PUBLISHED February 24th, 2014 06:07 am | UPDATED May 9th, 2018 03:13 am
Hailed by Time magazine as ‘the world’s most prominent and prolific film composer’, music extraordinaire A.R. Rahman who won two Academy Awards for the score of ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ will be in Singapore for a one night only ‘sound and light’ musical extravaganza titled ‘A.R. Rahman Infinite Love Live-in concert’ on Wednesday, 30th April 2014 at The Meadow, Gardens By The Bay from 7.30pm onwards.
‘I remember my experience in Singapore fondly from the last time I came down in 2011 for the Jai Ho concert and am very excited to perform my latest repertoire of songs to all my fans there,’ said A.R. Rahman.
Organised by entertainment and events company DML Live, the three-hour concert will see the multi-talented artist and his 78-piece ensemble dazzle fans with a medley of popular songs he composed from popular Hindi and Tamil films including those from the soon to be released Bollywood drama film ‘Highway’. Apart from A.R. Rahman performing these hits together with prominent singers and musicians from the Indian music scene such as Mohit Chauhan, Javed Ali, Mano, Chitra, Vijay Prakash, Neeti Mohan, Harshdeep Kaur and Shweta Pandit, fans can also look forward to a Qawwali segment with Sufi devotional music and an electronic dance music section.
‘Music has the power to integrate and heal people across various sections of society within India and the world. There is no one who has managed to touch hearts like A.R Rahman, who has brought people from all over India and the world together with his enduring melodies’, said Mr Keerthivasan Subramaniam, Founder and CEO of DML Live.
‘We are extremely excited to bring back ‘music maestro’ A.R Rahman back for his Singaporean fans. Be set to expect the unexpected from this concert’, said Mr Deepak Gattani, Chairman & Managing Director of Rapport Global Events who are the creative architects behind this concert.
About Allah Rakha Rahman (A.R. Rahman)
A.R. Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist. Described by Time magazine as ‘the world’s most prominent and prolific film composer’, his works are notable for integrating Eastern classical music with electronic music, world music genres and traditional orchestral arrangements.
He has won two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, four National Film Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards and 13 Filmfare Awards South in addition to numerous other awards and nominations. In 2009, Time placed Rahman in its list of World’s Most Influential People.
A.R. Rahman has sold more than 150 million copies of his work comprising of music from more than 100 film soundtracks and albums in half a dozen languages including landmark scores such as Slumdog Millionaire, Roja, Bombay, Lagaan, Delhi 6, Rockstar and most recently Raanjhana, Maryan & Highway.
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