A.R. Rahman provided an appropriate icing to an enchanting concert by pop king Michael Jackson in Munich on Sunday night in aid of the world’s poor children.
In the fusion experiment promoted by the Hinduja Family Rahman and his fellow artistes including Shobana and Prabhudeva, rung the curtains down on the nine-hour open-air concert after Jackson electrified a 55000 strong audience with his famous numbers including ‘We are the world’ at the gigantic Olympic Stadium.
Jackson who briefly joined the final performance with the Indian troupe gave a rendition of the English translation of the Sanskrit verse and Rahman’s number ‘Ekam Satyam'(One Truth) with folded hands wearing a white outfit designed by Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra. Jackson however had to cut short his performance after 35 minutes for hospital treatment for unspecified reasons.
Vinoo S. Hinduja daughter of Srichand Hinduja who initiated the fusion move said: ” I hope this little effort of mine would make the world savor the richness of Indian music.”
In the sequence choreographed by Raju Sundaram with lead vocals and music by Rahman, Shobana and Prabhudeva performed a fusion of modern and classical Indian dances with 30 German dancers participating. The concert proceeds would go to charities and aid agencies and a children’s fund set up by former South African President Nelson Mandela.
