Way You Walk by Mark Almond- Produced by Ricky Kej

Mark Almond- Way You Walk

Song For Kiribati
The Republic of Kiribati is on the Front Line of Climate Change. During our life time these 21 inhabited islands will be submerged under water. The Kiribati people will be "Climate Refugees" and displaced from their land. 

As President Anote Tong Says "While the world continues with their carbon emissions in the name of economy, we are fighting for our survival"

Kiribati can be called the 'Consciousness' of Climate Change, because the effects of climate change has reached a point of no-return for this country. Kiribati is also a quantifiable proof that Climate Change is real!

The Song 'Samsara' will feature singers and musicians from various countries. The music video will feature sweeping stunning clips of Kiribati that we have filmed exclusively.


Ricky Kej- Samsara- Song For Kiribati- Rough Demo

World Music for a Better World!
On December 1st, 2015, our album "Shanti Samsara- World Music for Environmental Consciousness" was officially launched at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP21 (Paris) by Prime Minister of India Sri Narendra Modi & President of France François Hollande in the presence of UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon and many Global Leaders.

06 Kudrat

03 Ganga

01 New Beginnings

CD2 The Voice Of Kiribati (President Anote Tong (Kiribati), Sussan Deyhim)

Composed by Ricky Kej, Mehmet Sanlikol, Kheireddine Mkachiche
Additional Arrangements: Mohammed Arfi
Based on traditional verses by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

Lead Vocals: Mehmet Sanlikol
Violin: Kheireddine Mkachiche
Keyboards and Programming: Vanil Veigas, Ricky Kej
Additional Violins: Manoj George
Percussion: Varsha Kej, Genevieve Diana D'Silva
Sitar: Asad Khan


Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios, India
Lead Vocals recorded by Mehmet Sanlikol, USA
Violins recorded by Nacer Arabica at Studio Arabica, Algeria
Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak


CD2 Rumi (Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, Kheireddine Mkachiche)

Composed by Ricky Kej
English words: Rocky Dawuni
Arrangements:  Ricky Kej and Jyoti Venkatraman

Mohan Veena: Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Lead vocals: Rocky Dawuni
Indian vocals: Varijashree Venugopal
Flute: Wouter Kellerman
Vocal Arrangements and Production: Kedar Pandit
Sanskrit Choir: Sanjeev Mehendale, Hrishikesh Kelkar, Saurabh Daftardar, Bhagyashree Abhyankar, Ameeta Ghugari, Manasee Dixit
Keyboards and Programming: Vanil Veigas, Ricky Kej, Solomon
String Arrangements: Manoj George
Strings: Raveolution Orchestra
Violins: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Siby Manuel, Jeoffrey Martin, Reuben James, Dawn Jos
Violas: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Reuben James, Siby Manuel
Frame Drum: Arun Kumar
Percussion: Varsha Kej, Genevieve Diana D'Silva

Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios, India
Mohan Veena recorded by Nikhil Beri at The Sound Lab, India
Vocals recorded by Tushar Pandit at Dawn Studio, India
Strings recorded by Prabhakar M S at SSP Bangalore, India
Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak


CD2 New Beginnings (Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Rocky Dawuni, Wouter Kellerman)

Composed by Ricky Kej
Arranged by Vanil Veigas, Ricky Kej

Spoken Word (Sanskrit): Sri Amitabh Bachchan
English Spoken Word: Frances Fisher, Rosanna Arquette, Lindsay Wagner
Keyboards and Programming: Vanil Veigas, Ricky Kej
Indian Vocal Arrangements: Charanraj and Devan Ekambaram
Indian Vocals: Charanraj, Devan Ekambaram, Chaitra HG
All Western Vocal Arrangements, Performed & Produced: Seay
Flute: Wouter Kellerman
Bansuri: Butto
Strings: Raveolution Orchestra
Raveolution Strings Conducted and Arranged by Manoj George
Violins: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Siby Manuel, Jeoffrey Martin, Reuben James, Dawn Jos
Violas: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Reuben James, Siby Manuel


Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios
Vocals recorded by Jules Delgado, Seay at Tuscan Sun Studios, USA
Seay appears courtesy of Tuscan Sun Music
Francis Fisher, Rosanna Arquette, Lindsay Wagner recorded by Michael Perricone at Lotus Post, USA
Strings recorded by Prabhakar M S at SSP Bangalore, India
Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak


