Khalil Balakrishna

Khalil Balakrishna is a sitar and tanpura player who worked with Miles Davis between 1969^[1] and 1974. Guitarist John McLaughlin, already interested in Indian music, suggested him and tabla player Bihari Sharma to Davis during the Bitches Brew sessions.^[2] He toured with Davis in 1972 and early 1973.^[3]

Discography

[dates are for album releases; later Davis compilations are not listed.]

• Live-Evil (1971)
• On the Corner (1972)^[4]
• In Concert (1973)
• Get Up with It (1974)
• Big Fun (1974)
• Circle in the Round (1979)