So how would an Indian sound or Eastern sound come together with a Western orchestra or Middle Eastern instruments? That was the idea, and it’s an experiment. “There’s the sense of poetry, and a sense of deep spirituality when you see the planets and space. For the first Firdaus Orchestra concert, I wanted to do something for Space Week, so this is a 15-minute piece inspired by the endeavours of space from the East,” Rahman said. The video called 'Beautiful' features Rahman for just a couple of seconds. Hence, it took us by surprise when we saw Rahman feature in a video of American hip-hop singer Akon. I’ve been trying to write it for the past three months I had a lot of ideas. Double Oscar winner A.R.Rahman is known to be a very shy and introvert kind of a person. He says: Humanitas-Proorismós-Al Amal is an ode to the explorers of space. The highlight of the night was Rahman’s original piece A Humanitas-Proorismós-Al Amal, a work he said inspired by the stars, planets and space exploration. The one-hour performance also saw the orchestra led by conductor Yasmina Sabbah perform music from Star Wars and ET – A dventures on Earth, Turkish March, Karl Jenkins’ Palladio, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. The concert began with a short peice titled A Space Odyssey - Zarathustra followed by the theme music from the Bollywood blockbuster Bombay, a hugely popular work by the maestro. “I want to thank Expo for giving me the opportunity to put together this project,” said Rahman as he thanked everyone who supported him in the Firdaus journey. When the Mozart of Madras, as he is popularly known as, made his appearance to introduce the orchestra, an ecstatic audience roared in applause. The concert that started a little after 7pm saw Rahman’s ardent fans queueing up at the Jubilee Park since early evening to get a glimpse of the music legend. > Explained: Why is it called 'Expo 2020' when it's happening in 2021? > Travel through past, present and future at 'timeless' Peru pavilion The performance marked the closing of the Space Week - one of the theme weeks that is part of the People and Planet programme at Expo 2020. The pioneering all-women ensemble Rahman was mentoring for over a year played a mix of contemporary as well as classic pieces including one of his original composition to a packed audience. True to the theme, the stage was illuminated with visuals from the space - celestial bodies orbiting the outer world - in the backdrop. The Music Maestro is seen posing with a bevy of models and smiling in his. Listen to this story and more on the with David Light podcast Double Oscar winner A.R.Rahman is known to be a very shy and introvert kind of a person. with David Light, Sunday October 24: All your latest KT headlines.The clip premiered on February 24, 2009, the same day the song was digitally released in the United States. Rahman, Harpreet Singh Lubana and Sean Kingston are all featured in the clip as well. Colby O'Donis, Kardinal Offishall, Tyrese, A. The winner of a contest on MTV would be featured in the clip. The official music video was shot in early January 2009. In a video posted to YouTube, Akon stated that he was shooting a music video for the song. In the United States, the song was already listed on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2008, based only on downloads after the album's release. In the song, Akon sings about a beautiful woman he is in love with, he wants to go and get to know her. 'You might not know what it means,' he says, 'But you can feel sublime beauty the way its sung. The song was originally released as a solo song by Akon, while the album version is a collaboration with Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall. Rahman, who scored 'Slumdog Millionaire,' 'The Hundred-Foot Journey' and countless other movies, explores the traditional form of the raga, playing a cool, lovely set on the keyboard, joined by viola, chimes, drums and ethereal vocals. Both AR Rahman and Akon performed in Dhaka for the first time in a Bangladesh Cricket Board event, which was designed in such a way so as to promote the ICC World Twenty20 that starts from March. Beautiful is the second single from Akon's third studio album Freedom.