MEMORIES ‘POP’ !
“The Buzz – Living Performances” was a program which commenced way back in 1996 to provide a strong platform for various artists in the buzzling city of Chennai to perform on, in the field of Music, Dance and Drama thus in a way creating a source of superior ‘live’ entertainment for the audiences in the city.
Boardwalkers who have a total of 19 successful shows to their credit with performances including Jesus Christ Superstar – Just Friends – Women with Voices – The Flatulist – The Owl and The Pussycat – The Spirit Of Bob Dylan, ABBA tribute and many others joined hands with Club of North East Madras. A charity program in nature aiding with various causes supported by the Rotary Club, the tribute to the ‘King of Pop’ in view of his 55th birthday celebration was sponsored by Sterling Holidays..
Even four years after his death, the love for MJ and his ‘Moonwalking’ is eternal. The minute the audience heard ‘Dangerous’ , the crowd went bizarre, This is the kind of euphoria associated with the legendary artiste.
Aishvarya, a die-hard MJ fan said “MJ’s songs are always approachable despite being complex. They have depth and always have an interesting blend of various elements of music”.
Rao, who also performed MJ’s songs with his band 7even at the Broadwalkers’ tribute concert to MJ exclaimed that the era of pop and Disco is owned by MJ and that no one can ever replace him. “ ‘Beat it’ is one MJ’s song that can make anyone dance” he said.
All MJ fans were enthralled with dazzling dance and music performances who came together from various renowned troupes/bands respectively. Anusha Swamy ‘beat it’ with some kickass moves to a blend of MJ songs 😉 . Franks got the Funk and Junkyard Groove were also present there giving the audience some magical MJ moments.
Leon James, the renowned keyboard player in Chennai expressed that MJ’s music ‘quality’ has what has made his music reach out to the people at large. Vivin, a freelance musician who plays the keyboard, recalled a show he did two years ago. With ‘Man in the Mirror’ being his favourite number, he expressed that MJ’s song never got him bored even though he listened them to a million times.
Another huge fan of MJ is dancer Anusha and her friend Divya, a dancer too. Anusha who was also one of the performers with her group said that his songs are such that it can cover a wide genre of dances—salsa, hip hop, Cha Cha Cha and so on. “It is actually a choreographer’s delight,” she says. She expressed that one can sense passion in all MJ songs. Tarun, who was also one of the dancers said “ It is definitely not easy to copy MJ’s steps. They may seem easy when you watch them. But replicating it and that with perfection is such a hard task. We kept practicing for more than a month. I would still not say our moves are perfect , not even close to what we see on the videos. He is a spontaneous dancer.”
Sunitha Sarathy, leading playback singer was also a part of the tribute show and entertained the audiences with a few famous tracks.
It was not just a music concert! It was not just a dance show! It was a true tribute to the legend! It was MJ FOR A CAUSE (with all proceedings being donated for a good cause by Rotary)
This tribute concert which happened at the Lady Andal Auditorium was packed with youngsters and mid-aged MJ fans who did not fail to spread MJ love and support the scene.
