A.R. Rahman - Kun Faya Kun (14 of 16)

#berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic A.R. Rahman’s “Kun Faya Kun” performed live by The Berklee Indian Ensemble at Symphony Hall, Boston. Sufism, the mystical sect of Islam, is partly characterized by its rich musical tradition, primarily based on the writings of Sufi poets such as Rumi, Amir Khusrau, and Bulleh Shah. Well known for drawing influence from his faith and the Sufi tradition, A.R. Rahman, rearranged this beautiful Qawwali by the Sufi-saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya for the 2011 film, “Rockstar,“ with additional lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil. Subscribe: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Site: Berklee India Exchange: “Kun Faya Kun“ (A.R. Rahman) Arrangement: Berklee Indian Ensemble Soloists in order of appearance: Dhruv Goel: vocals Rohith Jayaraman: vocals Sanjeeta Bhattacharya: vocals Harini Srinivasa Raghavan: vocals Fares Btoush: Oud Layth Al Rubaye: vocals Malavika Das: vocals Annalisa Lombardo: vocals This concert was produced by Annette Philip. Berklee Indian Ensemble Annette Philip - Kerala, India: director Shilpa Ananth - Kerala, India: vocals Sanjeeta Bhattacharya - New Delhi, India: vocals Dhruv Goel - Lucknow, India: vocals Vasundhara Gupta - Kolkata, India: vocals Rohith Jayaraman - San Jose, CA: vocals Harshitha Krishnan - Chennai, India: vocals Nalini Krishnan - Seattle, Washington: vocals Joakim Molander - Sørum, Norway: vocals Armeen Musa - Dhaka, Bangladesh: vocals Kanika Patawari - Antwerp, Belgium: vocals Purvaa Sampath - Bangalore, India: vocals Ishita Sinha - Patna, India: vocals Harini Srinivasa Raghavan - Chennai, India: vocals Aseem Suri - New Delhi, India: vocals Adriel Tjokrosaputro - Surakarta, Indonesia: vocals Sanchitha Wickremesooriya - Colombo, Sri Lanka: vocals Trinayan Baruah - New Delhi, India: vocals Salil Bhayani - Mumbai, India: vocals Malavika Das - Kerala, India: vocals Ganavya Doraiswamy - Chennai, India: vocals Ava Dudani - Brighton, MA: vocals Nicolas Emden - Osorno, Chile: vocals Christopher Kazarian - Worcester, MA: vocals Annalisa Lombardo - Boston, MA: vocals Malwina Masternak - Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland: vocals Wambura Mitaru - Nairobi, Kenya: vocals Zoya Mohan - Newport Beach, CA: vocals Paola Munda - Sicily, Italy: vocals Lydia Renold - Schönenwerd, Switzerland: vocals Gretchen Schadebrodt - Valdivia, Chile: vocals Ashwin Shenoy - Manama, Bahrain: vocals Sahana Simha - Andover, MA: vocals Pankhuri Singhal - Westford, MA: vocals Chantal Tribble - Brookfield, WI: vocals McKain Webb-Lakey - Bow, WA: vocals Yazhi Guo - Hong Kong, China: flute, suona, dizi Layth Al Rubaye - Amman, Jordan: violin Harini Srinivasa Raghavan - Chennai, India: violin Sashank Navaladi - New Delhi, India: sarod, harmonium Fares Btoush - Amman, Jordan: oud Jacy Anderson - Honoka’a, Hawaii: guitar Aleif Hamdan - Jakarta, Indonesia: guitar Shubh Saran - New Delhi, India: guitar David Milazzo - Bow, NH: alto saxophone Edmar Colon - Coamo, Puerto Rico: tenor saxophone Samuel Morrison - Seattle, WA: baritone saxophone Josh Shpak - Walnut Creek; CA: trumpet Michael Wang - Sacramento, CA: trombone Annette Philip - Kerala, India: piano Cheng Lu - Beijing, China: keyboard Achal Murthy - Strassen, Luxembourg: bass Daniel Gonzalez - Mexico City, Mexico: electronic drum sound Kaushlesh Purohit - Jodhpur, India: tabla, percussion Patrick Simard - Ottowa, Canada: drums, percussion Ranajoy Das - New Delhi, India: drums Joe Galeota Jr. - Wethersfield, CT: percussion M.T. Aditya Srinivasan - Chennai, India: tabla, kanjira Vignesh Venkataraman - Boston, MA: mridangam Recorded live at Boston’s Symphony Hall Rob Rose: executive producer Tom Riley: executive producer Annette Philip: artistic director/producer Clint Valladares: artist relations/co producer Mirek Vana: co producer Dave Wentling: production manager Steve Colby: sound engineer Kaushlesh Purohit: audio mixing Jonathan Wyner: audio mastering Reggie Lofton: video producer Thistle Communications: video production Nicole Egidio: editor #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic