Nevada
(US)
(ANI):
Oscar
winner
musician
AR
Rahman
(Slumdog
Millionaire)
is
part
of
the
remake
of
'We
are
the
World'
charity
anthem
recorded
in
Los
Angeles
(USA),
which
reportedly
included
over
75
world-class
stars.
It
was
recorded
in
the
same
Henson
Recording
studio
where
the
original
was
done
about
25
years
back.
Besides
Rahman,
musical
luminaries
like
Celine
Dion,
Kanye
West,
Natalie
Cole,
Tony
Bennett,
Jonas
Brothers,
Pink,
Barbra
Streisand,
Miley
Cyrus,
Justin
Bieber,
Jamie
Foxx,
Lil
Wayne,
Wyclef
Jean,
Josh
Groban,
Snoop
Dogg,
Carlos
Santana,
Gladys
Knight,
etc.,
sang
to
help
earthquake
affected
Haiti.
Quincy
Jones
and
Lionel
Richie
oversaw
the
production.
It
will
make
its
world
premiere
during
Vancouver
Winter
Olympics
on
February
12.
Its
accompanying
video
has
been
shot
by
Oscar
winning
Paul
Haggis
(Crash).
Lionel
Richie
and
Michael
Jackson
recorded
the
original,
which
featured
45
American
music
megastars
and
it
reportedly
raised
over
$30
million
for
African
hunger
relief.
It
was
the
first
ever
single
to
be
certified
multi-platinum.
Congratulating
Rahman
for
this
inclusion,
Indo-American
statesman
Rajan
Zed
commended
him
for
creating
a
bridge
between
the
music
of
East
and
West
and
for
strengthening
the
worldwide
market
and
stature
of
Indian
film
music.
Zed,
who
is
the
chairperson
of
Indo-American
Leadership
Confederation,
in
a
statement
in
Nevada
(USA)
today,
urged
Rahman
to
help
nourish
the
next
generation
with
the
richness
of
Indian
music,
elements
of
whose
theory
were
first
found
in
ancient
Hindu
scripture
Sama-Veda.