Grammy nomination for Raga Aberi.