Zakir Hussain's Pashto Beats PM Narendra Modi's Abundance in Millets at the Grammys 2024

Grammys 2024: Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and flautist Rakesh Chourasia's Pashto won the Best Global Music Performance award at the Grammys 2024. Notably, they beat PM Narendra Modi's Abundance in Millets in this category.

Pashto is performed by Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, and Rakesh Chaurasia. Announcing the winners, the Recording Academy shared, "Congrats Best Global Music Performance winners -  "Pashto" @belafleckbanjo, Edgar Meyer & @zakirhtabla ft. @rakeshflute. #GRAMMYs 🎶"

Congrats Best Global Music Performance winners - "Pashto" @belafleckbanjo, Edgar Meyer & @zakirhtabla ft. @rakeshflute. #GRAMMYs 🎶

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— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 4, 2024

In the same category, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Abundance in Millets was nominated but lost to Pashto. The hon. PM had collaborated with Indian-American singers Falu and Gaurav Shah for this special feature, which was released in June to celebrate the “International Year of Millets.”.

The other nominees in the said category included Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily for Shadow Forces, Burna Boy for Alone, Davido for Feel, Silvana Estrada for Milagro Y Disastre, Bela Fleck, Ibrahim Maalouf featuring Cimafunk and Tank, and the Bangas for Todo Colores.

Zakir Hussain, who won a total of 3 Grammys on Sunday night, shared, "Thanks to the Academy, thanks to all these great musicians for giving us beautiful music, and our deepest thanks to our families. Without them, we are nothing. Without love, without music, without harmony, we are nothing."