on january 26, 2014, snarky puppy and vocalist lalah hathaway won a grammy award in the best r&b performance category for their rendition of the brenda russell song "something" from "family dinner – volume 1". "sylva" debuted at number one on the "billboard" magazine heatseekers chart, the jazz album chart, and the contemporary jazz album chart. the album won the 2016 grammy award for best contemporary instrumental album. the album "culcha vulcha" (2016) won the 2017 grammy award for best contemporary instrumental album. on friday 26th april, the band released the first bonus track from "immigrance."