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Lahari Music wins Grammy Award for their album ‘Divine Tides’, Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej are elated!

CineBuster Online | Updated — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:24:34 +0000

Indian Music Composer and #Grammy Winner #RickyKej and Rock-legend #StewartCopeland (The Police) won the Grammy Award for their latest album ‘#DivineTides’ at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. South India’s largest label Lahari Music is the producer for this album. The awards were held at Las Vegas last night where Ricky Kej and Stewart Copeland received the Best New Age album award for Divine Tides. The YouTube distribution rights are with T-Series.

Ricky greeted the audience with a traditional ‘namaste’ and quoted, “It’s been a surreal experience to win my second grammy award today. The album Divine Tides is a collaboration with the living legend and one of the greatest drummers of all time, Stewart Copeland who is a 5 time Grammy award winner and the drummer of the legendary band,The Police. We have collaborated on this album for almost a year and this was done remotely because most of it was created during the pandemic. It was an amazing experience to meet him in person just 7 days ago in Las Vegas. I have grown up listening to Stewarts music as a child so it’s an unreal experience to be on stage and win an award alongside him. I dedicate this award to 75 years of India’s independence, that is ‘azaadi ka mahotsav’ a great milestone for India and a great year for me to win the award for India!”

“The exceptional collaboration of the music geniuses Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej could not go unnoticed. The album, Divine Tides is produced by Lahari Music and this cannot be a greater time for India and for us with this win. The Best New Age Album is certainly a great win for us and it’s time for India to be recognised and put n the global map of art in all spheres!” says G Manoharan, CMD, Lahari Music on winning the prestigious Grammy Award!

T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar, “We at T-Series are so proud and ecstatic that the collaboration between Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej and their exceptional work has been recognized the world over. T-Series is happy to be a part of their success story and we are confident this is the first of many.”

Featuring artists from around the world, the current Grammy Nominated music album ‘Divine Tides’ is a tribute to the magnificence of our natural world and the resilience of our species. This critically acclaimed album contains 9 songs and 8 music videos that were filmed around the world from the exquisite beauty of the Indian Himalayas to the Icy forests of Spain. ‘Divine Tides’ has already won several awards at various festivals from around the world. The music videos were released exclusively by Lahari Music, South India’s leading record label.

Interestingly, this is Ricky’s 2nd Grammy award and Stewart Copeland’s 6th award! Putting India on the world map in the 75th year of Independence this surely is a win for the country in addition to Lahari music.

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Distributed by T-Series and produced by Lahari Music, ‘Divine Tides’ wins Grammy!

CineBuster Online | Updated — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:57:15 +0000

Indian Music Composer and #Grammy Winner #RickyKej and Rock-legend #StewartCopeland (The Police) won the Grammy Award for their latest album ‘#DivineTides’ at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. The album produced by Lahari Music and distributed globally across all platforms by T-Series, received the ‘#BestNewAgeAlbum’ Award for ‘Divine Tides’ that showcases a world where we can adapt to change, just like the moving tides- a world in which all life can live sustainably and in harmony.

“The exceptional collaboration of the music geniuses Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej could not go unnoticed. The album, Divine Tides is produced by Lahari Music and this cannot be a greater time for India and for us with this win. The Best New Age Album is certainly a great win for us and it’s time for India to be recognised and put on the global map of art in all spheres!” says G Manoharan, CMD, Lahari Music on winning the prestigious Grammy Award!

Adds T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar, “We at T-Series are so proud and delighted that the collaboration between Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej and their exceptional work has been recognized world over. T-Series is happy to be a part of their success story. Collaborating with global icons like them has been such an honour, with our subscriber base we are sure to provide this album an expansive reach that it truly deserves and we are confident this is the first of many. ”

Album Link: Divine Tides by Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej

Divine Tides by Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej

Album · 2021 · 9 Songs

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‘Divine Tides’ bags Grammy Nomination for Best New Age Album!

