http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12204&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rssA.R. Rahman is <i>the</i> 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 <i>Roja</i> 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. - Sarah BardeenBollywooden720Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:08:10 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12204&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rss A.R. Rahman is <i>the</i> 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 <i>Roja</i> 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. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1163331&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bollywood Tue, 9 Dec 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by AR Rahman on Rhapsody Online 1163331 tra.1163331 AR Rahman art.12204 0.0 Vande Mataram alb.119180 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/2/7/187298_170x170.jpg 1997-01-07 00:00:00.0 1997-12-09 00:00:00.0 false Thai Mannai Vanakkam (Tamil) tra.1163331 0 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1163331&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1163331&variant=data&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24592496&variant=play&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rss World/Reggae Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by AR Rahman on Rhapsody Online 24592496 tra.24592496 AR Rahman art.12204 1.29 Slumdog Millionaire alb.24586238 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/4/7/1487456_170x170.jpg 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11905186 tra.11905186 AR Rahman art.12204 0.0 Bose alb.11898053 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/7/4/914771_170x170.jpg 2005-05-03 00:00:00.0 2005-05-03 00:00:00.0 true Aazadi tra.11905186 295000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11905186&variant=play&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11905186&variant=data&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25857148&variant=play&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bollywood Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by AR Rahman on Rhapsody Online 25857148 tra.25857148 AR Rahman art.12204 0.99 Delhi 6 alb.25847817 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/9/9/1559919_170x170.jpg 2009-01-14 00:00:00.0 2009-01-14 00:00:00.0 true Rehna Tu tra.25857148 411000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25857148&variant=play&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25857148&variant=data&rws=%2Far-rahman%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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