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Rahman to bring musical legends together for his ambitious album
Spicezee Bureau
Mumbai:
The Maestro of Madras, AR Rahman, is ready to take on the world. With
fans across the globe chanting to Rahman’s winning anthem ‘Jai Ho’, the
musical prodigy is getting set to treat the global audience with his
biggest international venture till date. Besides mastering musical
scores for several Hollywood projects, Rahman is set to release an
album that will have the who’s who of the music world singing to his
tunes.
According to the latest Bollywood
news, Rahman will team up with the Pussycat Dolls, Mick Jagger, Kylie
Minogue, Joss Stone and several other biggies for his most ambitious
album till date.
Confirming the news, a daily quoted a source as
saying, "Rahman is currently busy with a track for the film ‘Blue’ and
he will then set his eyes on completing his Hollywood venture Couples
Retreat. Post these two assignments, he will take a plunge at doing
this international album that will see him make music for some of the
best singers and artistes of the world. It is a very hush-hush project
as Rahman is now currently meeting with officials who are firming up
the names that will feature in this star-studded album."
As per
insiders, Rahman might be joining forces with singers that he has
already worked with. As of now, he has worked with the Pussycat Dolls
for ‘Jai Ho’, and they are certainly the hot favourites on the list.
Besides the sizzling sirens, Rahman is also very fond of Mick Jagger
and Joss Stone, and has teamed up with them too
“He has also
recently recorded with Kylie Minogue and she is a huge star in the
West. She will definitely be approached for the album. Several other
big names who have expressed their willingness to work with AR Rahman
are also being looked at", added the source.
Besides these big
shots, Rahman has also worked with the Finnish folk music band Varttina
for whom he did the music for the theatrical production, ‘The Lord of
the Rings’. Vanessa Mae could also be in, and also Karen Shenaz David.
Well, here’s one album we are waiting for with bated breath.
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