CD1 Shanti (Amitabh Bachchan, Frances Fisher, Rosanne Arquette, Lindsay Wagner, Seay)

Composed and Written by Ron Korb, Ricky Kej
Contains audio ‘Song of Earth’ from NASA Voyager Space Sounds
Associate Producer: Paul Speer
Flute: Ron Korb

Recorded by Paul Intson at Seminterrato Studio, Canada
Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios, India
Engineered and Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak

CD1 Earth Song (Ron Korb)

Composed by Ricky Kej
Arranged by Ricky Kej and Mitsuki Dazai
Additional Production:  Dave Gross

Spoken Word: His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe
Koto: Mitsuki Dazai
Bansuri: Butto
Keyboards and Programming: Vanil Veigas, Dave Gross, Ricky Kej


Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios, India
Koto recorded by Lance Miller at Galahad Productions, Eugene, OR, USA
Additional Synth recorded by Dave Gross at HellDog Music, USA
Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak


CD1 Compassion (Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Japan), Mitsuki Dazai)

Music Composed and Written by Ricky Kej, Lonnie Park
Arranged by Ricky Kej, Vanil Veigas, Jyoti Venkatraman
Produced with Thom ‘TK’ Kidd
Associate Producer Bradford Rogers
 
Lead Vocals: Lonnie Park, Tann
Cello: Ruslan Biryukov
Flute: Wouter Kellerman
Keyboards and Programming: Vanil Veigas
Guitars: Ciro Hutardo
Vocals Ilhama Gasimova
Words: Aygun Ismailova
Choral Vocals: Devan Ekambaram, Alexis D'Souza
Vocal Arrangement: Devan Ekambaram
Tabla: TJ Troy
 
Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios, India
Guitars recorded by Ciro Hutardo, USA
Vocals recorded by Ilhama, Azerbaijan
Tann recorded byThom “TK” Kidd at Silent Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA
Cello recorded by Matthew Brownlie
Tann Vocals Produced and Engineered by Thom "TK" Kidd
Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak


CD1 Festival Divine (Fitrat)(Lonnie Park, Tann, Ilhama Gasimova, Ciro Hutardo)

Composed by Fily Cissokho, Ricky Kej and Jennifer Gasoi

Lead Vocals: Fily Cissokho
English Vocals: Jennifer Gasoi
Kora: Fily Cissokho
Keyboards and Programming: Vanil Veigas
Indian Percussion: Genevieve Diana D'Silva
Santoor: Vanil Veigas

Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios, India
Fily recorded by Arthur Young at Shaken Oak Studios, UK
English Vocals recorded by Pierre Messier at Studio Piccolo, Canada
Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak


CD1 Kaira (Jennifer Gasoi, Jali Fili Cishoko)

Composed by Ricky Kej
Arranged by Ricky Kej and Jyoti Venkatraman


Lead and Scat Vocals: Hariharan
All Western Vocals, Arrangements performed and Produced by Seay
Sanskrit Vocal Arrangements and Production: Kedar Pandit
Sanskrit Choir: Sanjeev Mehendale, Hrishikesh Kelkar, Saurabh Daftardar, Bhagyashree Abhyankar, Ameeta Ghugari, Manasee Dixit
Strings: Raveolution Orchestra
Raveolution Strings Conducted and Arranged by Manoj George
Violins: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Siby Manuel, Jeoffrey Martin, Reuben James, Dawn Jos
Violas: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Reuben James, Siby Manuel
Piri: Seayool Kim
Keyboards and Programming: Vanil Veigas, Pancham Singhania, Ricky Kej
Percussion: Genevieve Diana D'Silva
Latin Lyrics adapted by Seay from "The Canticle Of The Sun- The Prayer of Saint Francis-Canticle Of The Creatures", Saint Francis of Assisi 1224 AD


