Chandrika Tandon Wins Grammy Award: A Landmark Moment
Indian American musician and businesswoman Chandrika Tandon, won the Grammy award. She won in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category for her album ‘Triveni’.
She was present with her collaborators, South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumot. It was the 67th edition of the Grammys.
Album of the Year: COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
Song of the Year: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Record Of The Year: “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Die With A Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Daniel Nigro
Best New Artist: Chappell Roan
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen
Pop Solo Performance: “Espresso” — Sabrina Carpenter
Best Pop Vocal Album: Short n’ Sweet — Sabrina Carpenter
Dance/Electronic Recording: “Neverender” — Justice & Tame Impala
Best Dance Pop Recording: “Von dutch” — Charli xcx
Dance/Electronic Album: BRAT — Charli xcx
Best Remixed Recording: “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” — FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
Best Rock Performance: “Now and Then” — The Beatles
LEARNING FROM HOMES/ WITHOUT CLASSES/ BASICS
At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, 2024. India’s Zakir Hussain secured the Best Global Music Performance Grammy for his contribution to “Pashto”
And second Grammy for best contemporary instrumental album for his contribution to As We Speak. A Indo-Western jazz project with Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Indian flutist Rakesh Chaurasia.
Another Indian Shankar Mahadevan from Shakti, Indian jazz , clinched the award for Best Global Music Album at the Grammys, recognizing the album “This Moment.”the album is crafted by a talented ensemble including John McLaughlin (guitar, guitar synth), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Shankar Mahadevan (vocalist), V Selvaganesh (percussionist), and Ganesh Rajagopalan (violinist).
Taylor Swift, TIME’s 2023 Person of the Year. Became the first artist to win Album of the Year four times with Midnights.
GRAMMY AWARDS WON BY INDIANS OVER THE YEARS
Pandit Ravi Shankar had won 4 Grammy Awards
Zubin Mehta, a world-renowned orchestral conductor born in Mumbai, has won 5 Grammy Awards.
Neela Vaswani won a Grammy for her audiobook narration of “I Am Malala.
Tanvi Shah became the first Indian woman to win a Grammy Award. For her performance in the song “Jai Ho” from the movie “Slumdog Millionaire.
Ricky Kej has won two Grammy ; “Divine Tides” and for his album “Winds of Samsara
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. His album “A Meeting by the River” won the Grammy for Best World Music Album in 1993
Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram, fondly known as Vikku. Became the first Carnatic musician to win a Grammy with his performance in “Planet Drum” in 1991.
H. Sridhar was a sound engineer extraordinaire who played a pivotal role in creating the soundtrack for “Slumdog Millionaire,”
A. R. Rahman has won two Grammy Awards
Falguni Shah won her first Grammy in 2022 for the album “A Colourful World” in the Best Children’s Album category.
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