Vinyl LP pressing. Charles Lloyd pays homage to his dear friend and longtime collaborator Zakir Hussain with Sangam & Friends", an extraordinary document of the deep musical camaraderie between the legendary saxophonist/flutist and master tablaist along with their Sangam trio mate drummer Eric Harland. The album is built around studio recordings made in Mumbai in 2009 for an album that was begun but never completed featuring an expanded ensemble with Carnatic singer Vijay Prakash", Rakesh Chaurasia on bansuri", Sabir Khan on sarangi", Ranjit Barot on keyboard", and Niladri Kumar on sitar.