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The America-born musician Ricky Kej, who worked on the album alongside The Police drummer Stewart Copeland, received the Grammy Award jointly. For the same record from the previous year, Ricky Kej received a Grammy in the best immersive audio album category. For “Winds of Samsara,” Ricky won his first Grammy in the best new age album category in 2015, according to PTI.
Ricky Kej is only the fourth Indian and the youngest person from India to have received a Grammy Award
According to ANI, Ricky Kej is only the fourth Indian and the youngest person from India to have received a Grammy Award. His extensive body of work includes four feature films, more than 3500 commercials, 16 internationally released studio albums, and the natural history documentary “Wild Karnataka” with Sir David Attenborough as the narrator.
Mr. Kej, who was born in 1981 in North Carolina and is half-Punjabi and half-Marwari, has resided in Bengaluru since he was eight years old. His education began at Bishop Cotton School in Bengaluru, and he later earned a dental degree from Oxford Dental College. “Just won my 3rd Grammy Award. Extremely grateful, am speechless! I dedicate this Award to India. @copelandmusic. Herbert Waltl Eric Schilling Vanil Veigas Lonnie Park,” he tweeted after the win.
