Zakir Hussain Shankar Mahadevan Rakesh Chaurasia win big in Grammys 2024
Zakir Hussain Shankar Mahadevan Rakesh Chaurasia win big in Grammys 2024
It’s been a moment of pride for India as singers Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain’s fusion band Shakti and Rakesh Chaurasia nailed down the award for Best Global Music Album for their latest release ‘This Moment’.
Taking to X, Grammys shared the post and wrote, “Congrats Best Global Music Album winner – ‘This Moment’ Shakti.
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They won the nomination in the race Grammys with artists Susana Baca, Bokante, Burna Boy and Davido. The 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024 are being held in Los Angeles.
Shankar Mahadevan in an acceptance speech thanked the boys, God, family, friends, and India. India, and felt proud. Last but not the least, he said he would like to dedicate this award to his wife whom every note of his music is dedicated to. The musician’s speech evoked a loud cheer from the crowd.
‘This Moment’ features 8 songs created by John McLaughlin (guitar, guitar synth), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Shankar Mahadevan (vocalist), V Selvaganesh (percussionist), and Ganesh Rajagopalan (violinist).
Zakir Hussain won the Best Global Music Performance Grammy for his contribution to “Pashto” alongside Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia.
In a post on X, Ricky Kej, an Indian musical composer lauded Indian artists’ winning saying that this is a great year for India at the Grammys.
Ustad Zakhir Hussain, the living legend scripted history by winning 3 Grammys in one night. Rakesh Chaurasia wins 2 and he feels blessed to witness it.
Kej wrote in a post, “SHAKTI wins a GRAMMY! Through this album 4 brilliant Indian musicians win Grammys. Just amazing and India shines in every direction. Shankar Mahadevan, Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Ustad Zakhir Hussain. Ustad Zakhir Hussain won a second Grammy along with virtuoso flute player Rakesh Chaurasia. Brilliant.
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