US-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland
The US-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland, the drummer of the iconic British rock band The Police, who collaborated with Kej on the album.
5 Facts About Ricky Kej
- Ricky Kej won a Grammy in the best immersive audio album category for the same album last year.
- Mr Kej took home his first Grammy in the best new age album category for 'Winds of Samsara' back in 2015, reported PTI.
- Ricky is the youngest person from India to have won a Grammy Award, and only the 4th Indian, according to ANI.
- His vast repertoire of work includes 16 studio albums released internationally, over 3500 commercials and 4 feature films, including the natural history documentary 'Wild Karnataka' narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
- Born in North Carolina in 1981, Mr Kej is half-Punjabi, half-Marwari, and has lived in Bengaluru since he was 8. He studied at Bishop Cotton School in Bengaluru before finishing a degree in dentistry from Oxford Dental College.