The shows take place at Sun City on 20 November and in Cape Town on 24 November before moving to Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium for a Grand Finale on 26 November.

Known as the ‘Mozart of Madras’, the AR Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour, will be Rahman’s first ever performance in South Africa. In addition, he makes history as the first artist to perform in a FIFA Stadium post the World Cup, when his eagerly-awaited concert comes to Durban’s magnificent Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday, 26 November. The show, with its big sets, spectacular sound and visual effects and cast of 35 world-class performers, is a tour de force in the grand tradition of large theatrical spectacles, with ‘never seen before’ sound and lighting technologies, acrobatic sequences and stunning choreography. The show is staged around various themes as a celebration of India’s rich cultural heritage and its journey into the modern world. ‘The Journey’ represents a fusion of cultures creating a symphony of hope, healing and music, all inspired from both traditional and modern Indian folklore and the music of AR Rahman.

In another ‘first’ for the City, filming for an HD special will be done during the Durban show; this is for international distribution and an estimated 300-400 million viewers will see the concert worldwide. The ‘AR Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour’, which has been a year in the making, has already travelled to over 20 major venues from New York to London, with over R1 million tickets sold around the globe. The national tour to South Africa will both ‘make’ history, as well as ‘celebrate’ it, as this year commemorates the arrival of Indians in South Africa, 150 years ago.

Rahman travels with a massively talented creative team on his forthcoming concert tour. These include Creative Director, Amy Tinkham, who is known for creating live music concerts for pop-music icons, including Paul McCartney, Madonna and Mariah Carey, and Lighting designer, Peter Morse, who has worked with Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand and Britney Spears. Stage design is by Butch Allen and Video design by Bob Bonniol, who between them have created for the likes of The Eagles, Metallica, Journey, Nickleback and Christina Aguilera.

Also performing on stage with AR Rahman are Indian playback singers, Hariharan, Shweta Pandit, Javed Ali and Naveen, as well as rap artist and playback singer, Blaaze, singer, Neeti Muhan, and flautist, Naveen. Dancers from So You Think You Can Dance complete the impressive, all-star line-up.

AR Rahman: Jai Ho Concert - the Journey Home is presented by DStv Indian and East Coast Radio.

Tour itinerary:
Saturday, 20 November - The Sun City Superbowl at 20:00
Wednesday, 24 November - The Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town at 20:00 Friday, 26 November - Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban at 20:00

Tickets are available from Computicket on 083 915 8000, and outlets countrywide.

For more information, visit www.arrahmanlive.com.

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