With a total of six Grammys won—three of which were won by the renowned tabla player Zakir Hussain—Indian musicians made big achievements at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Hosted by comedian Trevor Noah on February 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. In the process, the fusion group Shakti, consisting of Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain, beat acclaimed albums by musicians from Peru, the Caribbean, and Africa to win the Best Global Music Album for ‘This Moment’.
For the album, John McLaughlin (guitar, guitar synth), Ganesh Rajagopalan (violinist), Shankar Mahadevan (vocals), and Zakir Hussain (tabla) wrote a total of eight tracks. June 30 of last year saw the release of “This Moment” by Shakti, following a 46-year break since the release of their last studio album, ‘Natural Elements’, in 1977. Indian musicians have now won this category five times; in 2013, Ravi Shankar’s album ‘The Living Room Sessions Pt. 1’ won the award.
Zakir Hussain and Shankar Mahadevan won Grammy award
“Thank 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.” said Shankar Mahadevan during his speech. The audience cheered loudly in response to the musician’s remarks.
The renowned Indian musician and tabla player Zakir Hussain cemented his legacy in music history at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards by winning a Grammy Award in the Best Global Music Performance category for his song “Pashto.”
Zakir Hussain has won the grammy award for the second time.
Hussain’s song Pashto, which also features Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasia (who took home two Grammys this year), American musicians Edgar Meyer and Bela Fleck, and other musicians, is the recipient of another Grammy this year for Best Global Music Performance. Additional Indian-themed songs included in the category of nominees were Shadow Forces by Arooj Aftab and Vijay Iyer, and Abundance in Millets by Grammy winner Falu, which featured Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Rakesh Chaurasia won Grammy Award
Grammy Award winner Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasia says “It is really a proud moment for me, winning two Grammy Awards for my country. I would like to give credit to Zakir Hussain, who introduced me to Edgar Meyer and Bela Fleck and allowed me to collaborate and ultimately we recorded this. This album is a unique thing for me as it was also difficult to cope with the different genres of music. Coming from the classical background, I am very happy about one thing that I am bringing this award to my country and I will make India proud…”
-Source- ANI
Multiple Grammy winner Ricky Kej from Bengaluru, who won his third Grammy for the album “Divine Tides” at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards last year. In a post on X, expressed his happiness for the victories of Indian artists, praising Hussain, Mahadevan, Chaurasia, V Selvaganesh, and Ganesh Rajagopalan.