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Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Khan bag Grammy
Greeting the winners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, "Your exceptional talent and dedication to music have won hearts worldwide. India is proud!”
Singer Shankar Mahadevan (left) and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan (right) at the Grammy’s 2024. / (Image: X/ @RecordingAcad)
Vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, percussionists Ustad Zakir Hussain (tabla), Selvaganesh Vinayarkram (kanjira), and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan won the Best Global Music Album award at the Grammy Awards 2024 held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
The Indian musicians part of the fusion band Shakti were recognised for their latest album ‘This Moment’, which released in June 2023.
Congratulations @ZakirHtabla, @Rakeshflute, @Shankar_Live, @kanjeeraselva, and @violinganesh on your phenomenal success at the #GRAMMYs! Your exceptional talent and dedication to music have won hearts worldwide. India is proud! These achievements are a testament to the hardwork…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 5, 2024
In addition to this award, tabla player Hussain bagged awards for 'As We Speak' under the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category and for 'Pashto' under the Best Global Music Performance category. Meanwhile, flutist Rakesh Chaurasia also bagged awards for Pashto and As We Speak, along with Hussain, in collaboration with Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer.
The Shakti album featured eight songs running up to 57 mins, such as Shrini's Dream, Bending the Rules, Karuna, Mohanam, Giriraj Sudha, Las Palmas, Changay Naino, and Sono Mama.
Accepting the award on stage, singer and composer Mahadevan said, "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."
Congratulations @ZakirHtabla, @Rakeshflute, @Shankar_Live, @kanjeeraselva, and @violinganesh on your phenomenal success at the #GRAMMYs! Your exceptional talent and dedication to music have won hearts worldwide. India is proud! These achievements are a testament to the hardwork…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 5, 2024
Greeting the winners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, "Your exceptional talent and dedication to music have won hearts worldwide. India is proud! These achievements are a testament to the hard work you keep putting in. It will also inspire the new generation of artists to dream big and excel in music."
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