This is the season for musical concerts. Start celebrating Deepavali with Galatta's live webcast of the musical concert Jersey Rhythms 2006, which is going to be held in New Jersey, USA. Listen to the latest tunes of A.R. Rahman, a true genius among the young music directors featured at the concert. Or, enter the Flash Contest and win passes to actually see the show in Somerset, New Jersey!
A.R. Rahman made his debut as music director through Mani Ratnam's Roja. He initially composed music for advertisements, television serials and documentary movies. He has worked with leading directors like Mani Ratnam and Shankar and practically every big name in Tamil movies. His work has taken him from "Kollywood", "Bollywood" and to the international arena, with his musical compositions for various English films, including a great composition with the acclaimed Andrew Lloyd Weber. He has received scores of awards and accolades
On October 8, 2006, A.R. Rahman's genius will be present in spirit and in the hearts of the band members of Jersey Rhythms and the audience, as they enjoy performing and listening to various ARR tracks.
Anitha Arya will croon A.R.Rahman’s tunes on stage. Anitha is a multi-talented artiste with an impressive pedigree. A trained classical music singer, she is equally comfortable in genres such as folk, film music, pop and ghazals. Asha Subramanian the founder of a rock band called ‘Channel 7’ will also perform in the much hyped show. Watch out- she is all set to rock!
Tune in live on Sunday, October 8, 2006 at 2:00 PM Eastern (for USA residents) or Sunday, October 8, 2006 at 11:30 PM IST (for Indian residents) only on Galatta TV at Galatta.com!