Lead Vocal recorded by Saibu V Simon at In the Mix Studios, India
Sanskrit Language Supervision: Arun Ingle
Western Vocals recorded by Jules Delgado, Seay at Tuscan Sun Studios, USA
Sanskrit Vocals recorded by Tushar Pandit at Dawn Studio, India
Piri recorded by Seayool Kim, Seoul, Korea
Strings recorded by Prabhakar M S at SSP Bangalore, India
Seay appears courtesy of Tuscan Sun Music
Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak


CD1 Kudrat (Hariharan, Raveolution String Section, Seay)

Composed by Ricky Kej
Arranged by Ricky Kej, Charanraj

Lead Vocals: Sawani Shende Sathaye
Choral Vocals and Vocal Arrangements: Charanraj, Devan Ekambaram, Alexis D’Souza
Sanskrit Vocal Arrangements and Production: Kedar Pandit
Sanskrit Choir: Sanjeev Mehendale, Hrishikesh Kelkar, Saurabh Daftardar, Bhagyashree Abhyankar, Ameeta Ghugari, Manasee Dixit
Strings: Raveolution Orchestra
Raveolution Strings Conducted and Arranged by Manoj George
Violins: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Siby Manuel, Jeoffrey Martin, Reuben James, Dawn Jos
Violas: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Reuben James, Siby Manuel
Keyboards and Programming: Charanraj, Vanil Veigas, Ricky Kej
Percussion: Genevieve Diana D'Silva
Daegeum: Seungmin Cha
Traditional Gagok Vocals: Heeyoung Kim
Guzheng: Mei Han

Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios, India
Vocals recorded by Tushar Pandit at Dawn Studio, India
Strings recorded by Prabhakar M S at SSP Bangalore, India
Daegeum recorded by Seayool Kim, Seoul, Korea
Traditional Gagok vocals recorded by Seayool Kim, Seoul, Korea
Guzheng recorded by Mei Han, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak


CD1 Barakah (Pune Vedic Choir, Raveolution String Section)

Arranged by Ricky Kej

Lead Vocals: Ani Choying Drolma
Choral Vocals and Vocal Arrangements: Devan Ekambaram
Solo Violin: Manoj George
Strings: Raveolution Orchestra
Raveolution Strings Conducted and Arranged by Manoj George
Violins: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Siby Manuel, Jeoffrey Martin, Reuben James, Dawn Jos
Violas: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Reuben James, Siby Manuel
Vocal Arrangements and Vocals: Devan Ekambaram
Keyboards and Programming: Vanil Veigas, Ricky Kej
Dan Bau: Hai Phuong
Bass: Dominic D’Cruz

Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios, India
Strings recorded by Prabhakar M S at SSP Bangalore, India
Dan Bau recorded by Nguyen Duy Nghia at Musicfaces Recording Studio, Saigon, Vietnam
Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak


CD1 Vishwa (Ani Choying Drolma, Hai Phuong)

Composed by Ricky Kej
Arranged by Ricky Kej, Charanraj and Jyoti Venkatraman

Lead and Indian Konnakol (Scat) Vocals: Shankar Mahadevan
Vocal Arrangements: Charanraj, Kedar Pandit
Chous: Charanraj, Priya Purushottam
Strings: Raveolution Orchestra
Raveolution Strings Conducted & Arranged by Manoj George
Violins: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Siby Manuel, Jeoffrey Martin, Reuben James, Dawn Jos
Violas: Manoj George, Augustine Sandy, Reuben James, Siby Manuel
Keyboards and Programming: Vanil Veigas, Pancham Singhania, Ricky Kej
Flute: Butto
Percussion: Genevieve Diana D'Silva, Vanil Veigas, Varsha Kej
Bass: Dominic D'Cruz
Dan Bau: Hai Phuong
Dan Tranh: Tri Nguyen
Sitar: Asad Khan

Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios, India
Lead Vocal recorded by Saibu V Simon at In the Mix Studios, India
Additional Vocals recorded by Tushar Pandit at Dawn Studio, India
Strings recorded by Prabhakar M S at SSP Bangalore, India
Dan Bau recorded by Nguyen Duy Nghia at Musicfaces Recording Studio, Saigon, Vietnam
Dan Tranh recorded by Qais Saadi, Paris, France
Mixed by Vanil Veigas, PA Deepak


CD1 Ganga (Shankar Mahadevan, Raveolution String Section, Butto, Tri Nguyen)