CineBuster Online | Updated — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 06:29:49 +0000

Indian Music Composer and #Grammy Winner #RickyKej and Rock-legend #StewartCopeland (The Police) have been nominated for their latest album ‘#DivineTides’ at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. South India’s largest label Lahari Music is the producer for this album. Ricky Kej’s previous Grammy Award win came in 2015 for his album ‘#WindsofSamsara’. Based on the ideals of #MahatmaGandhi and #NelsonMandela, ‘Winds of Samsara’ was a runaway success and debuted at No.1 on the #USBillboard New Age Albums chart, a first for a person of Indian origin. Ricky is the youngest person from India to have won a Grammy Award, and only the 4th Indian. 5-time Grammy Award winner Stewart Copeland is the founder and drummer of the legendary British rock group ‘#ThePolice’.

The Grammy award winner Ricky Kej quotes “It is an absolute honour to be nominated a second time for a Grammy Award for our album ‘Divine Tides’. Although my music is cross-cultural, it has always had strong Indian roots and I am extremely proud that Indian music has been recognized and shortlisted for this prestigious award by The Recording Academy. This nomination encourages me further and solidifies my belief to continue making music that can inspire positive social impact. I’d like to thank The Recording Academy for this nomination, my collaborator Stewart Copeland for the best musical experience of my life, all my fellow artists and everyone else who made the album ‘Divine Tides’ possible.”

“One day during the Apocalypse I got a call from Ricky Kej about making an album. He had assembled an amazing collection of exotic musicians, or perhaps I should say deeply traditional musicians, in the exotic context of his inspired production style. The flow of ideas soon became a torrent of recording and music. The spiritual ambience (not something that I’m generally known for) infused my aggressions upon inanimate objects with loving passion. The timpani were ringing! The crotales were singing! Making this record has been a unique adventure in both music and divine awareness”. Says Stewart Copeland the Grammy Award Winner.

Lahari Velu, Director Lahari Music speaks on this honour saying “It’s absolutely a great honour to be nominated for a Grammy Award for our album ‘Divine Tides’. It’s all the hard work of an exceptional collaboration between music geniuses such as “Ricky Kej” and “Stewart Copland”. Lahari Music always has and always will support great artists to entertain music lovers all over the world. It’s time Indian artists and Indian music gains its worldwide audiences. I’d like to thank the Recording Academy for this nomination for this great collaborative work.”

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Arun Shankar maintains that his song ‘Hum’ has a strong connection with the global scenario today!

CineBuster Online | Updated — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:00:23 +0000

National Award-winning director Arun Shankar, who has collaborated with Grammy winner Ricky Kej for his new single ‘Hum’, says the song has a strong connection with the global scenario today. He says, ”The song Hum will touch upon the sensitivity of today’s scenario that we are in. Keeping in mind the disasters we have faced and the ongoing covid scenario, it makes you wonder if we as humans are somewhere responsible for this because of our actions. If so, we should realise that, learn from our mistakes and correct our actions for a better tomorrow.” The song is more of hip hop genre with beats that totally flow with today’s music. Arun who is familiar in the music video scene feels visuals add a dramatic impact to the audio. It’s always a mixture of sound and visuals that give life to an artistic creation. If done well, it creates a lasting impact in the minds of the audience. The song has newbie Ruthvik Reddy and Pooja Banerjee.

Speaking on them Arun says,”Ruthvik was finalised after we auditioned several artists for a movie that i was working on in 2020. Due to the pandemic situation it got postponed to 2021. He brings a certain level of raw unfiltered talent that is very rare to come across. While I came up with the idea of making this song, I realised Ruthvik had all the potential to bring in the versatility that i needed for my lead to be able to portray multiple characters in the song. I was looking for a female lead who could express the same meaning of the song through dance and also have a certain grace to herself. Pooja is capable of both. She is vividly expressive and holds a certain charm to herself that uplifts the spirit of the song. Both of them are not paired opposite each other and have their own parallel tracks in the song.” The song has been shot mostly in Punjab. Speaking about the precautions and measurements the unit has taken Arun tells,”A.S.P (Arun Shankar productions LlP) as a company was very clear from day one that we will abide by and follow all covid protocols to make sure everyone is safe and no one got infected. From sanitising stations, to spray guns, hand sanitizers, gloves, masks, face shields for make up artists – all guidelines where properly followed.” So how will you sum up the entire experience of shooting?

