*Great : This will create history..Waiting for itttt... :)*
On 8/13/09, Sreekrishnan R <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *AR Rahman and several international artistes to create a special album to > pay homage to the late Michael Jackson... > * > > In a matter of few months, AR Rahman has lost two people he looked up to - > sound engineer H Sridhar and Michael Jackson. Sound engineer H Sridhar > passed away in December due to cardiac arrest and the cause of MJ’s death is > still a mystery. > > Consequently, Rahman has decided to put together a special album as a mark > of respect to MJ. Of late, Rahman has been making several trips to the US > because his secret dream project is ready to take off. Artistes from all > across the globe will contribute to this album. It is believed that the > album will have a few recreated songs of MJ, along with Rahman’s original > compositions. > > The King of Pop’s untimely and mysterious death unsettled Rahman. A source > said, “The two deaths one after the other made Rahman realise the > uncertainty of life. These tragedies have made him more spiritual.” > > Rahman had earlier said, “Artistes and their art lives for ever. My late > sound engineer Sridhar had brought me a video of the premiere of Michael’s > Remember the Time when I was recording the track Kadal Rojave for my first > movie Roja. That afternoon, that video inspired all of us. Now, there is no > Sridhar and no Jackson anymore.” > > Rahman was looking forward to working with MJ whom he had met during the > Oscar Awards in Los Angeles earlier this year. Talking about his meeting > with the pop star, Rahman had said, “MJ was concerned about contemporary > developmental issues such as global warming, wars and their consequences. He > asked me to compose a unity anthem on the lines of We are the World for him. > I nodded in awe.” > > When asked about the album, Rahman, who is going LA this week, said > cautiously, “It’s too early to talk about it. Talking about it right now may > jeopardise things.” > > * > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Rahman-pays-tribute-to-MJ/articleshow/4888197.cms > * > > Rahman fever > > His Music ~ My Mother Tongue > <http://%20www.orkut.com/AlbumList.aspx?uid=7295035299513517297> > > > ------------------------------ > Yahoo! recommends that you upgrade to the new and safer Internet Explorer > 8<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_ie8_1/*http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/>. > > > > -- ♫♫Discovering Music HK♫♫
