Three musicians of Indian origin named at Grammys 2019

Three musicians of Indian descent were nominated for this year's Grammy Awards. Falguni Shah, Prashant Mistry and Snatam Kaur Khalsa come from different musical backgrounds and were nominated in three different categories at the awards ceremony.

United States-based Snatam Kaur performs new Indian devotional music, kirtan, and tours the world in peace. activist. His music is rooted in the Sikh tradition. His album Beloved is nominated in the category New Age Album.

"For Beloved I spent a lot of time developing the pieces because I wanted everyone to be one with whom people could connect, listen and In the Sikh tradition, there is reference to (a principle called) call of answer.This is not the performance of a person.There is a response from the community [that’s required] So, in this album, [I’ve kept] enough space for people to sing and sing, "she told Mid-Day.
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Having learned the devotional music of her mother, who was trained in India, the kundalini yoga teacher combines her learning across disciplines to create a holistic healing model for her worshipers at workshops.
Falguni Shah competes in the category Best Children's Album The Falu Bazaar . It is full of Indian flavors, such as the piece Masala (where she decrypts Indian spices for her son), or a lullaby Gujarati sung by her mother. The 14-title album was born from her attempt to answer her son Nishaad's questions about why their lifestyle is different from the rest.

"I am honored to represent not only India at the Grammys, but also Falguni, who moved to New York in 2010, said in a statement.

The Prashant Mistry album, based in London, Symbol was nominated in the Netherlands as best immersive album category and describes it as "a call for empathy at a time when powerful forces are doing their best for us separate. "

Among the few Indian musicians to make a successful career in electronic music abroad, the work of Engine-Earz Experiment of Prashant Mistry testifies to what he learned from this country "Indian sounds are an integral part of my palette. I grew up with instruments [Indian] that are as much a part of my musical composition as electronic music. "

The 61st Grammy Awards will be held on February 10.

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