Which Indian tabla virtuoso and musician won the 'Best Contemporary World Music Album' Grammy award for 'Global Drum Project'?

The correct answer is Ustad Zakir Hussain.

Key Points

•  Ustad Zakir Hussain
  • ​The Indian tabla virtuoso and musician who won the 'Best Contemporary World Music Album' Grammy award for 'Global Drum Project' was Ustad Zakir Hussain.
  • Ustad Zakir Hussain, an Indian tabla musician, composer, percussionist, music producer, and film actor, was born on March 9, 1951.
  • The Indian government honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1988, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2023.
  • Also, he received the Ratna Sadsya in 2018, the Fellowship of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Prize from the Government of India in 1990. 

Additional Information

• Global Drum Project
  • Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo collaborated on the album titled World Drum Project.
  • The album includes music made with a variety of drums and other instruments, vocals from people chanting and singing, and electronic samples.
  • It combines traditional music with contemporary electronic music, which was informed by Mickey Hart's musicological research on drumming from throughout the world.
  • The 2009 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album went to Global Drum Project.