“It was amazing working with such diverse talents, from a newcomer to national and international artists. We had two Grammy winners who have worked on the music. Ricky kej and Wouter Kellerman( Flutist). We also had a popular household name from Tv, (Pooja Bannerjee) performing to popular playback singer Neeti Mohan’s verses in the song and of course it had me too. As a director, I had a great time bringing this song to life. It’s never a one-man show, it’s always teamwork and that’s what gets the job done.” Arun’s last music video was Hidayat which received great reviews and appreciation. That is one of the reasons he was encouraged by his audience to release his next song. Arun who himself is an actor, singer-composer and director considers himself as an artist. He adds, These are categories that we have created for clarification on a person’s job profile. As an artist whatever I do i do it with all my heart and with full dedication. And at 27, I feel I am doing pretty good for myself.”

Speaking about his unfulfilled dream Arun says,” I achieved one of my biggest dreams when I won the National award. Looking forward, I want to create more amazing content, be it music or films, that reach the maximum audience globally. I hope the work I do gets recognised on National and International platforms..” Hum will tentatively release in the first week of February.

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Grammy Winner Ricky Kej remixes a mesmerizing musical for Discovery Plus’s ‘Wild Karnataka’

CineBuster Online | Updated — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:13:04 +0000

How does one capture the sound bustling life thriving deep inside the jungles? What dulcet tones must one use to recreate the song of the waterfall and the ballad of the wind? To create music for a documentary about wildlife is no easy task. But that’s where a musical maestro shows his brilliance. Adding music to the magic of wildlife is Grammy Winner Ricky Kej who has now created an exclusive peppy remix especially for the newly launched video. The full music video will be available in the free section of Discovery Plus app and on Discovery Plus YouTube channel. Audiences can also audio-stream the Wild Karnataka – Remix on Gaana App.

Wild Karnataka, to be released on Discovery Plus this World Environment Day, 5th June 2020, at 6:00 am, on Android, iOS and on the desktop / mobile web on www.discoveryplus.in, focuses on the biodiversity that flourishes in Karnataka. Discovery Plus will stream two short-form videos on Wild Karnataka in the free section. Accompanied by powerful voices of Sir David Attenborough (in English), Rajkummar Rao (in Hindi), Prakash Raj (in Tamil and Telugu) and Rishab Shetty (in Kannada) narrating the film, the music matches the rhythm of the forest, ebbing and flowing with the pulsating beat of the animals that reside in it. It takes the viewers on an unforgettable journey into the jungles and through the waterfalls of Karnataka.

Talking about the launch of new musical video, Ricky Kej, said, “I create music only on the environment and sustainability. I want the young generation to be conscious about our environment and focus on sustainability. For the newly launched video, I have created a fusion of the east and the west, where Electronic Dance Music has been amalgamated with Hindustani, Carnatic and Indian folk elements. It is a remix of the music I created for the Wild Karnataka film. Musically, I have tried to portray that every living being is an important part of our eco-system in a fun and peppy way”

Talking about the music video, Prakash Raj, said, “Every element of Wild Karnataka shook me – the unprecedented boldness of the attempt to encapsulate the beauty of wild India in such a beautiful way has never done before. The music, every second of you, reminds you, and makes you ride along the rhythm of wild. The newly launched video is a crisp and peppy representation of Wild Karnataka.” Rishabh Shetty, added, “The music deftly reiterates the fact the every being on view is Indian, and I sway along with musical notes, up and down, much like our ancestors do in the wild of Karnataka jumping from one branch to another with glee. I love the newly launched video, as it sure, will garner attention of the youth of India.”

Karnataka is the home to some of the richest wild places on the planet and boasts of a rich biodiversity, most of which is still unknown to the public. Interestingly, one quarter of India’s plant and animal species are found here, many of which are still unknown to the people of India. The film appreciates the efforts of the people, government and the Forest Department of Karnataka, who are committed towards saving some of the greatest natural history for the future generations. Further, the movie spotlights the efforts of the government of Karnataka to save tigers and elephants as the state is a home to of these majestic animals than anywhere else in the world. The money raised by the filmmakers of Wild Karnataka will do directly to the Tiger Foundation of Karnataka forest Department.

Wild Karnataka sends a message of hope not just across India but across the whole world.

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