Band Cooum
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“Ellathukkume inga happy dhaan.”
This is Deepan Fathima’s response, when asked about the choice of Band Cooum’s location for its upcoming concert — Korukkupet. “In this area, most of us do not like sad music. Our tunes, songs…everything is happy, be it for a wedding, or for death. Band Cooum’s music is happy too,” he says .
A collective focussed on folk, Carnatic, independent, and electronic music, Band Cooum’s performance this Saturday will be its first live public concert in Chennai — a city that deeply resonates with all the members, and is a big part of its music, and ethos. The five-member band comprises singer Susha, violinist Shreya Devnath and percussionist Praveen Sparsh, who have a strong background in Carnatic music, and Deepan and ‘Rocket’ Raji(Rajendran), parai artistes who are members of the Friends Kalai Kuzhu troupe.
“The kind of music and instruments the band will be performing with, be…