A R Rahman Live Concert in Chicago : June 18th 2010

Academy Award winner musician and composer Mr A R Rahman will be live in concert in Chicago, Illinois

A R Rahman Live in Concert
When: Friday June 18th 2010
Time: 9pm
Where: Sears Centre
5333 Prairie Stone Parkway
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
For Tickets visit www.shows2u.com

A.R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour

Oscar and Grammy award winner A R Rahman’s — “A.R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour” tour is set to hit over 20 major arenas and cities worldwide, which will kick off the event in June at the Nassau Coliseum in New York, starting June 11 from New York and ending in London on July 26.

The Journey Home World Tour’, which will feature music from the film and tracks he was working on with Michael Jackson before the ‘King of Pop’ died.

During this period, he will reportedly have live concerts in USA, Canada , Netherlands, France , Norway, and United Kingdom; covering the cities of New York, Atlantic City, Washington DC, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Amsterdam, Paris, Oslo, Glasgow, Manchester, and London.

Produced by Deepak Gattani, the tour will travel to over 20 major arenas and cities around the world, including
The Forum in Los Angeles
The Patriot Center in Washington, DC
American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas
Wembley Arena and the O2 Arena in London

The show will feature changing sets, large images on LED screens and a spectacular cast of musicians.

A R Rahman – Jai Ho World Tour concerts

According to reports Oscar and Grammy award winning musician A R Rahman will perform live Jai Ho World Tour concerts in Europe, Africa, Australia , North America, Middle East, South East Asia, India , and United Kingdom.

Jai Ho World Tour concerts will be reportedly called as “Jai Ho — The Journey Home“.

A R Rahman wins 2 Grammy Awards

[ image credit: Danny Moloshok via Rediff.com]

After Golden Globe and two Oscars, A R Rahman has won 2 Grammy awards in both the categories he got nominated.

2010 Grammy Award winners for A R Rahman

• Best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture in Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire”.
• Best motion picture song for “Jai Ho” in Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” (lyricist Gulzar shared Grammy Awards with Rahman.)

“This is insane, God is great again,” an ecstatic Rahman said while collecting the golden gramophones at the Grammy night show.

Beyonce Makes History

Meanwhile, Pop diva Beyonce earned 6 Grammy awards in a single night, more than any woman in the history of the 52-year-old awards show.

AR Rahman Sydney performance – Photo

AR Rahman’s spectacular performance was held on Saturday at parkland of Parramatta Park in Sydney, Australia. Dancers perform with Rahman in Sydney Australia. [image credit: Rediff]

AR Rahman’s Couples Retreat sound track launched in Chennai

A R Rahman’s latest Hollywood film Couples Retreat sound track was launched by Saregama India at Chennai. AR Rahman, Gautam Menon, Apurv Nagpal CEO were among present at the event.