He
might have one of the most packed schedules in the world of music, but
that's also the reason composer A R Rahman made it a point to stop and
take note of the fact that June 21 was World Music Day. At his KM Music
Conservatory, with students, teachers and sister Fathima, director of
the school, decided to record a song composed by one of the faculty,
sung by a student to commemorate the day.
"We recorded a Sufi qalam written by Munna Shaukat Ali in praise of the murshid or teacher. Both Rahman and Fathima were intent that something long-lasting and memorable be done to mark the day," says Jyoti Nair, senior manager at the Conservatory.
Meanwhile, Alliance Francaise on College Road was all abuzz with its week-long celebration of music. Considering the idea of World Music Day was conceptualised in France in 1976 by American musician Joel Cohen, it's no wonder that the cultural centre's "Fete de la Musique", a collaborative effort between Alliance Francaise of Madras, Goethe- Institut and Unwind Centre, will go on till June 26, featuring a wide range of musicians from India, France, Germany and the United States.
The Alliance Francaise auditorium was packed to the brim with music lovers who came to listen to a medley of jazz, rock, pop and even a choir for a programme that lasted over two hours. People were seen seated along the aisle, on the every bit of floor space available and even standing on the sides of the otherwise 15-seater room as White Lady, Adam and the Fishe-Eyed Poets, El Fe and more performed.
Max Mueller Bhavan saw pianist Anil and singer Vedanth Bharadwaj taking to the stage in a concert for a group of students from a corporation school in Aminjikarai. It was not a one-off concert, says Srinivasan. The concert also saw the launch of a website by NalandaWay and Goethe Institut. The website, Chennai Music Library, is a repertoire of clips of concerts given by various consular offices and cultural centres. Conceptualised by Srinivasan and V Sriram Iyer of NalandaWay, the library is an attempt to help students from underprivileged backgrounds get to know different kinds of music and instruments.
"We want children to be aware of different kinds of music and not just film songs," said Geetha Vedaraman of Goethe-Institut. According to Srinivasan, though music education is stressed as an important aspect of schooling, there is scarcity of education aids. So the clips, put together from videos provided by Alliance Francaise, US consulate, Inko Centre and Goethe-Institut will come in handy to educators and trainers.
"We recorded a Sufi qalam written by Munna Shaukat Ali in praise of the murshid or teacher. Both Rahman and Fathima were intent that something long-lasting and memorable be done to mark the day," says Jyoti Nair, senior manager at the Conservatory.
Meanwhile, Alliance Francaise on College Road was all abuzz with its week-long celebration of music. Considering the idea of World Music Day was conceptualised in France in 1976 by American musician Joel Cohen, it's no wonder that the cultural centre's "Fete de la Musique", a collaborative effort between Alliance Francaise of Madras, Goethe- Institut and Unwind Centre, will go on till June 26, featuring a wide range of musicians from India, France, Germany and the United States.
The Alliance Francaise auditorium was packed to the brim with music lovers who came to listen to a medley of jazz, rock, pop and even a choir for a programme that lasted over two hours. People were seen seated along the aisle, on the every bit of floor space available and even standing on the sides of the otherwise 15-seater room as White Lady, Adam and the Fishe-Eyed Poets, El Fe and more performed.
Max Mueller Bhavan saw pianist Anil and singer Vedanth Bharadwaj taking to the stage in a concert for a group of students from a corporation school in Aminjikarai. It was not a one-off concert, says Srinivasan. The concert also saw the launch of a website by NalandaWay and Goethe Institut. The website, Chennai Music Library, is a repertoire of clips of concerts given by various consular offices and cultural centres. Conceptualised by Srinivasan and V Sriram Iyer of NalandaWay, the library is an attempt to help students from underprivileged backgrounds get to know different kinds of music and instruments.
"We want children to be aware of different kinds of music and not just film songs," said Geetha Vedaraman of Goethe-Institut. According to Srinivasan, though music education is stressed as an important aspect of schooling, there is scarcity of education aids. So the clips, put together from videos provided by Alliance Francaise, US consulate, Inko Centre and Goethe-Institut will come in handy to educators and trainers.
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