Connections - AR Rahman's new Album Released Exclusively on Nokia Xpress music

Breaking new ground on the mobile music front, Nokia has collaborated with India’s leading music composer - AR Rahman to launch the first of its kind music album, Nokia Connections, exclusively for its XpressMusic devices, including the upcoming 5800 Xpress Music.
Conceptualised by the legendary A R Rahman, the album has nine original compositions from the maestro, along with other eminent musicians such as Sukhwinder, ShivMani and Blaaze. Speaking on the occasion Vineet Taneja, Head GTM of Nokia India said, ‘Music on the move is, and will continue to be, an important element of the mobile experience. Nokia has blazed a trail for music on mobiles – from handset personalization via ringing tones to music consumption through integrated FM radios and MP3 support. Nokia’s music innovation continues as we offer more and more localized and relevant content to our consumers. We thank Rahman for participating in our journey of redefining mobile music.’

Elaborating on his association with Nokia, A R Rahman said, ‘I am very happy to join hands with Nokia for yet another industry first. The album, Nokia Connections is very close to my heart as we have taken inspiration from different walks of life to create nine soundtracks that establish the diversity of music.’

He added, ‘In today’s time a song like ‘Jiya se Jiya’ (Heart to Heart) becomes even more relevant as it gives the message of embracing everyone irrespective of their region, religion or language.’

The songs will be preloaded on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia 5220 XpressMusic and Nokia 5320 XpressMusic from January, 2009

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