This year India has achieved a big victory in the Grammy Awards. The 66th Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday. Indian singer Shankar Mahadevan and tabla player Zakir Hussain have received the Grammy Award. The album ‘This Moment’ of two veteran artistes’ band ‘Shakti’ won the award in the category of Best Global Music Album. There are total 8 songs in this album.
Shankar Mahadevan-Zakir Hussain
Meanwhile, singers Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey won multiple Grammy Awards. Along with this, the dominance of Indian musicians was also seen in the Grammy Awards 2024. Four musicians, including singer Shankar Mahadevan and tabla player Zakir Hussain, won the award.
Shankar Mahadevan-Zakir Hussain
Artists like Shankar Mahadevan, John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, V Selvagnesh and Ganesh Rajagopalan work together in this band. Apart from this band, flute player Rakesh Chaurasia has also won two Grammy Awards. Grammy is the biggest award given in the world of music.
Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain’s band Shakti won the Best Global Music Album award for ‘This Moment’. Grammis shared the post on X and wrote, “Congratulations to Best Global Music Album Winner – Shakti ‘This Moment’.” Indian musician and Grammy winner Ricky Cage has congratulated the band by sharing a video of his acceptance speech on stage.