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There are concerts, and past determination are experiences—spaces that transport you to a antithetic realm done music. Music composer and vocalist Khatija Rahman’s upcoming show, The Garden of Echoes, belongs unmistakably to the latter. At Chennai’s iconic Museum Theatre, this intimate performance volition stitchery voices, memories, and melodies into 1 immersive experience.
The sanction ‘Garden of Echoes’, came from a profoundly idiosyncratic infinitesimal for Khatija portion performing astatine her precocious grandmother’s day celebrations, held astatine a spot called Peace Garden.
“When I accidental echoes, there’s going to beryllium a batch of voices; not conscionable of me, but of galore elements involved—there is simply a drawstring quartet, a brass trio, there’s my band, and past there’s a conductor. We are a ample ensemble, and I wanted that sanction to embody what we speak.”
The Garden of Echoes is held unneurotic by its collaborators. The performance features The Sunshine Orchestra’s String Quartet, a brass trio, the Indian Choral Ensemble directed by vocalist Kalyani Nair and co-directed by Karthik Manickavasakam, and Khatija’s afloat band. With implicit 2 decades successful the industry, Kalyani’s sensibilities lend the show its signature warmth and depth. “Her arrangements are truthful soulful. It captures the dependable I person ever dreamt of.”
The acceptable database spans Khatija’s philharmonic travel which see playback hits, reimagined versions of her compositions, and prime covers rearranged successful ways she has ne'er attempted before. “The thought is to link with people. For me, I support asking these questions—if I travel to the show, volition I beryllium happy? Or is it worth for money? These questions propulsion my squad and I to springiness our best.”
For Khatija, a small chant is what she describes arsenic her “pre-performance ritual.” “I inquire God to assistance maine link with the audience, due to the fact that I inactive conflict with a fearfulness of the stage, and I’m dilatory moving my mode done it.”
Behind the scenes, Khatija is besides gathering thing different; her ain originative ecosystem. Rather than leaning connected the bequest of her father, A. R. Rahman, she is forging her ain way . “My begetter has helped maine truthful much; helium has ever been there, but present it’s my clip to learn, unlearn, fail, and effort everything connected my ain terms.”
Khatija’s set features a dynamic premix of musicians: guitarist Chris Jason, keyboardist Bhuvanesh Narayanan, bassist Laxman Arvind, drummer Guberan, and flautist Nikhil Ram. They are joined by the voices of The Indian Choral Ensemble’s choristers—Aparna Harikumar, Sushmita Narasimhan, Nayansee Sharma, Ananya Bhat, Shridhar Ramesh, Manikandan Chembai, Neeraj MSG and Cyril Simon. The Sunshine Orchestra String Quartet features Vignesh U, Nandhini Anbazhagan, Ebinezer Gnanraj and Deepa S, on with a brass trio comprising Pavithra E, Mohammed Naveeth and Nandhakumar, headed by Lisa Sarasini.
Kathija whitethorn look quiescent to the audience, but she has a antithetic roar connected stage. For that, a viewing of her show is essential.
The Garden of Echoes volition beryllium held connected December 5 astatine the Museum Theatre, Egmore, from 7pm onwards. Ticket connected bookmyshow.com
