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After the band dissolved, Shankar was a violinist with [[Frank Zappa]] for a short time, and then founded the group The Epidemics and released a number of albums as a band leader.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> With [[Peter Gabriel]], he wrote the soundtrack for the film ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1989),<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> for which he received a [[Grammy Award]]. In the following years, Shankar worked on several of Gabriel's albums. Since 1996, he has been working with the violinist Gingger as the duo Shankar & Gingger.
After the band dissolved, Shankar was a violinist with [[Frank Zappa]] for a short time, and then founded the group The Epidemics and released a number of albums as a band leader.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> With [[Peter Gabriel]], he wrote the soundtrack for the film ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1989),<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> for which he received a [[Grammy Award]]. In the following years, Shankar worked on several of Gabriel's albums. Since 1996, he has been working with the violinist Gingger as the duo Shankar & Gingger.


Shankar has also performed with [[Elton John]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Yoko Ono]], [[Stewart Copeland]], [[John Waite]], [[Charly García]], [[Steve Vai]], [[Ginger Baker]], [[Nils Lofgren]], and [[Sting (musician)|Sting]].
Shankar has also performed with [[Elton John]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Yoko Ono]], [[Stewart Copeland]], [[John Waite]], [[Charly García]], [[Steve Vai]], [[Ginger Baker]], [[Nils Lofgren]], [[Jonathan Davis]] and The SFA and [[Sting (musician)|Sting]].


==Discography==
==Discography==
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