Biennale Music: Jyothi Menon Performs Live for Patients at General Hospital

KOCHI:

Noted playback singer, Jyothi Menon performed live today at the General Hospital, Ernakulam here for the 143rd edition of the all Wednesday ‘Arts and Medicine’ show, which opened with a homage to senior instrumentalist Erlo D’ Cruz who passed away this morning.
Menon’s melodious renditions of Hindi, Malayalam and Hindi songs backed by synchronised orchestra music wafted from the hospital’s sunlit lawn into its corridors.
Starting with Jhuki Jhuki Si Nazar, a number by iconic Indian ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, which Menon followed it up with the songs – Lokam Muzhuvan Sukham Pakaranayi, Oru Vattam Koodiyen Ormakal Meyunna and Poonthenaruvi among others. The playback singer belted out a total of 13 songs in her hour-long show before concluding with the number Kaarmukil Varnante to huge appreciation from the audience who applauded her after every number.
The weekly musical programme, organised as an initiative of the Kochi Biennale Foundation, the Mehboob Memorial Orchestra and Lakeshore Research Centre Limited provides solace to patients by unleashing the undeniable therapeutic uses of music in medicine.
Beginning her musical career by winning the 1997 TV Malayalam reality show, ‘Hamsadhwani’ on Doordarshan, Menon has been an all encompassing presence on various stage shows.
Menon who has exhibited singing prowess right from her schooldays underwent training at the RLV music college Tripunithura, and has lent her voice in several Malayalam films namely, Nakshatra Kannula Rajakumaran, Priyom and Katturumbinte Kalyanam.
“When music fills the soul, it escapes as explicit renditions to the surroundings. The same music acts as a balm and heals listeners, especially those who are in distress or traumatised by pain and agony,” said the singer.
She added that Biennale has taken a generous step in organising a show, which has been able to provide solace and consolation to many patients as well as bystanders.