By Baiju NT [ May 22, 2010 ]
Views: (208)

Tamil Semmozhi Manadu Anthem: Free and first on Galatta

"The Tamil was of a very high standard and I initially wondered how I was going to do it, but thankfully it has come out well." This was how music maestro A.R. Rahman described his experience of working for ‘Tamil Semmozhi Manadu Anthem’, composed for the World Classical Tamil Conference.

Apparently, though A.R. Rahman could finalise its tune even a couple months ago in the midst of a heavy work load in Hollywood, the composer took nearly two-and-a-half months to complete its recording as he was working with a large crew of more than 70 singers, including T.M. Soundararajan, Yuvan, Shruti Haasan, P. Susheela, Harini, Hariharan, Benny Dayal, Srinivas, Vijay Jesudas and Naresh Iyer.

A major highlight of the anthem is that it features singers who have distinguished themselves in other genres of music such as Carnatic (Aruna Sayeeram, Bombay Jaishree, Nithyashree and Sowmya), folk, Sufi (M.Y. Abdul Ghani, Khajamoideen, S.Sabumoideen) and rap (Blaaze).

Now, Galatta.com presents the ‘Tamil Semmozhi Manadu Anthem’ exclusively for our readers. To listen to the anthem for free, click here.