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23rd July, 2021
Rock legend Stewart Copeland and Grammy® Award Winner Ricky Kej collaborate on an epic new album - ‘Divine Tides’

Indian Music Composer and Grammy® Winner Ricky Kej and five-time Grammy® award winning artist and living legend, Stewart Copeland are set to release an epic new music album called ‘Divine Tides’ on all major audio streaming platforms on the 21st of July 2021.The album also features many acclaimed artists from around the world.

Every song in ‘Divine Tides’ will feature an accompanying music video as Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej feel that all of the songs deserve their moment in the sun. The first music video Himalayas was released on the 7th of July 2021. Filmed at an elevation of over 12,000 feet, this video showcases the pristine beauty and the spiritual aura of the Himalayas.

A tribute to the magnificence of our natural world and the resilience of our species, ‘Divine Tides’ features a diverse musical canvas of soundscapes, melodies, lush ambient textures and pulsating rhythms that are weaved together by two master craftsmen Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej.

Stewart Copeland of The Poice says “One day during the Apocalypse I got a call from Ricky Kej about making an album. He had assembled an amazing collection of exotic musicians, or perhaps I should say deeply traditional musicians, in the exotic context of his inspired production style. The flow of ideas soon became a torrent of recording and music. The spiritual ambience (not something that Im generally known for) infused my aggressions upon inanimate objects with loving passion. The timpani were ringing! The crotales were singing! Making this record has been a unique adventure in both music and divine awareness”.

Ricky Kej on the other hand had this to say, “I had been working on a follow-up to theGrammy® winning album "Winds of Samsara" and had cataloged some of my favorite melodies. Recordings were delayed because of a relentless touring schedule, but then the 2020 pandemic hit. Strict lockdowns presented an opportunity to spend more time in the studio. In 2016 I was privileged and honored to collaborate on a song with Stewart Copeland. With the support of industry veterans Ralph Simon and Tarquin Gotch I mustered up the courage to ask him to collaborate with me yet again, this time on a complete album. What followed was one of the best and most fulfilling personal and musical experiences I could have ever asked for. Working with Stewart was like attending one of the best masterclasses imaginable. Stewart is not only a living legend, but an extremely humble human being, filled with positive energy, that pushed us to deliver our very best for "Divine Tides”.

Here is the link to the song Himalayas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1pf86wZ_A

  


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