A R Rahman ‘Jai Ho’ World Tour starts June 11

A R Rahman will be embarking on a ‘Jai Ho’ concert worldwide tour from June this year. The "A R Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour" kicks off on June 11 at the Nassau Coliseum in New York and will extent to over 16 major cities worldwide.

For this world tour A R Rahman will be collaborating with choreographer-director Amy Tinkham, who has created stage shows for the likes of Paul McCartney, Madonna, Britney Spears, Dixie Chicks, Motley Crue, etc. The concerts are said to include spectacular special effects and global cast of dancers and musicians inspired by his native India. It is termed as a “virtual journey through beauty, culture, and spirituality”.

The concerts will include songs from 'Slumdog Millionaire' as well as the Indian films 'Lagaan', 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na', 'Dil Se', 'Rang De Basanti', 'Roja' and others.

Here are the tour dates for the ‘A R Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour’:

Jun. 11: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Coliseum)

Jun. 12: Atlantic City, N.J. (Boardwalk Hall Arena)

Jun. 13: Washington, D.C. (Patriot Center)

Jun. 18: Chicago, Ill. (Sears Centre Arena)

Jun. 19: Detroit, Mich. (Pontiac Silverdome)

Jun. 20: Toronto, Ontario (Air Canada Centre)

Jun. 26: San Francisco, Calif. (Oracle Arena)

Jun. 27: Los Angeles, Calif. (The Forum)

Jul. 2: Dallas, Texas (American Airlines Center)

Jul. 3: Houston, Texas (Houston Toyota Center)

Jul. 9: Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ohio Arena)

Jul. 10: Paris, France (Bercy)

Jul. 18: Oslo, Norway (Oslo Spektrum)

Jul. 23: Glasgow, Scotland (SECC)

Jul. 24: Manchester, England (M.E.N. Arena)

Jul. 25: London, England (O2 Arena)

Jul. 26: London, England (Wembley Stadium)

RahMania- A tribute to A R Rahman's Golden Era

A keyboard player to a lot of music directors, a composer for a lot of commercial jingles, a youth heartthrob of music, a winner of Oscars and a winner of Grammy’s, the list will only grow to continue, Padma Bhushan A R Rahman, India’s proud son, will have a tribute paid to him in Chennai.
A R Rahman, the Mozart of Madras, has been emerging victorious in all his outings lately and an event called ‘RahMania’ to celebrate his success will be organized in Chennai on the 28th of February.
From his prodigious debut in ‘Roja’ till his Oscar winning achievement in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, A R Rahman has only climbed a small ant hill. His tremendous talent will fetch him all that he deserves. ‘RahMania’ is one such event that will pay a righteous tribute to Chennai’s own A R Rahman.
All his evergreen hits over the years will be show-cased in the event that will be held in Wesley School Grounds at Royapettah. An agglomeration of singers that includes Suresh Peters, Srinivas, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer, Haricharan, Timothy, Pravin Mani, Sujatha, Swetha Mohan and Suvvi Suresh will sing all his hits and entertain the audience for an unforgettable evening.
A R Rahman’s journey from Kollywood to Hollywood is simply remarkable. Think of melodious numbers like ‘Puthu Vellai Mazhai’ from Roja, ‘Netru Illadha Mattrum’ from Pudhiya Mugam, ‘Anjali Anjali’ from Duet and many more or the peppy and dancing numbers like ‘Urvasi Urvasi’ from Kadhalan, ‘Arabic Kadaloram’ from Bombay, ‘Yaakai Thiri’ from Ayutha Ezhuthu , we are always starving for more of his enchanting compositions.
‘RahMania’, the event is in aid of ‘V-Excel Education Trust’, an organization that helps thousands of children with autism, dyslexia and mental retardation in Chennai and around 300 villages near Villupuram.
If you are that die hard fan of Rahman and if you want to listen to all those glorious songs right from his first movie ‘Roja’ till date then you ought to be part of ‘RahMania’. The proceeds of the evening will go to the beneficiaries. Donor Passes for the event will be available at all outlets of Landmark, Odyssey. You can also call these numbers to get your passes- 094444-14148/ 3221-9111, 091760-79903/ 091760-79904.

Rahman’S Double Treat Victory With Grammy Awards

Jai Ho! The Madras Mozart brings two more honors for India. Yeah! It’s all about winning both categories at 52nd Grammy Awards held this evening at Los Angeles. This is most the prestigious award about honoring the ace musical genre on various criteria.
A.R. Rahman’s ‘Jai Ho’ song from Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for two categories: Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media and Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
The entire team of ‘Jai Ho’ was honored for the second song for the best lyrics, appealing theme and good music. The song is penned by Gulzar, A.R. Rahman and Tanvi Shah while Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash have crooned the song along with A.R. Rahman.Previously, Rahman had the best privilege of pioneering as a first Indian to win academy awards and this time it’s obviously with Grammy awards as well. As a matter of fact, the musical maestro wanted to win these titles as Grammy happens to be the most prestigious honor for musical arenas.We, as the members of Top10Cinema congratulate our hero for making it happen again and wish him many wishes for his upcoming Oscar nomination for ‘Couples Retreat’ as well….

"Kamal" and "Rahman" honoured by Prime Minister

CNN-IBN Indian of the Year is the prime and the most plausible awards of the Country. The association is ready to respect and recognize the Indians whose endeavor stood tall in the year 2009.
The CNN IBN Indian of the Year 2009 award was given to A R Rahman and Kamal Haasan by Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh yesterday. According to the PTI report, Academy Award winner A R Rahman won over the Indian of the Year in the Entertainment category from Amitabh Bachchan. Big B was voted for doing the role of a 13-year-old in ‘Paa’, and entertaining the nation for forty years now. Kamal Haasan received the Special Achievement Award form the CNN-IBN team for completing 50 years in cinema.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described A R Rahman's music as inspirational. “Rahman’s music is inspirational... When I heard Rahman in the White House, you cannot imagine the sense of joy and achievement...,” Singh said, after conferring the award in New Delhi.
"It is a triumph for music. I hope it inspires more people and lessens the divide," said the Oscar winning music maestro, who was also given an award for entertainment. He said “lessening the divide” through music was his intention.
When asked what was it about his music that wowed the world Rahman said, "I don't know. I think the philosophy of music playing larger role, being selective and blessings of God."
The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. Praising the maestro, the Prime Minister called him an "inspirational genius", saying "There is only one Panditji and he has been a role model and will be a role model".

A.R Rahman's 'Jai Ho' live concert in Hyderabad - Photo Gallery

A.R Rahman's Jai Ho live concert in Hyderabad Pictures,A.R Rahman Jai Ho 2009 live concert in Hyderabad images,.R Rahman Jai Ho in Hyderabad photo gallery,A.R Rahman's Jai Ho live concert in Hyderabad videos and pics,A.R Rahman's Jai Ho live concert in Hyderabad stills