Dubai: A.R. Rahman's music will be in Sharjah this weekend, but the Oscar-winning musician won't.
A concert titled A R Rahman Special Hits will feature performances from his sisters Raihana, Fathima and Issrath, and his "full team" of singers, according to the organisers Media Factary [CQ], but the Slumdog Millionaire-scorer will not perform.
The event will take place at Sharjah Cricket Stadium and will also include singers Hariharan, Chitra, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer and Sadhna Sargam performing Rahman's hits.
Tickets are priced Dh60 for gallery, Dh75 for seated, Dh500 for VIP and Dh1,000 for VVIP. Call 04-3583633 for more details.
Clockwise from left: Composer A.R. Rahman's daughter Aamina, sister Fathima and family friends celebrate after Rahman received awards for the film "Slumdog Millionaire" at the 81st Academy Awards, in the southern Indian city of Chennai on February 23, 2009. Rags-to-riches romance "Slumdog Millionaire" swept the Oscars, winning eight awards including the prize for best picture in a Hollywood triumph for a movie that almost failed to get released.
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