“Ektā”

Ektā, meaning “oneness” in Sanskrit, is a musical journey that brings together spirituality, meditation, and cultures from around the world through New Age and Ambient sound.

At the center of the project is Cafe De Anatolia, collaborating with GRAMMY®-winning artist and producer Antaeus, artist and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree Madame Gandhi, and ambient music innovator Amani Sol. Across Ektā, electronic production meets acoustic instruments, voices, guided meditation, choir, and musical traditions from the Balkans, Mediterranean, Middle East, and India.

The album’s extensive group of musicians gives each composition its own identity. Antaeus contributes keyboards, while Nickarth leads programming, Madame Gandhi brings spoken meditation, vocals, and percussion, alongside vocals from AleMor. The instrumental palette includes dulcimer by Pete Giatrakus, ney by Thanassis Vassilopoulos, guitar and tambura by Billy Esteban, kaval, oud, and duduk by Rialians On Earth, sitar by Iasi Ensemble, violins by Frederika Krier and An Vedi, and the voices of East Balkan Noble Voices.

Behind the recordings, Nickarth and Antaeus worked alongside GRAMMY®-winning engineers Joe Maldonado, Alex Psaroudakis, as well as Valdera, Stefan Petanovski, Roman Uvarov, and Tony Correlli, shaping a sound that moves between intimate meditation and expansive cinematic moments.