Coimbatore’s first Margazhiyil Makkalisai concert featuring The Casteless Collective is here

it all starts foreign, Coimbatore’s first Margazhiyil Makkalisai concert is set to begin with thunderstorms jikkattam The performance of the team of Mahendran and Pollachi. Percussion instruments as a folk art form will feature thudumbu And satti parai,

Conceived by film director and producer Pa Ranjith’s Neelam Cultural Center, the objective of the event is to introduce people to the music of their roots. Here, the stage is much more than just a performance stage. It is a place of democratization of music, giving voice to artists from many backgrounds and genres. by singing and rap, then oppari and rock, this concert promises a smorgasbord of styles.

Musicians from Kongu belt will come together for the first event in Coimbatore. here is Kadavu Mathattam, eight kinds of specialty foreign, “Their rhythms reflect the lives of those who play them; foreign The area is known by several other names depending on the material used to make the tools. Although this percussion instrument varies from region to region, the beats running through it have a common thread of humanity,” says ‘Pesu’ JK Jayakumar. foreign Scholar and artist, who is the coordinator of artists at Neelam Cultural Centre.

A tribal dance will also be performed by the artisans of Pillur. “They will be performing their traditional instruments,” says Jayakumar. Peru Salangai Attam in store.”

Rappers from the region are ready to perform. He is accompanied by Chennai-based independent band The Casteless Collective. Arivu, Isaivani, Balachander and Chellamuthu will be part of the band’s four-hour long performance.

For rapper and lyricist Arivu, who keeps social and political issues close to his heart in his songs, this concert is like coming full circle. “I studied engineering in Coimbatore from 2010 to 2014,” says Arivu, speaking over the phone from Chennai, where he lives. “This is the first time I am visiting the city after my college days,” he says.

Arivu became a household name after the success of ‘Enjoy Enjami’, a Tamil pop and hip-hop song incorporating elements of R&B and folk music genres. oppari, “I am excited to be performing in the city, especially in an event that brings together so many genres. It is a special feeling,” he says.

The music festival will also take place in Madurai and Chennai. The Chennai event, to be held from December 24, will see over 500 artists a week, with each day focusing on a particular genre. Arivu says that the Coimbatore concert will present a “small sample” of the same.

“Next year, we hope to hold a big concert in the city,” he says. According to program coordinator Kalpana Ambedkar, filmmaker Pa Ranjith will be at the event and the chief guest of the evening will be writer Pamaran.

Margazhiyil Makkalisai is at Sitra Auditorium since December 19, 5 pm. Admission is free. For more information call on 8925295451.