Full house for Rahman show - NewIndPress

Full house for Rahman showFriday July 14 2006 11:13 IST
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Tickets for the AR Rahman concert at the Hollywood Bowl, slated for Sunday (July 16), have been sold out days ahead of the event. The garden seats, box seats, terrace seats and super seats have all been pre-booked, while all but a couple of benches (priced at US dollars 17 and 13 respectively, are remaining. Rahman left Chennai on Tuesday night for Hollywood to take part in the summer musical concert, which goes on for weeks. The ace musician, hailed as the ‘Mozart of Madras’ by Time magazine, is a highly respected figure. In February, he was invited to demonstrate his music to students of Stanford University.

Rahman is accompanied by the Chhaiya Chhaiya singer Sukhwinder Singh, Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Madhushree, Naresh Iyer and ‘Drums’ Sivamani. Also sharing the stage with him are Musafir, a group of Rajasthani musicians. Banking on a combination of Rajasthani rural folk with a smattering of Qawali influence, Hindustani classical as well as Indian film music, the Musafir is a highly appreciated troupe as well.

Raagapella, the all-male Stanford University all-Asian vocalists are also participating as are dancers from Bollywood Step Dance troupe and Global Rhythms. Clearly, Highland Avenue, California, is all set to rock on Sunday.