Kalyanji-Anandji compositions wins the 48th annual Grammy Awards

The prize came under the category , BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP, and won by the group (The Black Eyed Peas)
from the track : “ Monkey Business”. But how Kalyanji-Anandji came into the picture ? Here is the full story. The track puts together two compositions of Kalyanji-Anandji, sung by Asha Bhonsle – “Yeh mera dil pyar ka diwana” from the film “Don” and “Ae naujawaan hai sab kuchh yahaan” from the film “Apradh” . This is absolutely legal as the group has formally acquired the rights to create their track using the Kalyanji-Anandji compositions. For those who have not heard the catchy number, the track begins with opening musical bars of the “Don” chartbuster. The rest of the song follows the entire structure of the song from the film, “Apradh”. The official credits on the Grammy Awards nominees list reads as follows :

”Don’t Phunk With My Heart”
William Adams, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson & George Pajon, Jr., songwriters; (Kalyanji Anandji, Full Force & Indeewar, songwriters) (The Black Eyed Peas)
Track from: Monkey Business

The other nominees in the BEST RAP PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP, are :

“Don’t Phunk With My Heart,” The Black Eyed Peas (Winner)
“The Corner,” Common Featuring The Last Poets
“Encore,” Eminem Featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
“Hate It Or Love It,” The Game Featuring 50 Cent
“Wait (The Whisper Song),” Ying Yang Twins

The three Indians in the Grammy nominees list, who could not bag the prize are:

1) Anoushka Shankar, daughter of Legendary Sitar
Virtuoso Ravi Shankar, ( nominated for the second time) was short listed for her album “Rise” in the Contemporary World Music category. Earlier, she had been nominated in the year 2003. Though she did not win the Grammy, her half-sister Norah Jones bagged 7 Grammys that year.
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2) The famous singer Asha Bhonsle (earlier been nominated for her album ”Legacy”, along with Ustad Ali Akbar ), for her album with Kronos Quartet, “You’ve Stolen My Heart”: Songs From RD Burman’s Bollywood in the Best Contemporary World Music Album.

3) Buddhist Monk Ngawang Tashi Bapu had made it to the list of nominees Grammys with his album “Tibetan Master Chants”, in the Best Traditional World Music category.

Indians who have bagged the Grammy Awards so far :
• Pandit Ravi Shanker in 1997 for his album, Concert for “Bangla Desh”. The album was a collaboration of more than 8 other artistes.

• His disciple Vishwa Mohan Bhatt also won the Grammy in 1994. Earlier, in 1997, Bhatt was also nominated for the Grammy awards.

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