A.R. Rahman
Genre: World/Reggae, Film/Bollywood, India
Hometown: India
A.R. Rahman is the go-to guy for the Bombay film industry, a sure-fire hitmaker
whose unconventional compositions have inspired a sometimes stagnant genre. Born
in 1966, Rahman grew up in south India surrounded by music; he was playing piano
by age 4 and performing professionally by age 11. As an adult, he spent a good
five years composing jingles for advertisements - a high pressure pursuit that
was probably the best preparation for the Indian film industry (the world's
biggest) he could have. Rahman made his mark when he was asked to compose the
soundtrack for the film Roja in 1993. The soundtrack was a huge seller and won
every award imaginable, and his fledgling career was made. As a composer,
Rahman's style is instantly recognizable and often imitated. He's a musical
omnivore: synthesizers meet flamenco guitar, rock 'n' roll rubs up against
Indian folk and classical, and they all seem to get along. Rahman is also known
for breaking new and untrained vocalists in a notoriously insular field.
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