Humour and Hamsadhwani: Stand-up comic Alexander Babu takes a musical trip
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Humour and Hamsadhwani: Stand-up comic Alexander Babu takes a musical trip

The Hindu  

Alexander Babu’s love affair with music started four decades ago in a small village in Ramanathapuram district, where he grew up listening to songs on All India Radio and Ceylon Radio. “Though my father didn’t understand the nuances in the songs, he would say, ‘See how Seergazhi Govindarajan’s voice stirs the soul’,” says Alexander Babu, recalling even the shape of the radio petti at his house. The first episode of this YouTube series had Alex interpreting Ilaiyaraaja ’s 1979 song, ‘Mayile Mayile’ in his distinct comic style. “It was a 70 km one way drive, but I really wanted to learn.” Around the same time he met young Carnatic vocalist Raghavan Manian and was impressed by his rendition of ‘Athisaya Raagam’.

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