Music and Lyrics Composed and Written by Ricky Kej, Alexis D’Souza
Arranged by Christopher Tin, Jim McMillen, Ricky Kej

Lead Vocals: Philip Lawrence, Patti Austin, Alexis D'Souza, Soweto Gospel Choir, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Zulu Lyrics/Arrangement: Diniloxolo Ndlakuse and JB Arthur

Drums: Stewart Copeland
Flute: Wouter Kellerman
Indian Vocals: Charanraj
Scat Vocals: Sussan Deyhim
Keyboards and Programming: Ricky Kej, Charanraj, Vanil Veigas, Solomon, Rishikesh Hari
Percussion: Vanil Veigas, Varsha Kej, Genevieve Diana D'Silva
Soweto Gospel Choir Producer/Director: Beverly Bryer
Soweto Gospel Choir Musical Director: Diniloxolo Ndlakuse
Soweto Gospel Choir: Sophie Mofokeng, Matshepo Chapole, Zanele Ngcamu, Zanele Ngwenya, Thuli Mazibuko, Semangele Mongatane, Duduzile Ngomane, Anele Bizane, Thabiso Molefe, Bongani Khumalo, Warren Mahlangu, Lucas Mello, Jeffrey Nzuza
Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Albert Mazibuko, Abednigo Mazibuko, Thamsanqa Shabalala, Msizi Shabalala, Sbongiseni Shabalala, Thulani Shabalala, Puis Shezi, Sabelo Mthembu, Mfanafuthi Dlamini
Sitar: Asad Khan

Recorded by Vanil Veigas at Raveolution Studios and PA Deepak
Soweto Gospel Choir Recorded and Produced by JB Arthur at Joe’s Garage, South Africa
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Recorded and Produced by JB Arthur at Joe’s Garage, South Africa
Patti Austin recorded by Les D. Cooper at Firehouse Recording Studios, USA
Sussan Deyhim recorded by John at Earth Star Studios, USA
Mixed by Rafa Sardina

Guest Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Tin
Arranged by: Jim McMillan and Christopher Tin
Session Producer: Gareth Williams
Recording Engineer: Andrew Dudman
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Studio One

FIRST VIOLINS
​Duncan Riddell​, Tamas Andras, Judith Templeman, Shana Douglas, Kaoru Yamada, Joana Valentinaviciute, Kay Chappell, Molly Cockburn, Anthony Protheroe, Erik Chapman, Rosemary Wainwright, Sophie Mather, Cindy Foster, Jeremy Morris

SECOND VIOLINS
​Jennifer Christie, Peter Graham, Stephen Payne, Manuel Porta,Robin Wilson, Colin Callow, Victoria Lyon, Ikuko Sunamura, Nicola Hutchings, Suzie Watson, Non Peters, Anya Birchall, Jo Watts, Susan Evans


VIOLAS​
​Abigail Fenna, Liz Varlow, Michelle Bruil, Chian Lim, Esther Harling, Jonathan Hallett, Felix Tanner, Helen Picknett, Pamela Ferriman, Dan Cornford

CELLOS​
​Tim Gill, William Heggart, Julia Graham, Morwenna Del Mar, Naomi Watts, Tim Steggals, Magda Pietraszewska, Colin Alexander

DOUBLE BASSES​
​Anthony Alcock, Paul Sherman, David Gordon, Benjamin Cunningham, Lowri Morgan, Nicola Davenport

FLUTES​
​Emer McDonough, Helen Keen/picc

OBOES​
​Philip Harmer, Lauren Sansom

CLARINETS
​Katherine Lacy, Katy Ayling

BASSOONS
​Helen Simons, Fraser Gordon/contra

FRENCH HORNS​
​Andrew Budden, Kathryn Saunders, Paul Gardham, Jonathan Bareham

TRUMPETS​
​James Fountain, Adam Wright, Matthew Williams

TROMBONES​
​Matthew Gee, Matthew Knight

BASS TROMBONE​
​Roger Argente

TUBA​
​Sam Elliott

TIMPANI​
​Matthew Perry

PERCUSSION​
​Stephen Quigley, Martin Owens, Gerald Kirby

HARP​
​Skalia Kanga

PIANO​
​John Alley​


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