Scenes from AR Rahman’s live performance in Abu Dhabi. Photograph: Particular association
After the lights got here up and the group started to disperse on the Etihad Area on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, two issues stood out: Everybody was shaking their shoulders to Chayya Chayya that concluded a three-hour musical journey guided by AR . Rahman himself and the humorous feedback on how the present was higher than anticipated, in Tamil and Malayalam.
Accompanied by a full-fledged orchestra, Firdous (an ensemble of girls from all over the world, together with war-torn international locations in West Asia) and a group of gifted singers like Shweta Mohan, Jonitha Gandhi, Haricharan and extra, Saturday’s live performance (November 2) The evening was each a celebration for the Indian diaspora within the Emirates of peace and a visit down reminiscence lane.
Beginning with the Oscar-winning Jai Ho, the present had all the things one might count on from Mr. Rahman and extra. A transferring efficiency of Kun Faya Kun, romance and heartbreak in Munbe va and Kadhal Rojave and the spirit and celebration of youth in Mustafa Mustafa and Barso re.
Scenes from AR Rahman’s live performance in Abu Dhabi. Photograph: Particular association
With fan favourite Jonitha becoming a member of Mr. Rahman to set the bar proper from the beginning with Mukkala Mukkabala, Shwetha Mohan gained over the group with Kadhal Rojave, initially sung by her mom Sujatha, and adopted it up with impeccable performances, a after one other, culminating within the first Malayalam model of Yodha’s Padakali rap battle.
Whereas the present didn’t proclaim any particular theme, a dialectic of particular person cultural identification and cultural integration grew to become seen when Rahman took a second in the course of the present to inform the group that the “best identification” needs to be “service to humanity.” , peace and peace.” , and love.” He then went on to sing Yeh jo Desh hai tera, a tune concerning the want for individuals to return to their roots and ended with its Tamil model, calling for ‘Tamizhar’. He additionally acknowledged migration, with a nod to the critically acclaimed The Goat Life.
Mr. Rahman’s quest to handle problems with humanity, as a gaggle and as particular person beings, by his songs just isn’t new to his followers. The viewers was shocked when he introduced in the course of the present, calling a woman who was amongst them backstage and telling her to get able to carry out. Celine Dee Matahari, a French-speaking lady born in Dubai to Indonesian dad and mom, sang Chinna Chinna Asai in closely accented Tamil, to a fantastic reception from the predominantly south Indian crowd.
The group was in for an additional shock when the group began singing Hum Dum Suniyo Re and the massive display confirmed Vivek Oberoi, nonetheless the ‘cool man’ whose bike synchronized to the tune with headphones in his ears in Sathiya created a sensation.
Scenes from AR Rahman’s live performance in Abu Dhabi. Photograph: Particular association
After an orchestral tribute to Rajinikanth, “Superman of Tamil Nadu”, a mixture of rap and numerous fan favorites masking the whole spectrum of musical genres, Chayya Chayya’s well-known drum beats that outlined an period for Bollywood introduced foot to nearly 18,000 individuals. with their lanterns flickering, ending an unimaginable Abu Dhabi evening, reinforcing the maintain Mr. Rahman has created on the ears of the various diaspora.
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