A Handful of Beauty

A Handful of Beauty is the first studio album released by the world fusion band Shakti in 1976.

Track listing

 * 1) "La Danse du Bonheur" (John McLaughlin, L.Shankar) – 4:48
 * 2) "Lady L" (Shankar) – 7:23
 * 3) "India" (McLaughlin, Shankar) – 12:31
 * 4) "Kriti" (Traditional South Indian, arr. McLaughlin, Shankar) – 2:58
 * 5) "Isis" (McLaughlin, Shankar) – 15:11
 * 6) "Two Sisters" (McLaughlin) – 4:41

Musicians

 * John McLaughlin – acoustic guitar, guitar, arranger, producer
 * L.Shankar – violin, arranger, vocals
 * Zakir Hussain – percussion, tabla
 * Vikku Vinayakram – percussion, vocals

Technical

 * Dennis MacKay – engineer
 * Steven Berkowitz – assistant
 * Stephen W Tayler – assistant
 * Richard Laird – photography