top of page

India shines at Grammy Awards as Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain win laurelsšŸ†āœØ

Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain's fusion band ā€˜Shakti’ bagged the Grammy's award for ā€˜Best Global Music Album’ on Monday.Ā 

Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain's fusion band ā€˜Shakti’ bagged the Grammy's award for ā€˜Best Global Music Album’ on Monday. The award was for their latest album ā€˜This Moment’.Ā 

In a picture shared by the Grammys on their official X (formerly known as Twitter) account, Mahadevan and another member of the band, Ganesh Rajagopalan, can be seen accepting the award on stage. ā€œCongrats Best Global Music Album winner - 'This Moment' Shakti. #GRAMMYs,ā€ the Grammy wrote in the post.šŸ†āœØ

In an acceptance speech, Mahadevan said, ā€œThank you boys. Thank you God, family, friends, and India. India, we are proud of you…Last but not the least, I would like to dedicate this award to my wife whom every note of my music is dedicated to.ā€ The musician's speech evoked a loud cheer from the crowd.

The album ā€˜This Moment’, released on June 30 last year, features eight songs created by John McLaughlin (guitar synth), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Shankar Mahadevan (vocalist), V Selvaganesh (percussionist), and Ganesh Rajagopalan (violinist). They were nominated for the Grammys with other artists like Susana Baca, Bokante, Burna Boy, and Davido.

Meanwhile, Zakir Hussain also secured the ā€˜Best Global Music Performance’ Grammy for his contribution to ā€˜Pashto’ alongside Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia - a virtuoso flute player. While Hussain bagged three Grammys in one night, Chaurasia got two awards.The 66th annual Grammy Awards 2024 are being held in Los Angeles.

Ā 
Ā 
bottom of page