At the Grammy Awards 2024, Indian musicians make a history. On February 4, the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony took place. Indian artists Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain’s fusion band “Shakti” won the Grammy for “Best Global Music Album” on Monday. They received the award for their newest album, “This Moment.”
Zakir Hussain, along with Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, and acclaimed flute player Rakesh Chaurasia, secured a Grammy for “Best Global Music Performance” in Grammy Awards 2024 for their contribution to “Pashto.” Rakesh Chaurasia earned two Grammys that night, and Zakir Hussain clinched three in total.
Shankar Mahadevan after receiving award he said in Grammy Awards 2024 programme, “Thank you boys. Thank you God, family, friends, and India. India, we are proud of you…Last but not the least, I would like to dedicate this award to my wife whom every note of my music is dedicated to.”
Another album, “As We Speak” won the award for the Best contemporary instrumental album in Grammy Awards 2024. It is featured by Zakir Hussain along with Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, and acclaimed flute player Rakesh Chaurasia.
The album “This Moment,” released on June 30 of the previous year, features eight songs by John McLaughlin (guitar synth), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Shankar Mahadevan (singer), V Selvaganesh (percussionist), and Ganesh Rajagopalan (violinist). The talented ensemble, along with other performers like Susana Baca, Bokante, Burna Boy, and Davido, earned Grammy nominations for their noteworthy contributions.
About Sakti Band:
The fusion band called Shakti recently won a Grammy for their latest album, “This Moment.” Shakti was originally formed in 1973, after the first version of the Mahavishnu Orchestra disbanded.
Shakti’s members are well-known artists like John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh, and Ganesh Rajagopalan. The band was reformed in 2020, and after 46 years, they released their first album as Shakti, titled “This Moment,” on June 23, 2023. The album features eight new compositions and performances, including tracks like “Shrini’s Dream,” “Bending the Rules,” “Karuna,” “Giriraj Sudha,” “Mohanam,” and “Las Palmas.”
Grammy Awards 2024 Full List:
1.RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
2.ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Midnights,” Taylor Swift
3.SONG OF THE YEAR
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
4.BEST NEW ARTIST
Victoria Monét
5.PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff
6.SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Theron Thomas
7.BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
8.BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Ghost in the Machine,” SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers
9.BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
“Midnights,” Taylor Swift
10.BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING
“Rumble,” Skrillex, Fred again.. and Flowdan
11.BEST POP DANCE RECORDING
“Padam Padam,” Kylie Minogue
12.BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“Not Strong Enough,” boygenius
13.BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALBUM
“Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022),” Fred again..
14.BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
“72 Seasons,” Metallica
“Not Strong Enough,” Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, songwriters (boygenius)
15.BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“This Is Why,” Paramore
16.BEST ROCK ALBUM
“This Is Why,” Paramore
17.BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
“The Record,” boygenius
18.BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“ICU,” Coco Jones
19.BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Good Morning,” PJ Morton featuring Susan Carol
20.BEST R&B SONG
“Snooze,” Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe and Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA)
21.BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
“SOS,” SZA
22.BEST R&B ALBUM
“Jaguar II,” Victoria Monét
23.BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Scientists & Engineers,” Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane
24.BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
“All My Life,” Lil Durk featuring J. Cole
25.BEST RAP SONG
“Scientists & Engineers,” André Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore and Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane)
26.BEST RAP ALBUM
“Michael,” Killer Mike
27.BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM
“The Light Inside,” J. Ivy
28.BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE
“Tight,” Samara Joy
29.BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
“How Love Begins,” Nicole Zuraitis
30.BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
“The Winds of Change,” Billy Childs
31.BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
“Basie Swings the Blues,” The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
32.BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
“El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2,” Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo
33.BEST ALTERNATIVE JAZZ ALBUM
“The Omnichord Real Book,” Meshell Ndegeocello
34.BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
“Bewitched,” Laufey
35.BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
“As We Speak,” Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
36.BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
“Some Like It Hot,” Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks and NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen and Marc Shaiman, producers; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer and lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
37.BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton
38.BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves
39.BEST COUNTRY SONG
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton and Dan Wilson, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
40.BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
“Bell Bottom Country,” Lainey Wilson
41.BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
“Eve Was Black,” Allison Russell
42.BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE
“Dear Insecurity,” Brandy Clark featuring Brandi Carlile
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
“Cast Iron Skillet,” Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit)
43.BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
“Weathervanes,” Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
44.BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
