India’s tabla maverick ustad Zakir Hussain bagged three awards at the 66th Grammy Awards. He won the coveted award in the category ‘Best Global Music Performance’ for ‘Pashto’. Music Director and singer Shankar Mahadevan also bagged his first Grammy award on Monday.
‘As We Speak’ in which the tabla maveick collaborated with Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Rakesh Chaurasia won the Grammy for the ‘Best Contemporary Instrumental Album’ category.
Ustad Zakir Hussain who is also part of the Jazz group ‘Shakti’, won ‘The best Global Music album award for its latest album ‘This Moment’.
The album ‘This Moment’ 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.
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Back at home, people rejoiced the big win. Taking it to X, two-times Grammy winner A.R.Rahman said, “It’s raining GRAMMYs for India. Congrats Grammy winners Ustad Zakir Hussain (3 Grammys), Shankar Mahadevan (1st Grammy) and Selva Ganesh (1st Grammy).
Music composer, Ricky Kej, who attended the ceremony, hailed Zakir Hussain and other artistes. “Ustad Zakhir Hussain, the living legend creates history by winning 3 Grammys in one night!!! Rakesh Chaurasia wins 2!! .. and I am blessed to witness it,” he wrote.
Hussain and his collaborators, however, lost out in the ‘Best Instrumental Composition’ for which John Williams – Helena’s Theme picked up the Grammy. He along with Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Rakesh Chaurasia were nominated in this category for their ‘Motion’.
(With Input from ANI)