Grammy Awards 2024: Song on millets featuring PM Modi bags nomination
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New Delhi, Nov 11: In a huge achievement, a special song promoting the benefits of millets, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi collaborated with Indian-American singer Falu, has been nominated for the Grammy award in the best global music performance category.
In the 'best global music performance' category, the song "Falu and Gaurav Shah (featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi) - Abundance in Millets" has received a Grammy nomination.
Others nominees in this category include Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily for "Shadow Forces", Burna Boy for "Alone", Davido for "Feel", Silvana Estrada for "Milagro Y Disastre", Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia for "Pashto", Ibrahim Maalouf featuring Cimafunk and Tank and the Bangas for "Todo Colores".
The "Abundance in Millets" track featuring PM Modi was released in June in celebration of the "International Year of Millets". The aim was to raise awareness regarding the super grain as another potential key to minimising world hunger
"Prime Minister Modi has written a song with me and my husband Gaurav Shah," Falu had said ahead of the song's release earlier this year.
Falu, who won a Grammy Award in 2022 for Best Children's Album with her release "A Colorful World," shared that the idea for the song about millets came to her after meeting Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi following her Grammy win.
During their discussion about the power of music to bring about positive change and uplift humanity, she asked the prime minister if he would write the song with her, and he agreed.
In the 'best global music performance' category, the song "Falu and Gaurav Shah (featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi) - Abundance in Millets" has received a Grammy nomination.
Others nominees in this category include Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily for "Shadow Forces", Burna Boy for "Alone", Davido for "Feel", Silvana Estrada for "Milagro Y Disastre", Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia for "Pashto", Ibrahim Maalouf featuring Cimafunk and Tank and the Bangas for "Todo Colores".
What is Abundance in Millets song?
The "Abundance in Millets" track featuring PM Modi was released in June in celebration of the "International Year of Millets". The aim was to raise awareness regarding the super grain as another potential key to minimising world hunger
"Prime Minister Modi has written a song with me and my husband Gaurav Shah," Falu had said ahead of the song's release earlier this year.
Falu, who won a Grammy Award in 2022 for Best Children's Album with her release "A Colorful World," shared that the idea for the song about millets came to her after meeting Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi following her Grammy win.
During their discussion about the power of music to bring about positive change and uplift humanity, she asked the prime minister if he would write the song with her, and he agreed.
Besides, the year 2023 has been designated as the "International Year of Millets" following a proposal from India, which was endorsed by the members of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) governing bodies and the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly.
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