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A.R. Rahman Set to Release 16 New Compositions With All-Woman Firdaus Orchestra, Reveals Plans for Eastern Collaborations (EXCLUSIVE)


Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy-winning composer A.R. Rahman is set to release 16 new compositions with the Dubai-based Firdaus Orchestra.

It is the brainchild of Reem Al Hashimy, the U.A.E.’s minister of state for international co-operation and CEO of Expo City Dubai. “Unsung” is due to be released this week, and the rest of the songs over the year, with 17-minute composition “Humanitas,” which has Indian classical elements, likely to be the next. “I do want to work with soloists, maybe we will get some Eastern solos like erhu [Chinese violin] players for the Firdaus Orchestra collaboration in future,” Rahman said.

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