On August 15th, Mr. A.R. Rahman along with a host of special musical guests and singers returned to The O2 in London after five years in a very special show to perform his greatest hits. Check out our special report.
The Warm Up
A. R. Rahman. Live in concert. To say my expectations were high before the show would be a little bit of an understatement. I had heard rumours that hearing Rahman live should be on every music lovers bucket list, and it had been on mine for a while.
Having missed his performance at various arenas and having this opportunity land was a dream come true. A one night only concert and I wasn’t about to give it up….
I packed myself off to enjoy my first night out in 8 months, and what better way to spent it than in the company of a music maestro. Mr.
The Warm Up
A. R. Rahman. Live in concert. To say my expectations were high before the show would be a little bit of an understatement. I had heard rumours that hearing Rahman live should be on every music lovers bucket list, and it had been on mine for a while.
Having missed his performance at various arenas and having this opportunity land was a dream come true. A one night only concert and I wasn’t about to give it up….
I packed myself off to enjoy my first night out in 8 months, and what better way to spent it than in the company of a music maestro. Mr.
- 8/18/2015
- by Rima Bhatia
- Bollyspice
Renowned Indian-American composer, Aakash Gandhi, has teamed up with the popular Indo-Canadian vocalist, Shweta Subram, in their first ever collaboration. This new release is an acoustic cover of the recent Bollywood hit, ‘Jeena Jeena’, sung by Atif Aslam from the latest blockbuster, Badlapur. Aakash’s rendition with Shweta is nothing short of musical nirvana!
Along with Aakash and Shweta, the cover of Jeena Jeena features the talented Sahil Khan on flute, accomplished Sandeep Thakur on violin and the gifted Rupak Dhamankar on percussion. The composition of Aakash eloquently blends Shweta’s vocals with the flute and violin to mesmerize us from the first note onwards. Shweta, who is classically trained, adds in pleasant nuances to vocally differentiate the song from the original. Final mixing and mastering was performed by Francisco Nicholson The video for this release has been shot tastefully and harmoniously sets the mood of the song.
Aakash Gandhi...
Along with Aakash and Shweta, the cover of Jeena Jeena features the talented Sahil Khan on flute, accomplished Sandeep Thakur on violin and the gifted Rupak Dhamankar on percussion. The composition of Aakash eloquently blends Shweta’s vocals with the flute and violin to mesmerize us from the first note onwards. Shweta, who is classically trained, adds in pleasant nuances to vocally differentiate the song from the original. Final mixing and mastering was performed by Francisco Nicholson The video for this release has been shot tastefully and harmoniously sets the mood of the song.
Aakash Gandhi...
- 3/6/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Pallavi Sharda and Mithun Chakraborthy, Hawaizaada, which hits theaters on January 30th, tells the story of the life, love and struggles of Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, who built the first airplane in 1895, eight years before the Wright Brothers.
To bring the musical world of Hawaizaada to life, director Vibhu Puri brought together an eclectic mix of musical directors that include Rochak Kohli, Mangesh Dhakde, and Vishal Bhardwaj. Also contributing to the Ost is Ayushmann Khurrana in his first outing as a composer.
The albums boasts the vocals talents of some of the best of the best including Javed Bashir, Mohit Chauhan, Neeti Mohan, Rekha Bhardwaj, Sukhwinder Singh, Shweta Subram, Ayushmann Khurrana, the Wadali Brothers and Harshdeep Kaur.
So does the music soar or not get off the ground? (Sorry, I had to!) Read on to see what we thought!
Composed and sung by Rochak Kohli, Hawaizaada Dil starts off a bit quirky,...
To bring the musical world of Hawaizaada to life, director Vibhu Puri brought together an eclectic mix of musical directors that include Rochak Kohli, Mangesh Dhakde, and Vishal Bhardwaj. Also contributing to the Ost is Ayushmann Khurrana in his first outing as a composer.
The albums boasts the vocals talents of some of the best of the best including Javed Bashir, Mohit Chauhan, Neeti Mohan, Rekha Bhardwaj, Sukhwinder Singh, Shweta Subram, Ayushmann Khurrana, the Wadali Brothers and Harshdeep Kaur.
So does the music soar or not get off the ground? (Sorry, I had to!) Read on to see what we thought!
Composed and sung by Rochak Kohli, Hawaizaada Dil starts off a bit quirky,...
- 1/22/2015
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The 3rd Chevrolet Star Global Indian Music Awards (Gima) powered by Lr Active took place on October 1st, in the presence of the crème de la crème of the music and film fraternity, in a magical ceremony at Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai The ceremony, hosted by Saif Ali Khan and Parineeti Chopra, featured stellar performances by celebrated musicians and Bollywood stars including Shankar Mahadevan and his sons – Shivam and Siddarth, Sonu Niigaam, Sonkashi Sinha with Mika, Sukhwinder among others. There was a special act dedicated to the musical maestro Ar Rahman for completing 20 years in the industry, he was felicitated by none other than Yash Chopra. Renowned singers like Alka Yagnik, Hariharan, Udit Narayan, Naresh Iyer, Mohit Chauhan, Chitra, Sonu Niigaam came together to honor the young legend with a heart-warming performance to some of his chartbuster hits like ‘Dil Hai Chota Sa’, ‘Tu Hi Re’, ‘Chanda Re Chande Re...
- 10/5/2012
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
Ar Rahman seemed like a novel choice for scoring the music of Rockstar. We all love his Sufi tinged numbers and techno pop songs, but with an album like Rockstar the listener and fan has to go in with an interesting set of expectations. Will Rahman be any good at composing full on rock tracks as comfortably as Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy did for Rock On? Certainly from the exciting promos of the film, with Ranbir looking like a grungy rocker singing with Mohit Chauhan’s gritty voice. From the snippets of the songs, they immediately hooked you in and told a gradual evolution of the titular Rockstar’s roots of Sufi soft rock to full-blown grunge in Sadda Haq. Certainly, a lot is riding on the music to Rockstar, as critics weren’t fans of Rahman’s last outing in Robot, and Imtiaz Ali is testing waters with a new composer for such an awaited film.
- 10/6/2011
- by Rumnique Nannar
- Bollyspice
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