New
Delhi,
Feb
5
(PTI)
India
shone
at
the
2024
Grammy
Awards
with
five
Indian
musicians,
including
tabla
maestro
Zakir
Hussain
and
flautist
Rakesh
Chaurasia,
picking
up
the
coveted
prize
at
a
glittering
ceremony
in
Los
Angeles.
While
Hussain
was
India's
big
winner
with
three
Grammys,
Rakesh
Chaurasia
picked
up
two.
Singer
Shankar
Mahadevan,
violinist
Ganesh
Rajagopalan
and
percussionist
Selvaganesh
Vinayakram,
Hussain's
collaborators
in
the
fusion
group
Shakti,
won
one
Grammy
each
at
the
event
held
at
the
Crypto.com
Arena
Sunday
night.
Shakti
won
the
2024
Grammy
Award
for
best
global
music
album
for
"This
Moment".
The
album
features
the
four
Indians
as
well
as
its
founding
member,
the
legendary
British
guitarist
John
McLaughlin.
"This
Moment",
which
released
to
critical
acclaim
in
June
2023,
is
the
group's
first
studio
album
in
more
than
45
years.
Besides
his
award
for
Shakti,
Hussain
won
two
other
awards
--
the
best
global
music
performance
for
"Pashto" and
best
contemporary
instrumental
album
for
"As
We
Speak".
The
best
global
music
performance
category
had
eight
nominees,
including
"Abundance
In
Millets",
a
song
by
Falu
and
featuring
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi,
"Shadow
Forces"
by
Arooj
Aftab,
Vijay
Iyer,
and
Shahzad
Ismaily,
and
"Alone"
by
Burna
Boy.
Rakesh
Chaurasia,
nephew
of
legendary
flautist
Hariprasad
Chaurasia,
won
two
Grammys
as
part
of
the
ensemble
of
American
banjo
player
Bela
Fleck
and
American
bassist
Edgar
Meyer
for
"Pashto"
and
"As
We
Speak".
"Without
love
and
music
we
are
nothing,"
Hussain
said
in
his
award
acceptance
speech
for
"Pashto".
"Thanks
to
the
Academy,
thanks
to
all
these
great
musicians
for
giving
us
this
beautiful
(live)
music
today.
One
of
our
members
is
missing,
Mr
Bela
Fleck.
"So
from
him,
Mr
Rakesh
Chaurasia,
and
Mr
Edgar
Meyer,
our
deepest
thanks...
Families
are
here
and
without
them,
we
are
nothing.
Without
love,
music,
harmony,
we
are
nothing,"
the
veteran
percussionist
said.
This
is
not
the
first
win
for
Hussain
at
the
awards
organised
by
the
US-based
Recording
Academy.
He
earlier
won
Grammys,
across
categories
and
in
solo
capacity
as
well
as
in
collaborations,
in
1991,
1996
and
2008.
The
"As
We
Speak" team
--
Hussain,
Meyer,
Fleck
and
Chaurasia
--
were
also
nominated
for
best
instrumental
composition
for
motion.
Mahadevan,
who
took
the
stage
alongside
Rajagopalan
and
Selvaganesh,
gave
a
shout-out
to
McLaughlin
and
Hussain.
While
McLaughlin
gave
the
ceremony
a
miss,
Hussain
was
backstage
as
he
had
won
another
Grammy.
"We
miss
you
John
ji.
Zakir
Hussain,
he
just
had
another
Grammy
today.
Thank
you
boys,
God,
family,
friends
and
India.
We
are
proud
of
you,
India," said
Mahadevan
in
the
speech,
dedicating
the
win
to
his
wife
Sangeeta.
Rajagopalan
thanked
the
Recording
Academy
for
the
recognition.
A
R
Rahman,
who
won
two
Grammys
for
"Slumdog
Millionaire"
in
2008,
shared
a
group
selfie
with
Hussain,
Mahadevan
and
Selvaganesh
on
Instagram.
"It's
raining
Grammys
for
India...
Congrats
Grammy
winners
#ustadzakirhussain
(3grammys),
@shankarmahadevan
(first
Grammy)
and
@selvaganesh
(first
Grammy)" the
music
composer
captioned
his
post.
Three-time
Grammy
winner
Ricky
Kej,
who
also
attended
the
ceremony,
called
2024
the
year
of
India
at
the
Grammys.
Kej,
based
out
of
Bengaluru,
won
his
third
Grammy
last
year
for
the
album
'Divine
Tides'.
"Wowwww..
this
is
truly
India's
year
at
the
Grammys!!!
Wowww..
Rakesh
Chaurasia,
Shankar
Mahadevan,
Ganesh
Rajagopalan,
Selvaganesh
Vinayakram
and
Ustad
Zakhir
Hussain..
India
is
truly
shining!!
Thrilled!!!!
5
Indians
win
in
a
single
year
:-)
#GRAMMYs
#GRAMMYs2024,"
he
wrote.
In
a
separate
post,
Kej
hailed
triple
wins
for
Hussain
and
double
feat
for
Chaurasia.
"..
and
Ustad
Zakir
Hussain,
the
living
legend,
creates
history
by
winning
3
Grammys
in
one
night!!!
Rakesh
Chaurasia
wins
2!!
This
is
a
great
year
for
India
at
the
Grammys..
and
I
am
blessed
to
witness
it.
@RecordingAcad
#indiawinsatgrammys,"
he
added.
Other
nominees
in
the
best
global
music
album
were
"Epifanías"
(Susana
Baca),
"History"
(Bokanté),
"I
Told
Them..."
(Burna
Boy)
and
"Timeless"
(Davido).
Nominees
in
the
best
contemporary
instrumental
album
segment
included
"On
Becoming"
by
House
Of
Waters,
"Jazz
Hands"
by
Bob
James,
"The
Layers"
by
Julian
Lage,
and
"All
One"
by
Ben
Wendel.
Sitar
virtuoso
Ravi
Shankar
was
the
first
musician
from
India
to
win
a
Grammy
Award
(best
chamber
music
performance)
in
1968.
Since
then,
several
musicians
from
the
country,
including
Zubin
Mehta,
Anoushka
Shankar,
Vishwa
Mohan
Bhatt,
L
Shankar,
and
T
H
Vinayakram,
have
received
Grammys
in
various
categories.