Oscar-Grammy winner A R Rahman was in New Delhi recently, to launch National Award winning sound engineer KJ Singh's independent album Asli Music.

'Music is a nice hiding place for me from reality, it helps me escape and be myself. I think what the listener wants is also the same thing... They want to go to another zone and if I don't do it the music won't,' Rahman said.

The album features the complete Japji Sahib, the first sacred composition found in the main Sikh holy scripture. According to Kanwarjit Singh Sawhney, chief of Asli Music, the album will prove to be mood-lifting for listeners.

'The complete Japji Sahib, Ik Onkar, promises to balance various aspects of yourself, and stir your soul. It is said that reciting the complete Japji Sahib, including the mool mantra, brings prosperity and success, uplifts the soul and helps overcome obstacles,' Sawhney said in a statement.