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Group effort: All about AR Rahman's touring band

What is it like being a member of AR Rahman's touring band?

You wouldn't think it, but AR Rahman is a funny guy, at least when it comes to bad jokes. The Mozart of Madras has "a wacky sense of humour", say members of his touring band, with whom he just wrapped up the Encore tour, a four city trek through Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Delhi that celebrated his 25 year long career. "He cracks crazy jokes," says 21 year old bassist Mohini Dey, who has been working with Rahman from the time she was 16. "At the Global Citizen

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