Mysuru: Vid. T.M. Krishna will be presenting a Karnatak Music Vocal Concert at Ramabai Govinda Rao Rangamandira in Ganabharathi premises on Adichunchanagiri Road in Kuvempunagar today (Nov.22) at 6 pm and at Suttur Mutt Moonlight Music Programme-206 at the Mutt premises, foot of Chamundi Hill, tomorrow at 6 pm.
It may be mentioned here that the Magsaysay Award winner Krishna was one of the performers at the Music and Dance in the Park festival organised by the Spic-Macay-Airport Authority of India (AAI). After trolls targeted Krishna, for reasons including singing in praise of Jesus Christ and Allah, the AAI backed off.
The AAP government stepped in and offered a stage to Krishna. So, the singer got to sing in the capital on the same day, same time, though on a different stage.
The concert, expectedly, became a political statement for the host, the performer and the audience. Krishna did not spell out his politics at the concert, but the music spoke for him.
This post was published on November 22, 2018 6:31 pm