Grammy Awards 2024: Zakir Hussain wins Best Global Music Performance award

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.
Three-time Grammy awards winner Ricky Kej congratulated Hussain, referring to him as "a living legend".
Hussain defeated competition from the likes of Shadow Forces by Arooj Aftab and Vijay Iyer and Falu's Abundance in Millets, which featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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.