Grammys 2025: Ricky Kej, Anoushka Shankar, Varijashree Venugopal Among 5 Indian Nominees
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2024 11:09 am
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Ricky Kej, a three-time Grammy winner, earned a nomination for his album *Break of Dawn* in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category. Joining him in this category are Anoushka Shankar's *Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn*, Radhika Vekaria’s *Warriors of Light*, and Chandrika Tandon's *Triveni*, a collaboration with flautist Wouter Kellerman and cellist Eru Matsumoto.
Anoushka Shankar received a second nomination for her collaboration with British multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier on the song *A Rock Somewhere*, which is nominated for Best Global Music Performance. The track also features Varijashree Venugopal, a Bengaluru-based vocalist and composer, who earned her first Grammy nomination. Venugopal also contributed to Ricky Kej's *Break of Dawn*.
Ricky Kej’s Grammy wins include his first in 2015 for *Winds of Samsara* (with Wouter Kellerman), a second in 2022 for *Divine Tides* (with Stewart Copeland), and his third in 2023 for the immersive audio version of *Divine Tides*, which won Best Immersive Audio Album.