cool pics.. its really good that experienced singers like chitra touring with ARR for all concerts..
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *A R Rahman Concert - A Magnificent Musical Show at the Sharjah > Cricket Stadium* > [image: Print this article]*Print > article*<http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=75272#>| > [image: > Send this article to a friend] *E-mail > article*<http://mangalorean.com/sendarticle.php?artid=75272&arttype=broadcast>| > *Comment on this > article*<http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=75272#commentbox>| > *View comments* <http://mangalorean.com/browsecomments.php> > > *By Team Mangalorean > Photographs and inputs by Salam and Nemil * > > *Sharjah April 21, 2008: *A R Rahman the popular Bollywood playback > singing sensation came and performed along with other well known singers > like Hariharan, Chitra, Sadhana Sargam, Karthick, BlaaZe, Madhushree Neeti > Mohan, Naresh Iyer, Mohammad Aslam, Javed Ali and Benny Dayal, at the > Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday 18th April 2008 from 8.00 p.m onwards. > > He held the audience spellbound for 4 hrs non stop, with his usual > striking music performances, spectacular entertainment, multi-tier stage > set up, back ground dancers, orchestra and amazing lighting effects. > > The cricket stadium was packed with a large number of music lovers who > yearned to listen to this great performer and his hit songs. This concert > of A R Rahman was held in UAE after a span of 5 years. He performed and > lived up to the expectations of music lovers in this live concert. The > audience were glued on to their seats from the start till the finish. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The concert started with Bollywood hits like Masti Ki Pathshala, > Jashn-e-Bahara, Khoja Khoja, Nannaare, Diya Jale, Tere Bina, Humma Humma > and Rubaroo. Rahman took the audience on a wonderful musical journey that > included his current hits and old favourites from Bollywood and South Indian > films like Dil Se, Jodha Akbar, Shivaji, Guru, Rang De Basanti, Bombay, > Kadalan, Boys and Roja to name a few. The song from the super hit south > Indian Tamil movie Roja, that helped A R Rahman climb the ladder of > success, fame and glory, Kaadal Roja was impressive and deserved the > applause from an extremely responsive audience. > > Shivamani the ace drummer and percussionist with his magical fingers and > hands performed drum beats and regaled the audience. He was truly amazing. > He received a huge round of applause from the crowd and mesmerized them > with the drum beats. He also showed the audience how he could produce > music from objects like spoons, a bottle of water and suitcases . > A brilliant performer with tremendous potential and energy AR Rahman was > seen on stage right from the start till the end. He was either playing > the keyboard, directing the orchestra, sensing the mood and the pulse of > the audience and joining the chorus. He is indeed a fine musician, singer, > director and a multiple talented personality - A priceless gift from God. > > The singers reached out to every nook and corner of the stadium with their > choicest selection of Hindi and South Indian songs and the music filled > the air. The sequence and choicest selection of energetic dance tunes, > spiritual devotional numbers, rocking rap music and soul stirring > patriotic songs was well appreciated by the audience. The audience > responded with a huge round of applause after every performance. > > The English song 'Pray For Me Brother' touched the inner core of each and > every person witnessing this event. It was dedicated for the speedy > recovery of ailing children all over the world and hence the crowd stood > up holding illuminated mobiles in their hands and sent a prayer to the > Eternal Creator. This song created a sense of belonging and spiritual > bonding of brotherhood among those present within the stadium. > > The audience also felt a strong spiritual bonding as he sang "Khwaja Mere > Khwaja" on the harmonium, covering his head covered with a scarf. The > entire audience stood up for the last song Vande Mataram, which was a > befitting tribute to India. > > Kudos to the organizers for organizing such a beautiful event. This was > indeed a memorable event and a concert to remember. A R Rahman fans and > music lovers would look forward to many more concerts like these in the > future. > > *Brief interview* > > Our team member C Salaam met Mr. A R Rahman who shared some of his > choicest thoughts on the Indian music industry. He said that it was not > possible to have concerts like these regularly in UAE because of his love > and commitment to music. He is thoroughly occupied with bollywood and south > Indian films, and another international project which has been assigned to > him by Mr. Shekar Kapoor. He is currently studying the finer details of > Arabic music and wants to streamline and incorporate the same into his > system. Jodha Akbar will be remembered not only by him but his fans too for > the quality music rendered by him. > > AR Rahman in addition to the above mentioned commitments wishes to open a > music school called KM Music School in Chennai. At this point he praised > the reality shows conducted by various TV channels for their contribution > and hardwork in looking out for talents, providing a platform, training and > shaping them up, and helping them to rise and shine like the stars in the > galaxy. > > He then mentioned the names of some fine performers and singers like SP > Balasubramaniam, KS Chitra and Lata Mangeshkar. The names of these artists > along with the legend of hindi music industry Mohammed Rafi needs to be > etched on a marble in golden letters for generations to remember them for > their contribution in the field of music he added. > http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=75272 > -- > regards, > Vithur > > Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, > no one can give. Be happy always > >
