MUMBAI: Celebrated musicians A.R. Rahman and Dr. L. Subramaniam have joined hands to celebrate commonality and the gift of life virtually at the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival. The composer and violinist have rendered a musical tribute to violin legend Prof. V Lakshminarayana. This collaboration is symbolic of the friendship between their families which goes back two generations. The tale goes that Rahman’s father, composer, arranger and musician RK Sekar, and Subramaniam’s father, Prof. V Lakshminarayana, used to live on the same street in Mylapore, Chennai. The prodigious musical folks have been in artistic and goodwill communion since.

Watch the special collaborative rendition of A.R. Rahman and Dr. L. Subramaniam here:

This special collaboration features Rahman and Subramaniam joined by the artists in their family. Centred around “Don’t Leave Me,” a song composed by Dr. L. Subramaniam, that Rahman grew up with, the music video comprises performances by Rahman’s children Khatija Rahman, Raheema Rahman, AR Ameen, and Subramaniam’s daughter Bindu Subramaniam and Subramaniam’s granddaughter Mahati Subramaniam, along with the musicians’ dear friend and illustrious percussionist Sivamani. This collaboration features a new rendition of Subramaniam’s composition “Don’t Leave Me” which has been rearranged by Rahman and Subramaniam.