KOCHI: Evergreen melodies from yesteryear flowed through the General Hospital here when singers from ‘Nanmayude Thalodal’, a city-based friendship group noted for its charity activities, took to the stage for the weekly Arts and Medicine Biennale music show on Wednesday.
Teen talent Amal Roy, a semifinalist of the Malayalam television show ‘Super Star Junior’ was the star of the show and his songs received wide appreciation of the audience, comprising patients, bystanders and hospital staff.
“It gives me immense happiness to be a part of an initiative aimed at providing solace to patients in distress,” said Roy, who is the son of singer Jackson Roy. Roy has won many prestigious prizes at the school level. “Age is no barrier in being able to do something for others, I enjoy working with seniors and learning life’s important lessons,” said the enthusiastic teenager. Roy was the youngest among group of singers, which included Jabbar Uppas, chairman of the friendship group. Along with other artistes Jackson Roy, Kunjumon, Anaz Mohammed and Salim, the group rendered a total of 13 songs which got the audience humming and swaying.
Jabbar began the programme on a devotional note with ‘Satya Nayaka’, followed by ‘Neela Malareh’. He followed it up with a medley of random songs hand-picked to suit the taste of the audience. Jabbar and Amal together concluded the show with ‘Husnul Jamal’- a popular folk number. The ‘Nanmayude Thalodal’ group is active on social networking and messaging sites like Facebook and WhatsApp and has initiated several charity works.
Wednesday’s performance marks the 144th edition of the ‘Arts and Medicine’ programme, which is organised by Kochi Biennale Foundation in association with Mehboob Memorial Orchestra and Lake Shore Hospital and Research Centre Limited.