Shankar Mahadevan’s Music Group Wins a Grammy

What are the Grammys?

The Grammy Awards, also called the Grammys, are given by the Recording Academy in the United States to celebrate big accomplishments in the music industry worldwide. The Latin Recording Academy presents the Latin Grammy Awards every year. The Grammys were first known as the Gramophone Awards.

The first Grammy Awards were given in 1959 to honour music achievements from 1958. Most recently, the 2024 Grammys were held on 4th February in Los Angeles, USA. Awards were presented in various categories. Shankar Mahadevan’s group has won an award at Grammys 2024.

Which award was won by Shankar Mahadevan’s group?

The music group Shakti, comprised of tabla player Zakir Hussain, singer Shankar Mahadevan (part of the Bollywood composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy), and guitarist John McLaughlin (founding member of the music group), won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album. They won it for their album ‘This Moment.’

The album also features violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan and drummer Selvaganesh Vinayakram.

Zakir Hussain won two more Grammy Awards. One was for his work on the song “Pashto”, and the other Grammy was in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category for 'As We Speak,' which also featured Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Rakesh Chaurasia.

Who are some of the major Grammy Awards 2024 winners?

Miley Cyrus won the Grammy for Record Of The Year with her song “Flowers.” She also won Best Pop Solo Performance for the same song. Taylor Swift won Album Of The Year for ‘Midnights.’ Billie Eilish and FINNEAS won the Song Of The Year award for “What Was I Made For?” This song was featured in the movie Barbie.

These are some of the main winners of the 2024 Grammys. You can see the full list here.