Overview
- Producer Siddhant Bhatia also received a separate nomination for his album Shayan in Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.
- The album will compete in the category against Anoushka Shankar and Shakti, with other nominees reported to include Burna Boy, Youssou N’Dour, and Caetano Veloso with Maria Bethânia.
- The 12-track release is described as a sonic memoir that blends live field recordings from Prayagraj with Indian classical music, ancient mantras, and binaural beats.
- Commissioned by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, the project was created with Network18 and HistoryTV18 and is distributed globally by Universal Music India.
- More than 50 artists contributed, including Jim “Kimo” West, Ron Korb, Charu Suri, Kala Ramnath, Kanika Kapoor, Raja Kumari, and V. Selvaganesh, with mixing and mastering by Grammy winner P. A. Deepak; winners will be announced on February 1, 2026, in Los Angeles.