RANJIT BAROT on Drums

Ye Jo Des (Swades)

A.R. Rahman reinterprets this song, making this an epic production, with a string section, choir and an orchestra of live instruments, transforming this otherwise soothing melody into an anthem!

Rehna Tu

'Rehna Tu' is a classic love ballad, in which ARR has seamlessly fuses a strong Indian melody with Western instrumentation. It is also one of the very few songs on which AR Rahman has used the Continuum Fingerboard.

Tu Bole

This song is about acknowledging a difference in points of view and, in fact, appreciating it when close relations are involved. The melody and tune, too, have a shifty feel that brings out this emotion. One of the very few jazz compositions that have become hits in the Hindi film music sphere.

Phir Se Udd chala

This song is about two people in love, and how because distance has kept them apart one lover desperately wants to fly out to meet the other so they can spend every moment of their lives together. In the MTV Unplugged version, ARR's layered composition incorporates very strong vocal harmonies by the choir and the shifty bed of the string section, giving this song with neither ’mukhda’ nor ’antara’ a very uplifting feel.

Nenjukulle (KADAL)

This is the first exclusive look of AR Rahman's yet-unreleased Tamil song ‘Nenjukulle’ from Mani Ratnan’s next film Kadal. It features new talent, Shakthisree Gopalan.

Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Na Karo

This is AR Rahman's rendition of the Farida Khanum classic, his ode to her, rearranged to suit an acoustic setting. Few people know that this is one of Rahman's favourite ghazals of all time. And he goes very avant garde with it, with a liberal use of jazz with his accordion, strings and piano.

Dil Se

You've heard the original and love it; let's just say the raw passion with which AR Rahman sings this classic - accompanied by starkly contrasting toned down instruments - on MTV Unplugged is sure to leave you with goosebumps!

CREDITS

Music: Producer Ranjit Barot
Violin: Ann Marie Simpson
Guitar: Keba Jeremiah
Upright Bass: Elie Afif
Drums & Percussion: Ranjit Barot
Piano: Harmeet Manseta
Percussion: Sanket Naik
Shehnai: Omkar Dhumal
Shehnai: Raju Dhumal
Shehnai: Sunil Dhumal
Shehnai: Sanjeev Shankar
Shehnai: Ashwani Shankar
Violin: Hemanthraj Muliyil
Violin: R.K.Prabhakar
Violin: Sheik Imam Saheb
Violin: P.S. Ramachandran
Vialo: P.Mohan Rao
Vialo: K.Murali
Vialo: P.Bhaskar
Vialo: B.Jayachandar
Cello: R.K.Vijayendran
Cello: John Gayen
Double Bass: Bidyut Kayal
Music Conductor: Srinivas Murthy
Choir from KM Conservatory: Abhay Jodhpurkar
Choir from KM Conservatory: Akshay Sharma
Choir from KM Conservatory: Sandeep Gurrapadi
Choir from KM Conservatory: Mihir Bhagdawala
Choir from KM Conservatory: Pranav Robbin Joseph
Choir from KM Conservatory: Vedika Chandran
Choir from KM Conservatory: Rohini Basu
Choir from KM Conservatory: Niyati Kaul
Choir from KM Conservatory: Arpita Gandhi
Choir from KM Conservatory: Ramya Chandrasekar
Choir from KM Conservatory: Aanchal Sethi
A R Rahman's Sound Team: R Nitish Kumar
A R Rahman's Sound Team: Srinidhi Venkatesh
A R Rahman's Sound Team: Suresh Permal
A R Rahman's Sound Team: Jerry Vincent

Courtesy : MTV