Musician Zakir Hussain won the Grammy award in the Best Global Music Performance category on Sunday, for his work in "Pashto" alongside Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia.
Congrats Best Global Music Performance winners - "Pashto" @belafleckbanjo, Edgar Meyer & @zakirhtabla ft. @rakeshflute. #GRAMMYs— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 4, 2024
.... and Ustad Zakhir Hussain, the living legend creates history by winning 3 Grammys in one night!!! Rakesh Chaurasia wins 2!! This is a great year for India at the Grammys.. and I am blessed to witness it. @RecordingAcad#indiawinsatgrammys— Ricky Kej (@rickykej) February 5, 2024
Chaurasia also won a Grammy award in the Contemporary Instrumental Album category.
Earlier, Hussain's band "Shakti" won the Grammy award in the Best Global Music Album category for "This Moment", defeating competition from the likes of defeated competition from artists such as Bokante, Susana Baca, Davido and Burna Bay.
The fusion band defeated competition from artists such as Bokante, Susana Baca, Davido and Burna Bay. The album features a total of eight songs.
Shakti hosted a 50th Anniversary Tour across 27 cities, which also featured 17 US performances with solo opening slots by Bill Frisell, Béla Fleck, John Scofield and Jerry Douglas in 2023.
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