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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