Ram Gyan "Ricky" Kej is an American music composer and environmentalist of Indian descent and a three-time Grammy Award winner. He has performed at venues in over 35 countries including at the United Nations headquarters in New York and Geneva. In October 2023, Kej was announced as a UN "Goodwill Ambassador" (UNCCD) at the United Nations General Assembly by then President, Csaba Körösi.
Ricky Kej with his three Grammy Awards
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi felicitates Ricky Kej after his Grammy® win
Ricky Kej Conducting the 100-piece Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London
Grammy Award for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
The Grammy Award for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album is presented to recording artists for quality albums in the new-age music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
1987 award winner Andreas Vollenweider
1988 award recipient Yusef Lateef in 2007
Members of the four-time award-winning band Paul Winter Consort performing in 2005
Paul Winter of the Paul Winter Consort, a two-time award winner as a solo artist, performing at the Clearwater Festival in 2007
