India’s Rickey Kej and Falguni Shah win large at 2022 Grammy Awards

On the sixty fourth Annual Grammy Awards held on Sunday night time in Las Vegas, Kej earned his second coveted gramophone trophy in the perfect new album class for Divine Tides, his collaboration with The Police drummer Stewart Copeland.

Shah, a New York-based Indian singer recognized by her stage title Falu, gained her first Grammy Award for A Colourful World in the perfect youngsters’s album class.

Rickey Kej, who’s now based mostly out of Bengaluru, gained his first Grammy in 2015 in the perfect new age album class for Winds of Samsara.

The North Carolina-born musician greeted the audiences with a namaste when he took the stage with Copeland to obtain the celebrated award.

“So grateful to have gained the Grammy Award for our album Divine Tides. Completely love this living-legend standing subsequent to me – Stewart Copeland. Love all of you too! That is my 2nd Grammy Award and Stewart’s sixth,” Kej wrote alongside an image with Copeland in a publish on Instagram.

Falguni Shah additionally took to Instagram to thank the Recording Academy, which conducts the Grammys, for the win.

“I’ve no phrases to explain right now’s magic. What an honor to carry out for the opening variety of the GRAMMY Premier Ceremony, after which take house a statue on behalf of all of the unbelievable individuals who labored on A Colourful World. We’re humbled and thank the Recording Academy for this large recognition. THANK YOU! (sic)” the Mumbai-born singer wrote.

Shah moved to the US in 2000 and her subsequent profession there has led her to collaborate with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Wyclef Jean, Philip Glass, Ricky Martin, Blues Traveler and AR Rahman, amongst others

Two-time Grammy winner AR Rahman additionally made a splash on the Grammys purple carpet together with his son and playback singer AR Ameen.

The 55-year-old music composer shared images from the occasion on Twitter. Alternatively, Ameen posted some photos on his Instagram web page.

The 19-year-old met Jimin, a member of the South Korean music sensation BTS, and shared a selfie with him. In one other picture, Ameen could be seen hanging with different members of the music group.

BTS have been nominated for his or her English single “Butter” in the perfect pop group/duo efficiency class, however misplaced out to Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me Extra”, alongside featured artist SZA.

Indian rapper-songwriter Divine was additionally in attendance on the Grammys the place he made his purple carpet debut.

Not simply India, however neighbouring nation Pakistan additionally made a mark for itself on the occasion.

Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab gained a Grammy Award for her music “Mohabbat” in the perfect world music efficiency class making her the “first ever feminine Pakistani GRAMMY winner”, in accordance with the Recording Academy.

“Oh my gosh. I’m so happy with this second personally, but in addition for the trade itself… tonight we celebrated music as a collective, unapologetically making what we wish to make in all its genre-less limitless crossover glory,” Aftab wrote on Instagram.

The Recording Academy was criticised for leaving out melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, one in every of India’s vivid musical stars, from its In Memoriam phase.

Mangeshkar, the voice of generations of Indians, died on January 6 because of a number of organ failure. She was 92.

The obvious oversight on the Grammys comes barely per week after the Academy Awards didn’t embrace the music icon in its homage phase.

Mangeshkar’s absence from the tribute part of the 2022 Grammys ceremony, left her followers dissatisfied with many taking to Twitter to criticise the Recording Academy.

Calling out the Grammys for honouring solely American music, a consumer mentioned the occasion felt “futile and insignificant”.

One other mentioned not simply Mangeshkar, the Grammys additionally disregarded veteran music composer Bappi Lahiri (69). Lahiri died on January 15.

On the ceremony, whereas BTS didn’t register a win for a second time, the septet made heads flip courtesy their first in-person stage act on the occasion.

From Jungkook swooping down from the ceiling to J-Hope getting again to the choreography after nearly tripping on the stage, the group owned the stage with the efficiency of “Butter”. In one other viral second, fellow member V was seen whispering in new artist Grammy winner Olivia Rodrigo’s ear.

It was introduced final week that Jungkook had examined optimistic for Covid-19, however recovered in time for the Grammys.

Singer Jon Batiste emerged as the largest winner of the night by taking house the album of the yr trophy for We Are. He gained 5 awards out of 11 nominations.

Moreover greatest new artist, teen pop sensation Rodrigo additionally earned trophies for greatest pop vocal album and greatest pop solo efficiency classes.

Music duo Silk Sonic, comprising singer Bruno Mars and rapper-singer Anderson, bagged document of the yr and music of the yr trophies for “Depart the Door Open”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an look on the Grammys by way of a video message to ask for help from the worldwide music trade in telling the story of Ukraine’s invasion by Russia. Zelenskyy likened the invasion to a lethal silence threatening to extinguish the desires and lives of the Ukrainian folks, together with youngsters.

“Fill the silence together with your music. Fill it right now to inform our story. Inform the reality concerning the conflict in your social networks, on TV, help us in any approach you’ll be able to any, however not silence,” Zelenskyy mentioned.

Previous to the ceremony, the Recording Academy, with its companion International Citizen, highlighted a social media marketing campaign referred to as ‘Stand Up For Ukraine’ to boost cash and help for the nation.

Following Zelenskyy’s enchantment, singer John Legend carried out his music “Free” with Ukrainian musicians Siuzanna Iglidan and Mika Newton, and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk.

The Grammys, hosted by Trevor Noah for the second consecutive time, was earlier scheduled to happen in Los Angeles on January 31, however the occasion was postponed amid the surge in Covid-19 circumstances.