Whatz Up?: June 2010

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Expectations were sky-high ever since we had booked the tickets for the Jai-Ho Concert (For me personally, it was higher than the next gen iPhone announcement from Steve Jobs). Last June, we were enthralled by Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan and Team at the Patriot Center and this year it was the turn of “Oscar Winner ‘Sir’ A. R. Rahman”.

Ever since his Debut into Mainstream Cinema, year after year, ‘Sir’ Rahman has churned out melodious, foot-tapping, soulful numbers exceeding the expectations of all his eager fans. The win at Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire was a recognition which ‘Sir’ A.R.R. deserved was granted for taking.

For us this year has been the year of Shows. We were mesmerized by the ‘O’ Show and were shaken by ‘BeLIEve’ show at Las Vegas. The Musical programs organized by Local Talents Shruti Washington DC and the Charity Show for Lotus Venketeshwara Temple by SPB and SP Sailaja were a prelude to the A.R.R. Show.

For 3 hours non-stop since the first key, Maestro ‘Sir’ Rahman kept the Audience involved and thrilled with songs from his own collection evoking Loudest Cheers and Memories of delight.

Some songs which again stood out in Awesomeness were ‘Yeh Jo Des Hain Tera’ (Swades), ‘Thodi See Dhool Meri..’(RDB), ‘Chaiyaa Chaiyaa ‘ (Dil Se) & ‘Humma Humma’ (Bombay)

Some Key Highlights of the Show :

Tribute to Michael Jackson where ‘Sir’ Rahman Sang Black or White.
Respect to the one and only ‘Lata Mangeshkar Ji’ where ‘Sir’ Rahman dueted with a Hologram.
Singer Hariharan’s rendition of ‘Bharat Humko’ (Roja) & ‘Hai Ramaa’ (Rangeela).
Formation of the ‘Ashok Chakra’ through various artists.