'Indian music has grown in stature last year'Prithwish Ganguly / DNAMonday, June 21, 2010 12:31 IST Email Print ShareMumbai: Double Oscar-winner AR Rahman is joyous on World Music Day as he tells us that India has stamped its presence on the globe emphatically last year and they can now only move forward. He also says that creatively Indian music is going through a brilliant phase with path-breaking experiments with sounds and technological advancements.AR RahmanYou may also want to seeReview: Raavan is a big yawnMani Ratnam's Raavanan releases to full houses in Tamil NaduAR Rahman's gift for aspiring musiciansKylie Minogue cheers for AR RahmanAfrican musical safari for AR Rahman “Indian music has grown in stature last year. We have won awards globally, we have tied up with exciting international artists and the West looks at us like a country with a wealth of talent. We have to just build on the hard work that we have been doing for all these years. We have a great storehouse of talent. The music created in the past year by everyone only goes to prove that we are all experimenting and innovating with sounds and science,” Rahman says.The Mozart of Madras also feels that music across the world is talking about unity. “There is a confluence of sounds and artists happening to create music across the world. Creativity and talent is being shared which is a good thing as it means the world is coming together and thinking about unity,” he says.Rahman adds, “We only get better with this process and in the world that is being constantly threatened to be torn apart by racing or terror conflicts, music playing a unifying force can really bring harmony. This unity also adds depth to music as the best elements from different genres and styles of the world are coming together. It is a bond that will create some of the best music in the coming years.”
