Indian artists secured large wins on the 66th Annual Grammy Awardsbringing house a complete of six Grammys, three of which have been bagged by the legendary tabla participant Zakir Hussain alone. The music awards befell February 4 on the Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles and was hosted by comic trevor noah for the fourth consecutive yr. Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain’s fusion band Shakti gained the Finest International Music Album for This Momentbeating competitors from acclaimed releases by musicians of African, Caribbean, and Peruvian origins.

The album encompasses a complete of eight songs created by John McLaughlin (guitar, guitar synth), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Shankar Mahadevan (vocalist), V Selvaganesh (percussionist), and Ganesh Rajagopalan (violinist). Shakti launched This Second on June 30 final yr after an extended hole of 46 years, with its final studio album, Pure Parts, releasing in 1977. This marks the fifth win for Indian artists on this class (earlier known as the Finest World Music Album) , with the final win coming in 2013 for Ravi Shankar for his album The Dwelling Room Periods Pt. 1.

Whereas it’s the first Grammy win for Mahadevan, this is not the primary rodeo for Zakir Hussain, who had beforehand gained in the identical class in 1991, together with TH Vinayakram, for Planet Drumafter which once more in 1996 for Raga Aberi, alongside L. Shankar and TH Vinayakram.

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One other Grammy win for Indian artists this yr comes within the class of Finest International Music Efficiency for the music Pashtowhich options Hussain, alongside Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasia (who gained two Grammys this time) and American musicians Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer. Different songs of Indian connection nominated within the class have been Abundance in Millets by Grammy winner Falu, that includes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modiand Shadow Forces by Arooj Aftab and Vijay Iyer.

the album “As We Speak”which incorporates the music Pashto, clinched the award for Finest Up to date Instrumental Album. It encompasses a dozen songs by Zakir Hussain, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Rakesh Chaurasia. The album presents a mix of Indian and Western musical notes with a sonic tapestry of banjo, tabla, double bass, and bansuri (that will be a mixture of Indian classical, Jazz and Bluegrass music).

A number of Grammy winner Ricky Kej expressed his pleasure for Indian artists’ win earlier this morning, applauding Hussain, Mahadevan, Chaurasia, V Selvaganesh, and Ganesh Rajagopalan in a submit on X. Bengaluru-based Kej gained his third Grammy for the album ‘Divine Tides’ final yr on the sixty fifth Annual Grammy Awards.

SHAKTI wins a #GRAMMYs #GRAMMYs2024 Via this album 4 sensible Indian musicians win Grammys!! Simply superb. India is shining in each course. Shankar Mahadevan, Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Ustad Zakhir Hussain. Ustad Zakhir Hussain gained a second Grammy… pic.twitter.com/dJDUT6vRso

— Ricky Kej (@rickykej) February 4, 2024

India first secured its place on the Grammys in 1968, with Ravi Shankar profitable within the Finest Chamber Music Efficiency class. Since then, Indian artists have gained 19 Grammys (excluding the newest wins) throughout classes corresponding to Finest New Age Album, Finest Music Written for Visible Media, Finest Compilation Soundtrack Album, and Finest Classical Vocal Efficiency.