Carnatic composer TM Krishna and comedian-performer Alexander Babu Music, Mania and Mountains

Hindu Friday in Carnatic musician TM Krishna and comedian-performer Alexander Babu | Photo Credit: Shivraj S

Like he was on stage HinduArt Deco Office Building, Alexander Babu, artist and comedian extraordinary, stated that he came up with a line that would remove the early gigls. This was part of his formula, one guaranteed the audience to please.

“The moment when in a Christian Hindu Office chat with Krishna Sebastian & Sons And other things, ”he said. On Q, the audience gave up a laugh.

Hindu FridayS, irony, this time on Tuesday, saw a stuffed crowd, which was actively engaged with two showmen, who thrilled the gathering with a conversation on a host of subjects, including their respective music trips, handling the gathering, handling criticism and trying to try for equity in uneven places. Two artists who also proved to be speech speakers, dub at the banquet, often draw each other’s legs, while often switching on philosophy.

Alex, who started his journey in the stand up scene, said that he had a very comfortable life in the corporate world. “I decided that I have done my share, worked for a long time. It was to be two years of sabbatical. It has been 10 years. I was happily inspired, “he said.

On the other hand, TM Krishna said that he was always involved in the music world. The purpose took him towards economics. This was his way to try to understand the world. However, he was equally bent mutually tilted. “I had a clearly fixed plan. I had finished my college in Vivekananda. I had to go to Delhi School of Economics and eventually London School of Economics. But okay, I had to choose so I saw my father. He suggested that I try my hand in the song for a while and then study whether it does not work, ”he said. Krishna said that the internal churning inspired to find some singuine on the stage. He loved the applause and meditation he found, but found himself in search of purpose. “I was darling. Then, things changed because the meaning of happiness changed, ”he said that his journey to understand his privilege and politics had been a central part of his development.

Stand-up comedian Alexander Babu at the Hindu office in Chennai on Tuesday. , Photo Credit: Ragu R

Alex first saw Krishna on stage. It was a small hall in Salt Lake City with a rare audience. Krishna intervened to say that it was likely to be in 2005. “He performed as if he was singing at a stadium,” Alex commented, Krishna asked if his voice ever felt stressed. “I don’t think anyone in my family knows the meaning of speaking slowly. When you are taught by someone who has excellent voice culture, it becomes automatically easy. One should know how to produce voice, ”he said.

Alex, who has also learned Karnataka music, was asked by Krishna to sing. He was bound and both jumped into conversation about the assembly culture in the city. He said, “I was told that Kacharis is the best way to learn to sing so I started paying attention but I often found him boring.” Krishna said that the idea of ​​a platform through their activism and performance on roads and beaches has changed over years. However, he said that he usually prefer quiet time before coming on stage. Tuning Tambura is one of the ways he prefers to close the world. “I once used Tambura on stage with the audience. They knew that they would have to remain silent through the process. I found that they were more attracted during the performance, ”he said.

Two bits of Krishna’s comments were particularly attractive. One, he said that he felt that his voice had opened up after being fitter. He wants to climb at least one mountain in a year and do summit. This requires a year -long training, so he tries to receive in four days a week. “I try to sing for a few minutes when I summit a mountain. I was curious to see which was the longest performance in circumstances. It was Mount Aononkagua in Argentina and about 15 minutes long. I also covered that mountain in 2019 and sang for a long time. I haven’t recorded it yet. It could have been mine, “he said.

Carnatic singer TM Krishna at the Hindu office in Chennai on Tuesday. , Photo Credit: Ragu R

He said that learning to be deeply weak was central for his existence. Alex agreed and said that he often addressed the audience as his ‘Chelms’ as he called his children in the same way and said that it is an eye -opening journey to learning to ignore various forms of criticism.

Alex often said that Krishna knew how to rock the boat in many areas. Playing on the punishment, the two musicians sat in the prestigious Mani Ratnam film Nayakan (1987) to sing Ilaiyaraja’s node for Fisharfoka to sing ‘Neela, Adhu Vanathu Mela’. A fitting, enthusiastic end for a luxurious evening.