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Shakti took home the award for Global Music Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (Monday in India). The band Fusion Shakti with vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, Ustad Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin, percussionist V Selvaganesh and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan won for the album This Moment. (Also Read: Grammy Awards 2024 Live Updates: Zakir Hussain-Shankar Mahadevan Makes India Proud; Taylor Swift Announces Her 11th Album)
Here are 5 things you should know about the Grammy-winning band:
band formation
Fusion band Shakti won the Grammy with their latest release, This Moment. The band was formed in 1973, after the dissolution of the first incarnation of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Shakti Members
The band features renowned artists like John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh and Ganesh Rajagopalan.
About Shakti
The band reformed in 2020. Three years later, they released their first album as Shakti in 46 years, This Moment, on June 23, 2023. This Moment offers a set of eight new compositions and performances. The album consists of 8 tracks including Shrini’s Dream, Bending the Rules, Karuna, Giriraj Sudha, Mohanam and Las Palmas.
Reaction to the Grammy nomination
Selvaganesh Vinayakram reacted enthusiastically to the band’s Grammy nomination. according to a report in Rolling Stone India, she said: “My son said, ‘Did you see it?’ I said, ‘What did I see? No, I haven’t. He then he said, “Shakti was nominated.” It was driving me crazy”. Selvaganesh continued to inform his bandmates: John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan and Ganesh Rajagopalan. “I told Shankar that we were nominated. We were all very happy,” he added.
Grammy speech
Upon winning the Grammy, Shankar Mahadevan came on stage and said, “Thank you guys!” He also expressed his gratitude to God and thanked his family, his friends and India. He added that India has the utmost admiration for him. He dedicated the award to her wife and said that every note he composes in her music is dedicated to her.
Shakti’s official Instagram account also shared a bunch of photos of the team after winning the Grammy. “Grammy winners for Best Global Album!” read the title.
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