Rising Bharat Summit 2024: Grammy Winners to Show the ‘Shakti’ of Indian Music
Rising Bharat 2024 Summit: Grammy award winners singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan, percussionist V Selvaganesh, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia will attend the event
In what added another feather to India’s cap this year was the country’s musicians winning big at the Grammy Awards.
While flautist Rakesh Chaurasia won the award for Best Global Music Performance for his song ‘Pashto’, band ‘Shakti’ won for their global music album ‘This Moment’. Shakti’s Mahadevan, Selvaganesh, Rajagopalan and Chaurasia will perform at the Rising Bharat Summit 2024, the fourth edition of the CNN-News18 marquee leadership conclave to be held in New Delhi on March 19-20.
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The summit, seen as celebration of India’s remarkable transformative journey, while also acknowledging the immense potential that lies ahead, will also see PM Narendra Modi in attendance.
An unprecedented transcontinental collaboration, Shakti united Eastern and Western musicians, and in the process forged the template for what is now called World Music. Their dynamic musical hybrid immediately enthralled audiences around the globe – and inspired generations of musicians, artists, and thinkers from all walks of life to embark on their own cross-cultural odysseys, according to their website.
Through insightful discussions, thought-provoking panels, and visionary keynote address, Rising Bharat aims to delve deeper into the multifaceted dimensions of India’s global influence and its role in shaping a more equitable and sustainable future for all, with its mantra of ‘Leading for Global Good’.
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