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Indian fusion group Shakti has added another milestone to its illustrious journey, earning two nominations at the 68th Grammy Awards for its album Mind Explosion. The record has been recognised in the categories of Best Global Music Album and Best Global Music Performance for the track Shrini’s Dream.

The recognition comes a year after the band’s Grammy win for This Moment in 2024. However, this year’s honour carries a bittersweet note, as vocalist-composer Shankar Mahadevan has dedicated the nominations to the group’s late co-founder, Ustad Zakir Hussain, who passed away in December 2024.

“Unfortunately, Zakir saheb is no more, so we are dedicating his album to him. He and John McLaughlin founded Shakti 50 years ago, and I joined in 2000. I used to dream of just

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