“City of Gold,” Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
45.BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
“All My Love for You,” Bobby Rush
46.BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
“Blood Harmony,” Larkin Poe
47.BEST FOLK ALBUM
“Joni Mitchell at Newport (Live),” Joni Mitchell
48.BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
“New Beginnings,” Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. and the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band
“Live: Orpheum Theater Nola,” Lost Bayou Ramblers and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (tie)
49.BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
“All Things,” Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
50.BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
“Your Power,” Lecrae and Tasha Cobbs Leonard
51.BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
“All Things New: Live in Orlando,” Tye Tribbett
52.BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
“Church Clothes 4,” Lecrae
53.BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
“Echoes of the South,” Blind Boys of Alabama
54.BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
“X Mí (Vol. 1),” Gaby Moreno
55.BEST MÚSICA URBANA ALBUM
“Mañana Será Bonito,” Karol G
56.BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
“Vida Cotidiana,” Juanes
“De Todas Las Flores,” Natalia Lafourcade (tie)
57.BEST MÚSICA MEXICANA ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
“Génesis,” Peso Pluma
58.BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
“Siembra: 45° Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022),” Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado and Orquesta
59.BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“Pashto,” Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
60.BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“Water,” Tyla
61.BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
“This Moment,” Shakti
62.BEST REGGAE ALBUM
“Colors of Royal,” Julian Marley & Antaeus
63.BEST NEW AGE, AMBIENT OR CHANT ALBUM
“So She Howls,” Carla Patullo featuring Tonality and the Scorchio Quartet
64.BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM
“We Grow Together Preschool Songs,” 123 Andrés
65.BEST COMEDY ALBUM
“What’s in a Name?,” Dave Chappelle
66.BEST AUDIOBOOK, NARRATION AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
“The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times,” Michelle Obama
67.BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“Barbie: The Album” (Various Artists)
68.BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA (INCLUDES FILM AND TELEVISION)
“Oppenheimer,” Ludwig Göransson, composer
69.BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA
“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,” Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab, composers
70.BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie: The Album,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
71.BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“I’m Only Sleeping” (The Beatles), Em Cooper, video director; Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin and Laura Thomas, video producers
72.BEST MUSIC FILM
“Moonage Daydream” (David Bowie), Brett Morgen, video director; Brett Morgen, video producer
73.BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
“Stumpwork,” Luke Brooks and James Theseus Buck, art directors (Dry Cleaning)
74.BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
“For the Birds: The Birdsong Project,” Jeri Heiden and John Heiden, art directors (Various Artists)
75.BEST ALBUM NOTES
“Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos,” Robert Gordon and Deanie Parker, album notes writers (Various Artists)
76.BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
“Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos,” Robert Gordon, Deanie Parker, Cheryl Pawelski, Michele Smith and Mason Williams, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves, restoration engineer (Various Artists)
77.BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
“Jaguar II,” John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Monét, Patrizio “Teezio” Pigliapoco, Neal H Pogue and Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Victoria Monét)
78.BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
“Contemporary American Composers,” David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti and Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
79.PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Elaine Martone
80.BEST REMIXED RECORDING
“Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix),” Wet Leg, remixers (Depeche Mode)
81.BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM
“The Diary of Alicia Keys,” George Massenburg and Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Alicia Keys and Ann Mincieli, immersive producers (Alicia Keys)
82.BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
“Helena’s Theme,” John Williams, composer (John Williams)
83.BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
“Folsom Prison Blues,” John Carter Cash, Tommy Emmanuel, Markus Illko, Janet Robin and Roberto Luis Rodriguez, arrangers (The String Revolution featuring Tommy Emmanuel)
84.BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
“In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,” Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye, Kendrick and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Jacob Collier)
85.BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
“Adès: Dante,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
86.BEST OPERA RECORDING
“Blanchard: Champion,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore and Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
87.BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
“Saariaho: Reconnaissance,” Nils Schweckendiek, conductor (Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir)
88.BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
“Rough Magic,” Roomful of Teeth
89.BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
“The American Project,” Yuja Wang; Teddy Abrams, conductor (Louisville Orchestra)
90.BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
“Walking in the Dark,” Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)
91.BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
“Passion for Bach and Coltrane,” Alex Brown, Harlem Quartet, Imani Winds, Edward Perez, Neal Smith and A.B. Spellman; Silas Brown and Mark Dover, producers
92.BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
“Montgomery: Rounds,” Jessie Montgomery, composer (Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry and Roomful of Teeth)
