Diligent walkers and onlookers at the Bougainvillea Park were treated to soulful music at the Times of India Namma
Chennai Chance-eyilla
celebration recently. The concert was an initiative by Chennai Corporation’s Chennai UCCN to celebrate the city’s addition to
UNESCO’s creative cities network for its rich musical tradition. This concert had something for everyone. Carnatic music connoisseurs got to kick-start their morning with a performance by musician
T Kalaimagan
, while fans of the alternate genre vibed with country Tamil rock band Kizhakkuvaasi and Chennai hip-hop collective
Thamizh Hip Hop Underground
.
“We performed classical and semi-classical songs to focus on all audiences. The response was amazing. Audiences came up to us and told us that it was rare to hear such concerts in public venues,” said T Kalaimagan, who performed along with M Karthikeyan on the keyboard and E Martin on the tabla. Chanderan, who performed as part of Kizhakkuvaasi, noted that the indie Tamil music scene is in its nascent stage in Chennai. “It was a great opportunity,” said Chanderan, who performed with Solomon (on the keyboard) and Goel Wesley (on the drums). Sarthak Tiwari, who performed as part of the Thamizh Hip Hop Underground, added, “Our intention was to spread the importance of the five elements of hip-hop — graffiti, DJing, beatboxing, dancing and rapping — among audiences. Apart from the first two, we did the rest at the concert.” He performed along with
P.e.a.c.e Hiphop Group
, Rohith Sanjeev, Arjun Manohar, Samuel Joseph A and George Berlin.
Budding talents from the city can register at www.chanceyilla.in
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