Music maestro AR Rahman said Indian artistes performing at prestigious international music festivals like Coachella or winning Grammy Awards are finally getting the global recognition they deserve. The two-time Grammy awardee, who is gearing up for his much-anticipated The Wonderment Tour, said it is a “great time” for musicians.
“Music as an industry was never recognized. When you say, ‘Oh, my son is a singer’, people are like, ‘But what does he do?’ This is still happening. Now, when all these things (concerts) are happening, there are so many pockets of independent bands making it to Coachella… This is one of my dreams that should happen, and it’s happening. People are winning Grammys,” Rahman told PTI in an interview.
Rahman, 58, said the “universality” of Indian music has the potential to captivate global audiences. “India has that culturally. Now, the important thing is how much we can spread it out in the world, which is dominated by Western culture. Because people today are looking at an alternate culture, and if we pull up our stuff, we have an option to be liked by everyone. There are already great fans in Russia and Japan…” he added.
