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During my travels through the Dirty South, an Indian friend suggested I check out a performer named *A.R. Rahman*. My luck was great b/c A.R. & his band from *Mumbai, India *were traveling through ATL this past weekend. Some of you might have heard of Mr. Rahman's music (especially all of you *Aishwarya Rai* fans), but one thing led to another & I was at the show on Saturday evening. My two favorite musicians of the night: *The tireless drummer & the flute guy*. The drummer was enclosed in what seemed like a small bedroom full of *50 different sized drums*. Besides being locked inside in his drum-room, this guy would occasionally venture to the middle of the stage beating on one of his larger drums while the accompanying singer would capture the beats with his mic. The flutist, on the other hand, was truly an act to follow through the evening! The guy had two boxes full of what seemed like a *hundred different types of flutes*. Through a particular song, the dude would add his *soft melodies* by casually whipping out one of his many flutes varying in size, shape, color & construction (some were made of wood or metal, while others looked like straight-up plastic bongs!). If you guys ever get a chance to check out this act, I would highly recommend it!
