oooooooh.... Its goose bumps for me now itself. Anybody knows whether the live telecast will be available on any of the indian channels? Thank you Julien Cristobal for sharing this...
--- In [email protected], "juliencristobal" <juliencristo...@...> wrote: > > Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman's much awaited Sydney concert at the > Parramatta Park on January 16 will be telecast live to 44 nations. Australia > Network will broadcast A.R. Rahman's unique outdoor extravaganza to the small > screen for fans to enjoy. > > The Mozart of Madras will perform with 40 Indian musicians and Bollywood > dancers on stage, high-impact lighting displays, choreographed moving video > screens and audience interaction. The live concert is conducted as part of > Vivacity and the 2010 Sydney Festival. > > This A.R. Rahman concert is a free event supported by the NSW Government. It > promises to be a night filled with colour, dancing and the irrepressible > rhythms and melodies of contemporary Indian music. The concert will be > co-hosted by Australian cricketing legend Matthew Hayden and ABC presenter > Miriam Corowa. > > Hayden, in a statement issued by the Australian Embassy in Delhi, said, "I am > honoured and thrilled to be a part of A.R. Rahman's unique outdoor > extravaganza and the Sydney Festival. Rahman was born in Chennai, a city that > I have come to love and a part of India that is very special to me for many > reasons. I am excited that many Australians will be able enjoy what millions > of people around the world have come to love and appreciate, the incredible > Mozart of Madras and the amazing Indian musicians and Bollywood Dancers." > > Australia Network will broadcast the entire event on Saturday (January 16) at > 15:00 hours Indian time. Apart from the concert, the Australian Embassy is > also conducting a four-day Australia India Heritage Week in Kolkata that > started on Monday. Programmes during the heritage week include workshops for > museums and evening public lectures on heritage. > > http://english.galatta.com/entertainment/english/livewire/id/Rahman_Australian_concert_goes_live_to_44_nations_34472.html >
