AR Rahman’s Selfie With Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan: India Celebrates Grammy Wins
Percussionist Zakir Hussain’s supergroup Shakti, which includes singer Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh, and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, has brought great pride to India by winning the Best Global Music Album award for their album “This Moment” at the Grammy Awards. AR Rahman, the renowned music maestro who attended the prestigious event, shared a selfie with the band members of Shakti and congratulated them on their remarkable achievement. In his Instagram post, Rahman expressed his joy, stating, “It’s raining Grammys for India… Congrats Grammy winners #ustadzakirhussain (3grammys) @shankar.mahadevan (first Grammy) @selvaganesh.” Notably, Zakir Hussain and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia also won the coveted Grammy award for Best Global Music Performance for their song “Pashto,” which is a part of the album “As We Speak” that won the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category as well.
The Indian music community celebrated the victory of Shakti at the Grammys, with former Grammy winner Ricky Kej congratulating the band. Kej shared a video of their acceptance speech on his social media account and expressed his excitement, stating, “SHAKTI wins a Grammy!!! Through this album, 4 brilliant Indian musicians win Grammys!! Just amazing. India is shining in every direction. Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh Vinayakram, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Ustad Zakir Hussain. Ustad Zakir Hussain won a second Grammy along with virtuoso flute player Rakesh Chaurasia. Brilliant!!!! #IndiaWinsGrammys.”
In other Grammy news, Taylor Swift was awarded Album of the Year, Miley Cyrus won Record of the Year, and Billie Eilish won Song of the Year. Taylor Swift also won Best Pop Vocal Album, and Miley Cyrus won Best Pop Solo Performance.
It is worth mentioning that AR Rahman himself has a remarkable Grammy history, winning two Grammy Awards in 2010. He received the awards for Best Compilation Soundtrack for a Motion Picture (for “Slumdog Millionaire”) and Best Motion Picture Song (for “Jai Ho”). Additionally, in the same year, he was honored with the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian awards, for his significant contributions to Indian music and cinema.
India celebrates the outstanding achievements of Shakti and looks forward to more successes in the global music arena.
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