India, Nov. 10 -- A fter their Grammy triumph in 2024, fusion group Shakti has once again made India proud. Their latest album Mind Explosion has earned two nominations at the 68th Grammy Awards, for Best Global Music Album and Best Global Music Performance for the track Shrini's Dream. Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan, who now leads the legendary band comprising the late Ustad Zakir Hussain, guitarist John McLaughlin, percussionist V Selvaganesh and violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan, has dedicated the nominations to Zakir Hussain, who died in December 2024. "Unfortunately, Zakir saheb is no more, so we are dedicating this album to him. He and John McLaughlin founded Shakti 50 years ago, and I joined in 2000. I used to dream of just meeting them, and now I've been part of the band for 25 years, touring, performing, and now leading it, it's truly a blessing," Mahadevan tells us. The album, he shares, is a compilation of recordings from about 25-30 live concerts across the US and Europe during their 2024 world tour. "We were in the process of releasing it when Zakir saheb passed away. It's a void that can't be filled. Creating a cohesive album from live shows was challenging, but we did it, and it's an honour to be recognised with two Grammy nominations," he says....