Indian music reverberated on the Grammy Awards evening on Sunday when Zakir Hussain and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia received the award for Finest World Music Efficiency for his or her track ‘Pashto’, alongside American musicians Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer.
Hussain additionally received his second Grammy the identical evening when his band ‘Shakti’, which has British guitarist John McLaughlin and Shankar Mahadevan, percussionist V Selvaganesh and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan as its members, received the Grammy for the World Music Album ‘This Second’.
Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh, and Ganesh Rajagopalan of Shakti pose with the award for finest international music album for This Second” throughout the 66th annual Grammy Awards | AP
McLaughlin fashioned Shakti in 1973 with Hussain, Indian violin participant L Shankar, and percussionist T H ‘Vikku’ Vinayakram (father of Selvaganesh Vinayakram). Together with mridangam participant Ramnad V Raghavan, the band launched their first album ‘Shakti with John Mclaughlin’ in 1975.
Billed as an “unprecedented transcontinental collaboration”, Shakti unites Japanese and Western musicians, and within the course of cast the template for what’s now referred to as world music, in accordance with the group’s official web site. “Their dynamic musical hybrid instantly enthralled audiences across the globe and impressed generations of musicians, artists, and thinkers from all walks of life to embark on their very own cross-cultural odysseys.”
The tabla maestro created historical past on the Grammys by turning into the primary Indian artist to win three Grammys in a single evening when he additionally received within the Finest Up to date Instrumental Album class. Hussain shared the Finest Up to date Instrumental Album award with Chaurasia, Fleck and Meyer for ‘As We Converse.’
Mahadevan didn’t fail to thank India in his speech. “Thanks boys. Thanks God, household, buddies and India. India, we’re pleased with you,” he mentioned in his now-viral speech. “Final however not the least, I wish to dedicate this award to my spouse whom each be aware of my music is devoted to,” he added.
Indian musical composer and Grammy winner Ricky Kej hailed the Indian musicians for his or her win. “Ustad Zakhir Hussain, the dwelling legend creates historical past by successful 3 Grammys in a single evening!!! Rakesh Chaurasia wins 2!! .. and I’m blessed to witness it,” he wrote on X.
On Shakti, Kej wrote: “SHAKTI wins a GRAMMY! By this album 4 sensible Indian musicians win Grammys!! Simply wonderful. India is shining in each path. Shankar Mahadevan, Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Ustad Zakhir Hussain.”
The Grammys, which opened with a high-octane Dua Lipa efficiency, additionally noticed pop star Miley Cyrus win her first Grammy for her empowerment anthem ‘Flowers’.
