Indian-American vocalist and entrepreneur Chandrika Tandon won the Grammy award for the album 'Triveni' in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category. The 67th edition of the biggest musical awards night, organised by the Recording Academy, was held on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Tandon, also a global business leader and the older sister of former CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi, won the award along with her collaborators South African flautist Wouter Kellerman and Japanese cellist Eru Matsumoto.
"It feels amazing," said the musician, who grew up in Chennai, in a backstage interview with the Recording Academy after winning the Grammy.
Congrats @wouterkellerman Eru Matsumoto and Chandrika Tandon - Grammy win for “Triveni”: Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album #Grammys #GRAMMYS2025 pic.twitter.com/9su1DJLrbO
— Jennifer Su (Jen Su) (@jennifer_su) February 2, 2025
Other nominees in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category were: 'Break of Dawn' - Ricky Kej, 'Opus' - Ryuichi Sakamoto, 'Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn' - Anoushka Shankar, and 'Warriors Of Light' - Radhika Vekaria.
"We had such wonderful nominees in the category. The fact that we won this is really an extra special moment for us. There were fabulous musicians who were nominated with us," she added.
The 2025 Grammys is streaming LIVE on Disney+ Hotstar in India.
Congratulations to Ms. Chandrika Tandon @chandrikatandon on winning Grammy Award @RecordingAcad in Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category for Triveni!
— India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) February 3, 2025
A mesmerizing fusion of ancient mantras, flute, and cello, Triveni bridges cultures and traditions through the… pic.twitter.com/H5WC0CnltD