Grammy Awards 2024: The song ‘Abundance in Millets’, featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been nominated in the best global music performance category at the 2024 Grammy Awards. Sung by Falguni Shah and her husband Gaurav Shah, the song features a speech written and delivered by PM Modi.

As per Falu’s website, the song was made to raise awareness of the super grain as another potential key to minimizing world hunger. For the unversed, Falu is a Grammy Award-winning Indian vocalist and songwriter. In 2022, she won the Grammy Award for Best Children’s Music Album A Colorful World.

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Who is Falguni Shah?

Falguni Shah is the first South Asian woman to win a Grammy. She is known for her ability to seamlessly blend a signature modern inventive style with a formidable Indian classically-trained vocal talent. Since 2006, she has been Carnegie Hall’s ambassador of Indian Music.

That’s not all, Falguni Shah has shared the stage with A. R. Rahman, Ricky Martin, Yo-Yo Ma, Wyclef Jean, Philip Glass, and Blues Traveller, among others. In 2009, she got a chance to perform at the White House for Michelle and former US President Barack Obama. She was also the featured performer at the Time-100 gala.

Other artists nominated for Best Global Music Performance category

  • 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.