A.R. Rahman brings Bollywood to Switzerland
- Lebara ‘Jai Ho - The Journey Home’ World Tour hits Zurich 16th July, 2010 -
Academy Award winner and Slumdog Millionaire composer, A.R. Rahman, is
bringing a taste of Bollywood to Switzerland this summer with his highly
anticipated world tour.
The Lebara ‘Jai Ho - The Journey Home’ World Tour 2010 arrives in Zurich at the
Hallen Stadion on 16th July. The Tour comes after his remake of "We are the world"
which was made to benefit Haiti.
The world tour will kick off on 11th June at the Nassau Coliseum in New York and
will span 16 major cities worldwide. For the trek, Rahman is collaborating with
creative director Amy Tinkham, who has previously created world class shows for
Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and Mariah Carey. The concert also boasts
the awesome production skills of Deepak Gattani from Rapport Productions.
A.R. Rahman is also currently working with American R&B superstar Usher and
award winning British popstar Dido on his latest album.
Spokesman Vijay Sharma said: “A.R. Rahman is a global music superstar and
we’re looking forward to bringing his Bollywood spectacular to Switzerland. The
concert will feature dance arrangements and acrobatics inspired by Rahman’s
native India, all set to a stunning musical score.”
A.R. Rahman - dubbed ‘The Mozart of Madras’ - said: “I’m planning a visual and
musical treat for my Swiss fans. The concert will include a selection of hits from my
Bollywood films including Lagaan, Dil Se, Rang De Basanti and Roja.”
The world tour is sponsored by leading international provider of high quality, lowcost telecommunications service Lebara Mobile and is being brought to Europe
by Yavi Media.
Lebara Mobile Chief Executive, Ratheesan Yoganathan said of the tour:
“Sponsorship of the AR Rahman, ‘Jai Ho – The Journey Home’ Tour gives Lebara
Mobile the opportunity to bring the very best music to communities across
Switzerland. Lebara Mobile believes in connecting communities, and there is no
better way than through the music of Rahman.”
For more information on the Lebara ‘Jai Ho - The Journey Home’ World Tour 2010’
visit the official website: www.arrahmanlive.com. For ticket information visit:
www.jaiho.ch
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World Tour 2010 Information:
Official Website: www.arrahmanlive.com or www.jaiho.ch
Promotional videos available on: http://www.youtube.com/jaihozurich
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jai-Ho-2010-Zurich/114669148562780
About A. R. Rahman:
A two-time Academy Award (Oscar) winner, A. R. Rahman is popularly known as the man who has
redefined contemporary Indian music. Hailed by Time Magazine as the 'Mozart of Madras',
Rahman, according to a BBC estimate, has sold more than 150 million copies of his work
comprising of music from more than 100 film soundtracks and albums across over half a dozen
languages. Rahman has undertaken several sell out concert tours in over 30 international
destinations with Time Magazine rated the soundtrack of 'Roja' in the Top 10 of their all time best
movie soundtracks of the world and The Guardian, UK, listed the soundtrack of 'Bombay' in '1000
albums to listen before you die'. Rahman is currently working with Dave Stewart on a forthcoming
album and is scoring for 'Endhiran', 'Rockstar', 'Paani' and '1-800-LOVE' in India.
About the tour:
June 11, 2010, Friday: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Coliseum)
June 12, 2010, Saturday: Atlantic City, N.J. (Boardwalk Hall Arena)
June 13, 2010, Sunday: Washington, D.C. (Patriot Center)
June 18, 2010, Friday: Chicago, Ill. (Sears Centre Arena)
June 19, 2010, Saturday: Detroit, Mich. (Pontiac Silverdome)
June 20, 2010, Sunday: Toronto, Ontario (Air Canada Centre)
June 26, 2010, Saturday: San Francisco, Calif. (Oracle Arena)
June 27, 2010, Sunday: Los Angeles, Calif. (The Forum)
June 30, 2010, Wednesday: Vancouver (PNE Collesium)
July 3, 2010, Saturday: Houston, Texas (Houston Toyota Center)
July 4, 2010, Sunday: Dallas, (American Airlines Center)
July 11, 2010, Sunday: Raleigh, (North Carolina)
July 16, 2010, Friday: Zurich (Hallen Stadion)
July 17, 2010, Saturday: Paris, France (Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles)
July 18, 2010, Sunday: Mannheim, Germany (SAP Arena)
July 23, 2010, Friday: Birmingham (LG Arena)
July 24, 2010, Saturday: London (O2)
July 25, 2010, Sunday: London (Wembley)
About Lebara Mobile:
Lebara Mobile’s vision is to be the leader in providing low-cost, high quality international mobile
services. Lebara Mobile was founded in 2001 as part of the Lebara Group. Lebara was ranked as
the UK’s fourth fastest-growing private company in the Sunday Times ‘Fast Track 100 listing’ in 2006,
was voted Best Newcomer at the Mobile Industry Awards in 2008, was recognised as delivering the
Most Innovative Service at the 2009 Mobile News Awards, and in 2010 won the award for best
MVNO at the Mobile News Awards. Lebara was launched in Switzerland in 2007.