Bengaluru, July 14 -- What does peace sound like in a world addicted to conflict? If you ask Ricky Kej, the answer isn't found in noise or slogans, but in stillness - in mantras, in bhajans, in softly stirring harmonies that echo across cultures. Released today on all streaming platforms, Gandhi - Mantras of Compassion is Kej's latest and perhaps most personal offering to a planet in pain.
At first glance, it may seem unlikely - a Grammy-winning global composer returning to the music of India's spiritual past. But for Kej, it's the logical next step. "I have always wanted to devote an entire record to the Mahatma," he says. "Gandhi has appeared across my previous works, but this felt like the moment to let him speak fully, through music."...