"There are nine incredible tracks recorded by the ace musician.. Peace, harmony and serenity form the crux of these compositions.. BREAK OF DAWN is his most special creation yet"
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"As a celebrated Indian music composer and environmentalist, Kej makes music with a message, creating a platform for listeners to become aware of environmental health, leading to personal wellness, and vice versa."
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"It's a medium to appreciate the whole reason behind our existence."
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"Kej's message is an important one: Nature can be awe-inspiringly beautiful, but its abundance and variety is finite and needs to be respected."
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Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
BREAK OF DAWN
"Ancient Indian philosophy says "The impurities of the environment are in direct relation to the impurities of the mind. In order to purify the environment, we must first purify the mind”. Being a life-long environmentalist, I realized that every solution we offer is symptomatic. The wholistic solution is to promote empathy and compassion. This can be achieved only through Mental Wellness.
This inspired "Break Of Dawn" - without a doubt, my favorite and best work to date.
The album features nine pieces, each inspired by a different ancient Indian Raag. Every composition has been carefully researched to amplify the therapeutic effects of India-rooted wellness music. With a focus on addressing the global burden of mental health conditions, we aim to gather enough scientific evidence to go through the regulatory mechanisms that enable music to be prescribed by doctors as a form of therapy.
I was fortunate to work with some of my favorite Indian classical musicians to bring these compositions to life, and I truly believe Break Of Dawn reflects the best of my journey - as a musician and as a human being. Being nominated for the 67th Grammy Awards in the "Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album" category is an honor, but more importantly, I hope this work resonates, uplifts our spirits and helps us find balance and healing through music."
- RICKY KEJ
" Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health congratulate and felicitate three-time Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej for their two decades of music celebrating our planet and defending planetary health through his music compositions.
We would like to congratulate Ricky for his latest endeavour in Break of Dawn to address the global burden of mental health conditions through India-rooted wellness music. We appreciate the valuable time and resources Ricky has committed to support the work of Stanford Biodesign and Stanford Global Health and we hope to strengthen our collaboration in coming years."
Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign
Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health
