Omo, na wah o! At 90 years, the Dalai Lama don carry Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling! Dis one na serious level, as e be first time wey him go collect Grammy, and e make sense for everybody wey dey look up to am.
The ceremony wey happen for Los Angeles na the 68th Grammy Awards, and e no dey dull at all! From Kendrick Lamar wey dey rewrite rap history to K-pop wey don chop big win, dem really show different sounds wey dey for the world. But wetin catch everybody attention na how a Buddhist leader waka enter music world come collect award!
Him album, wey dem dey call Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, sabi mix his wisdom with music from big artists. The album don turn teachings wey dey talk plenty about peace and humanity into a sweet sound wey everybody fit listen to. Na wetin be the secret for im Grammy win?
Na true say e collect award for Best Audio Book, but the real gist be say im beat better nominees like Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Trevor Noah and Kathy Garver. The album fit no be conventional music, but e dey mix spoken words with cool music, come give people joy as dem tap into some deep thoughts wey Dalai Lama don gather since him young days.
For the album, e dey talk about compassion, environmental issues, and wetin make we all one. You fit see how im dey inspire younger ones to take the matter of peace serious, even for the world wey dey go through serious palava now.
Na Kabir Sehgal dey produce the album, and him talk say dem choose artists wey dey resonate with spirituality. Rufus Wainwright, Maggie Rogers and Andra Day join hand to make the sound dey sweet. E sweet to know say the Bangash family wey sabi Indian classical music also contribute to the sound, because dem don play music for Dalai Lama many times.
As people dey carry voices of change, Dalai Lama yan say dis Grammy win no be only for him but for everybody wey dey share humanity together. E say, ‘I don collect this recognition with gratitude, e no be personal achievement, but a sign of our shared universal responsibility.’ Na true gisting!
Even though the old man no fit waka go Los Angeles for the award show because of age, but his office dey carry the vibes. The nomination and win dey echo the need for peace and kindness for everybody wey dey live for this planet. E get plenty things wey him don achieve with this Grammy win, and e dey inspire people across the globe!
For those wey still dey wonder how the Dalai Lama take this Grammy as e dey push the narrative of shared responsibility and global peace, just know say na win for everybody. E don show say no matter how old you be, your voice fit still reach many people!
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