Indian-origin Chandrika Tandon wins award for the album Triveni
Indian-American vocalist Chandrika Tandon took home the Grammy award for the album Triveni in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category. She outran Ricky Kej and Anoushka Shankar to win the honour. Chandrika won the award along with her collaborators, South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto.
Along with Chandrika, names who were contending in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category included Break of Dawn by Ricky Kej, Opus by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn by Anoushka Shankar and Warriors Of Light by Radhika Vekaria.
The Consulate General of India in New York took to their official X account to wish Chandrika, who is the sister of former CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi.
Zakir Hussain missing from ‘In Memoriam’ montage
Four-time Grammy winner and Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was excluded from the ‘In Memoriam’ segment of the 67th Grammy Awards, an apparent oversight by the organisers that left Indian fans furious.