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Arjun Chandy

Arjun Chandy

Indian singer


Arjun Chandy is an Indo-american singer, arranger, studio vocalist and vocal group coach from Dallas, Texas.[1]

Arjun Chandy in studio

Career

Chandy is from a family of artists.[1] His infant years were spent heavily immersed in Indian classical music. He completed his vocal arangetram in Dallas and was accompanied by Shri Poovalur Sriji on the Mridangam and Shri Ramana Indrakumar on the Ghatam. During his school days, he learned to read music and studied music theory, joining the school choir.[1] This helped to understand western classical music. When he was 14, he started singing for a quartet in middle school.[1]

At the age of 15, after getting involved in the world of jazz, he started working professionally, conducting and arranging music for groups in United States. Later, he became a part of The Vocal Majority in the U.S.[1] Chandy contributed to the formation of "NAFS- The Band"[2] when A. R. Rahman called him to Chennai at the end of 2013. Chandy is presently the band's director and conductor.[3] He spent a year post 2013 to train the band.[4][5]

In an interview with Seychelles News Agency, Chandy said: "Rahman always wanted to put together a vocal band of sorts, because he loves vocal groups and harmonies, not necessarily a capella but just the sound of a group singing, even if it's a large choir, if there's vocal harmony, he's a big fan of jazz and all these things."[3]

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References

  1. "Music, a numbers game". The Hindu. 20 August 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. "A R Rahman launches the first video of his new band NAFS". The Hindu. 12 August 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. Amla, Hajira (1 January 2000). "Seychelles: Too Jazzy for Indian Audiences? A.R. Rahman's Vocal Group Nafs Performs At Seychelles India Day Musical Gala". Seychelles News Agency (Victoria). Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. "A. R. Rahman – The Official Site". arrahman.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  5. "AR Rahman's Band NAFS First Video Out | Soundbox". www.soundbox.co.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  6. "The University of Vermont Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yutaka Kono and Srinivas Krishnan, Marsh Professor-at-large" (PDF). The University of Vermont Symphony Orchestra. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Lingaa (tracklist) - A. R. Rahman - The Official Site". arrahman.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  8. "Tamasha". arrahman.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. "Music Review: Mohenjo Daro". filmfare.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

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