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Recently reemerged, the world fusion band featuring Zakir Hussain and Shankar Mahadevan formed in 1973 before disbanding in 1977<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Razmig Bedirian writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakti have been awarded the Grammy for Global Music Album, receiving the prize for This Moment, <\/em>their first studio release in 46 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The jazz fusion band was formed in 1973 as a collaboration between Indian violinist L Shankar, percussionists Zakir Hussain and Vikku Vinayakram, as well as English guitarist John McLaughlin, famed for his collaborations with Miles Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group was celebrated for their idiosyncratic blend of jazz and\u00a0Indian\u00a0music, namely Hindustani and Carnatic traditions. The band released the albums\u00a0A Handful of Beauty\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Natural Elements\u00a0<\/em>in 1976 and 1977.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakti toured extensively in the mid-1970s, and only made a handful of appearances afterwards, changing their line-up. In 1997, McLaughlin and Hussain formed a similar band under the name Remember Shakti but it wasn\u2019t until 2020 that Shakti regrouped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Released in June, This Moment <\/em>marks the band\u2019s first studio album since 1977. The record features founding members McLaughlin and Hussain, as well as vocalist Shankar Mahadevan, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan and percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram, son of Vikku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakti\u2019s Global Music Album award win came against stiff and eclectic competition. Afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Davido were in the running, as was the multicultural band Bokante and Peruvian singer-songwriter Susana Baca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahadevan, Vinayakram and Rajagopalan picked up the award at the ceremony with noticeable excitement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you boys and thank you god, family, friends and India. We are proud of you India. Last but not least, I’d like to dedicate this award to my wife whom every note of my music is dedicated to,\u201d Mahadevan said, in his acceptance speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John McLaughlin, he noted, could not attend the ceremony. \u201cWe miss you, John-ji,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd Zakir Hussain, he just had another\u00a0Grammy win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hussain was one of the big winners at the\u00a02024\u00a0Grammys, picking up three awards. The composer and tabla player won the Contemporary Instrumental Album category for\u00a0As We Speak,<\/em>\u00a0work he created alongside Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Rakesh Chaurasia. Their song\u00a0Pashto\u00a0<\/em>also won the Best Global Music Performance\u00a0Grammy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wins are being celebrated online by notable Indian figures, including composer Ricky Kej who posted on X, formerly Twitter: \u201cThis is truly India’s year at the\u00a0Grammys!!! Wowww \u2026 Rakesh Chaurasia, Shankar Mahadevan, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Selvaganesh Vinayakram and Ustad Zakir Hussain \u2026 India is truly shining!! Thrilled!!!! Six Indians win in a single year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full article in Natonal News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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