Shankar Mahadevan And Zakir Hussain’s Fusion Band Wins Big @ Grammy Awards #Report

Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain’s fusion band ‘Shakti’ bagged the Grammy's Best Global Music Album’  award for their album ‘This Moment’ on Monday.

 

In a picture shared by the Grammys on their official account, Mahadevan and another member of the band Ganesh Rajagopalan can be seen accepting the award. 

 

They captioned the picture posted on X: “Congrats Best Global Music Album winner - 'This Moment' Shakti. #GRAMMYs.”

 

During the acceptance speech, 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.”

 

‘Shakti’ band consists of five members of which the vocals are Shankar Mahadevan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin, Percussionist V Selvaganesh, and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan. 

Zakir Hussain won the Best Global Music Performance Grammy for his contribution to “Pashto” alongside Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia.

 

Zakir Hussain bagged 3 Grammys in one night while Chaurasia; a virtuoso flute player, got two awards.

 

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards are being held in Los Angeles, California.