Rahman to bring musical legends together for his ambitious album

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: The Maestro of Madras, AR Rahman, is ready to take on the world. With fans across the globe chanting to Rahman’s winning anthem ‘Jai Ho’, the musical prodigy is getting set to treat the global audience with his biggest international venture till date. Besides mastering musical scores for several Hollywood projects, Rahman is set to release an album that will have the who’s who of the music world singing to his tunes. According to the latest Bollywood news, Rahman will team up with the Pussycat Dolls, Mick Jagger, Kylie Minogue, Joss Stone and several other biggies for his most ambitious album till date. Confirming the news, a daily quoted a source as saying, "Rahman is currently busy with a track for the film ‘Blue’ and he will then set his eyes on completing his Hollywood venture Couples Retreat. Post these two assignments, he will take a plunge at doing this international album that will see him make music for some of the best singers and artistes of the world. It is a very hush-hush project as Rahman is now currently meeting with officials who are firming up the names that will feature in this star-studded album." As per insiders, Rahman might be joining forces with singers that he has already worked with. As of now, he has worked with the Pussycat Dolls for ‘Jai Ho’, and they are certainly the hot favourites on the list. Besides the sizzling sirens, Rahman is also very fond of Mick Jagger and Joss Stone, and has teamed up with them too “He has also recently recorded with Kylie Minogue and she is a huge star in the West. She will definitely be approached for the album. Several other big names who have expressed their willingness to work with AR Rahman are also being looked at", added the source. Besides these big shots, Rahman has also worked with the Finnish folk music band Varttina for whom he did the music for the theatrical production, ‘The Lord of the Rings’. Vanessa Mae could also be in, and also Karen Shenaz David. Well, here’s one album we are waiting for with bated breath.