Shankar Mahadevan on Grammy Award: A grand event of the Grammy Awards 2024 was held in Los Angeles on 5 February. In this, Zakir Hussain and Shankar Mahadevan of the band Shakti have won the Grammy 2024. Prime Minister of India on this happy occasion Narendra Modi Congratulated the team and said that India is proud of you. Shakti has won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album for This Moment. The album also features British guitar player John McLaughlin along with four nieces. On this special occasion, Shankar Mahadevan felt proud to be an Indian.
The 2024 Grammy Awards are over. It was a proud moment for every Indian to see India’s glory in this. Four Indian musicians, including tabla player Zakir Hussain, musician Shankar Mahadevan and flutist Rakesh Chaurasia, have been given Grammy Awards. Let us tell you what Shankar Mahadevan has said on this occasion?
What did musician Shankar Mahadevan say about winning Grammy 2024?
Musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain’s ‘Shakti’ band has won the 66th Grammy Awards. In this, India has got a unique feeling of a moment of pride. He has won the Global Music Album Awards. According to reports, on this occasion Shankar Mahadevan said: ‘Thank you to God, family, friends and India. We are proud of you India. After this, Mahadevan dedicated the award to his wife and said, ‘I would like to dedicate this to my wife, for whom every note of my music is dedicated.’
Congratulations @ZakirHtabla, @Rakeshflute, @Shankar_Live, @kanjeeraselva,and @violinganesh on your phenomenal success at the #GRAMMYs, Your exceptional talent and dedication to music have won hearts worldwide. India is proud! These achievements are a testament to the hardwork…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 5, 2024
If we talk about this group, it consists of John McLaughlin, V. Selvagnesh and Ganesh Rajagopalan who play guitar. These tabla player artists were nominated at the Grammy Awards along with others like Suzana Baca, Bokante, Burna Boy and Davido. Congratulating them, PM Modi wrote, ‘Congratulations Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia, Shankar Mahadevan. Your extraordinary talent and dedication to music won the hearts of the world at your unprecedented success at the Grammys. India is proud of you. Your achievements are proof of hard work. It will inspire the new generation of artists to dream big and achieve success in music.
Tabla player Zakir Hussain plays the tabla and Shankar Mahadevan composes the music and also sings. Shakti Band has won the 2024 Grammy for Best Music Album for ‘This Moment’. Along with four Indians, its founding member is famous guitarist John McLaughlin. ‘This Moment’ was released in June 2023. This is the group’s first studio album in over 45 years and winning the award for Shakti is a proud moment for the team.