Music legend AR Rahman to perform in UK next month

MUMBAI: Great musician A R Rahman is all set to perform in the Britain in the beginning of next month. It should be mentioned here that Oscar-winning music maestro announced this on social media for his fans on a Facebook post. "Friends and music lovers in the UK, looking forward to being amongst you and performing with my entire team," wrote 50-year-old Rahman. The composer will perform in the 'Netru Indru Nalai' concert at Wembley's The SSE Arena in London, which was rocked by the twin terror attacks on June 3 that took place at London Bridge and Borough Market. The attacks came after the suicide bombing in Manchester at the end of singer Ariana Grande's concert on May 22. The other singers who will perform along with Rahman include Benny Dayal, Neeti Mohan, Haricharan, Jonita Gandhi, Ranjit Barot and Javed Ali. The show that will be organized by the Grammy-winning composer and BTOS Productions, will take place at July 8. Moreover, Rahman will also perform at 2017 IIFA Awards in the next month, to be held in New York, marking his 25 years in the film industry at the event. –SAMAA