Grammy Awards 2024: PM Narendra Modi's Millet Song Gets Nominated For Best Global Music Performance

The music video depicts the process of growing millet in India and shows its potential for significantly decreasing hunger.

Falu and Gaurav Shah used a portion of the Prime Minister's speech in their song.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: The song 'Abundance in Millets', which features Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech, is up for a Grammy Award nomination in the category of 'Best Global Music Performance'. Falu and Gaurav Shah created it. The song features a speech the Prime Minister gave in March of this year to kick off the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference.

The news was shared on the official page of Grammy on Twitter. 

1/2: Congratulations 66th #GRAMMYs Best Global Music Performance nominees: @arooj_aftab, @vijayiyer & Shahzad Ismaily; @burnaboy; @davido; Silvana Estrada; @falumusic & Gaurav Shah (ft. PM Narendra Modi). Watch live: https://t.co/zovEzgfxFe pic.twitter.com/sU7m25hpX5

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) November 10, 2023

In his speech at the Delhi event, Prime Minister Modi had stated, "I am glad that today, as the world is celebrating 'International Millet Year', India is leading this campaign."

Falu and Gaurav Shah used a portion of the Prime Minister's speech in their song. The music video depicts the process of growing millet in India and shows its potential for significantly decreasing hunger.

Gaurav Shah and Falu (Falguni Shah) are the singers of the song. Falu (Falguni Shah) and Gaurav Shah, along with Kenya Autie, Greg Gonzalez, and Soumya Chatterjee, wrote and composed it. The song video was also produced by Kenya Autie.

Check out the Grammy nominated song here:

These are some of the other nominees in the category: Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain ft. Rakesh Chaurasia - Pashto; Arooj Aftab; Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily - Shadow Forces; Burna Boy - Alone; Davido - Feel; Silvana Estrada - Milagro Y Disastre; Béla Fleck. "Todo Colores" by Ibrahim Maalouf featuring Cimafunk, Tank, and the Bangas.

Falu Shah has received numerous Grammy Award nominations; in 2022, she won the award for 'Best Children's Album' for her album 'A Colorful World'.