A Tale Of Times

For the love of art that has aged gracefully between two generations - we bring you best of both worlds Conceptualisation

- Likhitha P Nair

FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY

Azeez Baba | Fort Kochi

The vigour in his tone when he talks about music matches the life in his smile. Azeez Baba has been creating songs since a time when music production was not just a hasty, hurried hour’s work. The slow-paced times when a whole orchestra practiced for hours before a recording, and making a mistake was unforgivable. “Back then, music was made to stay in people’s hearts - to be hummed and caressed.” he remembers.

Like while making tunes for legendary movie ‘Mughal-E-Azam’, music director Naushad roamed about Delhi, clicking pictures and studying the soul of the city.

“What is that new thing that makes everyone a singer? You send your voice through it and you suddenly sound perfect?” he enquired. “Autotune?”, I asked hesitantly, for which he smirked. “Melody must return,” Baba cherished

STAYING ROOTED

Bijibal | Bodhi Studio

Bodhi Studio welcomes you with serenity. Sitting by his iMac, Bijibal posed dubiously for our photographer. This National Award-winning composer is a musical Midas. When I met him few years back at a discussion, I remember him saying that music is like the smell of rain-kissed soil - something to be felt with your senses.