Grammy Awards 2024: India wins big as Shankar Mahadevan bags Best Global Music Album Award| Oneindia

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It's a proud day for India! As singers Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain's fusion band Shakti clinched the award for Best Global Music Album for their latest release 'This Moment'. The ensemble, featuring guitarist John McLaughlin, vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, percussionist V Selvaaganesh, and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, celebrated this grand victory. Besides Shakti, India’s Rakesh Chaurasia also won two awards — Global Music Performance and Contemporary Instrumental Album. While India shined at the Grammys 2024, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift also won big awards.    #GrammyAwards2024 #ShankarMahadevan #BestGlobalMusicAlbum #IndianMusicWins #GrammyVictory #MusicExcellence #GlobalRecognition #IndianTalent #MusicalTriumph #ShankarMahadevanWins #GrammySuccess #CulturalPride #MusicAchievement #GlobalRecognition #GrammyWinner #IndianArtistry #CelebratingMusic #AwardWinningArtist #ShankarMahadevanMagic #GrammyHighlight                 ~HT.292~GR.125~PR.152~ED.102~

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00:00 It's a proud day for India, as singers Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain's fusion band Shakti

00:14 clinched the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album for their latest release, This

00:18 Moment.

00:19 The ensemble featuring guitarist John McLaughlin, vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, percussionist

00:27 V Silver Ganesh and violinist Ganesh Rajgopalan celebrated this grand victory.

00:33 Besides Shakti, India's Rakesh Chaurasia also won two awards, Global Music Performance

00:38 and Contemporary Instrumental Album.

00:40 While India shined at the Grammys 2024, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift also won big awards.

00:47 In a picture shared by the Grammys on their official X account, Mahadevan and another

00:51 member of the band, Ganesh Rajgopalan, can be seen accepting the award on stage.

00:57 "Congrats, Best Global Music Album winner, This Moment, Shakti.

01:01 Grammys," the Grammy wrote in the post.

01:04 In his speech, Shankar Mahadevan thanked his wife for her constant support.

01:08 "Thank you boys and thank you God, family, friends and India.

01:12 We are proud of you India.

01:14 Last but not least, I would like to dedicate this award to my wife, whom every note of

01:19 my music is dedicated to," Shankar said.

01:22 Indian music composer and Grammy winner, Ricky Cage, congratulated the band by sharing a

01:26 video of their accepting speech on stage.

01:29 Posting the video on his official X account, Cage wrote, "Shakti wins a Grammy.

01:34 Through this album, four brilliant Indian musicians won Grammys.

01:39 Just amazing.

01:40 India is shining in every direction.

01:42 Shankar Mahadevan, Selva Ganesh, Vinayak Ram, Ganesh Rajgopalan, Ustad Zakir Hussain won

01:48 a second Grammy along with virtuoso flute player Rakesh Parasia.

01:52 Brilliant.

01:53 India wins Grammys."

01:56 This Moment features eight songs created by John McLaughlin, guitar guitar synth, Zakir

02:01 Hussain tabla, Shankar Mahadevan vocalist, V Selva Ganesh percussionist and Ganesh Rajgopalan

02:07 violinist.

02:08 Meanwhile, Zakir Hussain also secured the Best Global Music Performance Grammy for his

02:13 contribution to Pashto alongside Bella Fleck and Edgar Muir, featuring Rakesh Parasia,

02:19 a virtuoso flute player.

02:21 While Hussain bagged three Grammys in one night, Parasia got two awards.

02:26 Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus, who has been nominated at the awards show eight times, six of which

02:31 came this year, struck gold and won her first ever Grammy.

02:35 The popular singer won the Best Pop Solo Performance for her track "Flowers".

02:40 The lead singer is from her eighth studio album's Endless Summer, "Location".

03:05 (upbeat music)

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