India bags 5 Grammys meet the winners
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Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain`s fusion group Shakti won the Grammy Award for best global music album for `This Moment`.
Hussain won two other awards -- the best global music performance for "Pashto" and best contemporary instrumental album for "As We Speak".
Ustad Zakir Hussain, vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, percussionist V Selvaganesh and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan of Shakti pose for photos with the award.
Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan won his first Grammy as part of Shakti, the fusion band that won best global music album for `This Moment`.
Rakesh Chaurasia, nephew of legendary flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia, won two Grammys
Sharing his winning moments from the Grammys, Rakesh Chaurasia wrote, "Happy to bring 2 Grammys home to India
The "As We Speak" team -- Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck and Rakesh Chaurasia -- were also nominated for best instrumental composition for motion.
Three-time Grammy winner Ricky Kej, who also attended the ceremony, called 2024 the year of India at the Grammys.
AR Rahman, who won two Grammys for `Slumdog Millionaire` in 2008, shared a group selfie with Hussain, Mahadevan and Selvaganesh on Instagram.
Rakesh Chaurasia with AR Rahman at Grammys 2024.
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