Rajan Somasundaram
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Rajan Somasundaram | |
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Born | Thiruvarur, India |
Occupation(s) | Composer Violinist & Drummer Music producer Songwriter |
Rajan Somasundaram, best known as Raleigh Rajan, is a composer, drummer, violinist and
Early life and education
Rajan was born in
Career
In 2017, Rajan created a new Carnatic Raga, Svadhya, and released a single titled ‘Maya- The reflection of Self’ composed in the raga. In 2018, he released the first ever musical form for the prominent Sanskrit Advaita classical literature, Ashtavakra Gita Saksi I, in the raga Svadhya. Rajan has worked on jingles, corporate commercials and documentaries including 'Welcome to North Carolina'.
Rajan composed the theme song of the 10th
In January 2020, Rajan released the first ever music album on ancient Tamil Sangam poetry collaborating with Durham Symphony and leading international artists, titled
His Pop-Rock single 'Girl Power' sung by KiRA Mazur became Top#10 most requested song on Chicago FM in June 2021. His background score for the documentary movie 'Anthara nadai' on Poet Abi was widely appreciated.
Rajan's music for the movie '
References
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- ^ a b "A Major event in the world of Music". The Hindu Music Review. The Hindu Tamil. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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- ^ "பூங்குன்றனார் பாடலை பூரிக்கவைத்த தமிழர்!". Kamadenu, Tamil Hindu. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "உலக கலைஞர்களின், கணீர் குரலில் உலகத் தமிழ் ஆராய்ச்சி மாநாட்டு பாடல்". Dinamalar. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "யாதும் ஊரே". Sramakrishnan.com. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "NC based Composer Rajan revives ancient Tamil poetry with leading singers and musicians from India and USA". www.wrde.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Director Mani Ratnam Releases Music album to celebrate Jeyamohan's Epic Venmurasu". www.thefederal.com. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "A Musical Tribute to Venmurasu by Kamal Haasan, Saindhavi, Rajan Somasundaram & Sriram Parthasarathy". iTunes. Apple. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "A Musical Tribute to Venmurasu". Spotify. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.