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Island/Interscope RecordsU2 performed the live debut of their new single “Ahimsa” Sunday night in Mumbai, India.
For the song, the Irish rockers were joined on stage by acclaimed Indian composer A.R. Rahman, who’s featured on the recorded track. The live performance also featured Rahman’s daughters, Khatija and Raheema, as well as singer-songwriter Rianjali Bhowmick.
You can watch official footage of “Ahimsa” from the Mumbai show streaming now on YouTube.
U2 released “Ahimsa” in November. The song’s title is Sanskrit for “nonviolence.”
“Performing with U2 in Mumbai, in a way, was celebrating Mahatma Gandhi and his world revered faith, Ahimsa,” Rahman says. “We are touched by U2’s stand against injustice, for women empowerment and for goodness in this world.”
U2’s most recent album is 2017’s Songs of Experience.
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