Top Indian composer AR Rahman to perform in Singapore
By Channel NewsAsia's India Correspondent Vaibhav Varma
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelo
calnews/view/169284/1/.html
INDIA : Indian music lovers in Southeast Asia are in for a real treat.
Top Indian composer AR Rahman will be performing in Singapore for the
first time on Saturday, September 24.
The man behind the score of the West End and Broadway musical Bombay
Dreams is also well-known for his charity work.
One of the most influential voices in Indian commercial music, AR
Rahman is an ambassador of the Indian government in the fight against
tuberculosis.
His philosophy is that music is much more than just a tool to
entertain the masses, it can be used to heal the spirit.
"For me, music plays a big part with people, and we try to make a song
much like a love song, a song that will be sung by the people
themselves, not the singer. And the simple song titled 'Pray For Me
Brother' as the anthem of the poor," said singer and music composer AR
Rahman.
A product of London's prestigious Trinity Music College, Rahman
started out as a keyboard player composing jingles for advertisements.
But he went on to make a name for himself in digital sound
engineering.
The 39-year-old has also composed the soundtracks for several
Bollywood films, including the Oscar-nominated 'Lagaan', the
Hindi-language hit 'Yuva' and Tamil movies such as 'Roja' and 'Ayutha
Ezuthu'.
One of world's youngest music composers, Rahman belongs to an entirely
non-musical family background.
He has worked with some of the biggest names in the global musical
genre, in the likes of Michael Jackson, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Deep Forest.
And that's besides the accolades and honours at the national level.
AR Rahman is a national icon for India and a musical genius no less.
- CNA /ls
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