2024 Grammy Awards: PM Modi's collaboration 'Abundance in Millets' nominated for Best Global Music Performance
New Delhi, November 11: The song 'Abundance in Millets,' featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has received a nomination in the Best Global Music Performance category at the 2024 Grammy Awards. Collaborating with Indian-American singer Falguni Shah and her husband Gaurav Shah, Prime Minister Modi contributed to the special song, which includes a speech written and delivered byhim. him. The purpose of the song is to raise awareness about millets as a potential solution to world hunger.
The song is among the nominees for the Best Global Music Performance category at the Grammy Awards, competing with tracks such as Shadow Forces by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily; Alone by Burna Boy, Feel by Davido, Milagro Y Disastre by Silvana Estrada, Pashto by Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia, and Todo Colores by Ibrahim Maalouf featuring Cimafunk and Tank and the Bangas.
Earlier this year, Indian-American singer Falguni Shah expressed her honour in collaborating on "Abundance in Millets," inspired by PM Narendra Modi's proposal to the UN to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets. The Prime Minister unveiled the album cover during his June visit to the US, commending Shah for her efforts in promoting millets and addressing world hunger.
Earlier, Falguni Shah received praise from Prime Minister Modi for the song, acknowledging her contribution to creating awareness about healthy and environmentally friendly millets and bringing people together through her music. Falu had previously won the Best Children's Music Album Grammy for 'A Colourful World' on April 4, 2022, with PM Modi extending his best wishes for her achievement.
- ANI
