Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain's fusion band ‘Shakti’ bagged the Grammy's award for ‘Best Global Music Album’.
The award was for their latest album ‘This Moment’.
In an acceptance speech, Mahadevan thanked his band members, family, friends and India.
He dedicated the award to his wife and says every note of his music is dedicated to her.
The album ‘This Moment’, released on June 30 last year, features eight songs created by John McLaughlin (guitar synth), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Shankar Mahadevan (vocalist), V Selvaganesh (percussionist), and Ganesh Rajagopalan (violinist).
They were nominated for the Grammys with other artists like Susana Baca, Bokante, Burna Boy, and Davido.
Meanwhile, Zakir Hussain also secured the ‘Best Global Music Performance’ Grammy for his contribution to ‘Pashto’ alongside Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia - a virtuoso flute player.
Hussain bagged three Grammys in one night, Chaurasia got two awards.
Source: Hindustan Times
