Zakir Hussain became the archetypal instrumentalist from India to person 3 Grammys past year. (Credit: Facebook/@Zakirhq9)
Four-time Grammy victor and Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was excluded from the In Memoriam conception of the 67th Grammy Awards, an evident oversight by the organisers that near Indian fans furious. The awards ceremony, organised by the Recording Academy, was held connected Sunday astatine the Crypto.com Arena successful Los Angeles.
Every year, the Grammys wage tribute to manufacture legends who passed distant successful the twelvemonth gone by successful its In Memoriam montage. Hussain, who became the archetypal instrumentalist from India to person 3 Grammys astatine past year’s Grammys, died connected December 15 from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis successful a San Francisco hospital. He was 73.
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A conception of societal media users were not blessed and wrote posts tagging the Recording Academy connected microblogging tract X astir the omission.
“How travel nary notation of Zakir Hussain successful Grammy obituary #Grammys2025 helium was a victor past twelvemonth (sic)” wrote 1 connected X. “Big miss. I didn’t spot @RecordingAcad notation Zakir Hussain successful the memoriam section. #GRAMMYs,” said another.
“Shame not to spot 4 clip victor and aggregate times nominee Zakir Hussain successful the Grammy tribute to artists mislaid recently. Real shame. SVP #GRAMMYs #Grammys2025 #ZakirHussain @RecordingAcad,” work different post.
During the unrecorded event, the Grammys honoured musicians specified arsenic Liam Payne, Kris Kristofferson, Cissy Houston, Tito Jackson, Joe Chambers, Jack Jones, Mary Martin, Marianne Faithfull, Seiji Ozawa, and Ella Jenkins.
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Singer Chris Martin, caller from the India limb of his set Coldplay’s satellite circuit ‘Music of the Spheres’, performed the ‘In Memoriam tribute’ with guitarist Grace Bowers.
Comedian Trevor Noah hosted 2025 Grammys, marking his 5th consecutive stint arsenic the emcee. The 2025 Grammys are streaming unrecorded connected Disney+ Hotstar successful India.