Ricky Kej: Ricky Kej breaks Guinness record for largest singing lesson with tribal students and maestros | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Music composer and three-time Grammy winner Ricky Kej created a Guinness World Record for largest singing lesson where 14,000 tribal students of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) along with maestros of Indian classical music performed the national anthem together, recently.
The recording would be released on Aug 14 at 5 pm across all streaming platforms, YouTube and his social media accounts.“The project is a testament to the power of music in bringing people together,” said Kej here on Saturday.
The recording includes performances by flautists Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Rakesh Chaurasia, santoor exponent Rahul Sharma, sarod wizards Amaan and Ayaan, nadaswaram maestros Sheik Mahaboob Subhani and Kaleeshabi Mahaboob, veena maestro Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh and Carnatic percussionist Giridhar Udupa.
Earlier, the record was held by Sweet Adelines International, Nashville, USA with 6,651 participants. Official adjudicator Rishi Nath confirmed the new record.
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