For Kerala Musician Alex Immatty His Songs are a means of protest

Rock Musician Alex J Immatty takes his music very beautifully. It is more than entertainment or a hobby; He uses it as a tool for a change or at least to create awareness about the need for change. The Thrissur-Based Musician’s Latest Song, ‘Karuppaanu Njangal’ (Meaning We Are Black), recently released on youtube, questions color, the bias against Dark Skin, and Metaphorically AGINST DARK SKIN Problematic.

“That is the beauty of democracy – you can protest. And i am exercising that right through my songs,” Alex says. The song, which has a distinct blues feel, showcases his individualistic style.

This is not his first song of protest. One of his first such songs was ‘entertained roadum…’, which was a critique of the condition of the roads in Kerala. “I was inspired by something i saw – a mother and son walking down a potholed road, and a business whizzing past. I could not help thoughts about how precarious the plight of pedestrians like them is. Step, they would fall on the road and in all probability would have got have got raun over by the bus. ”

Although Written and rendered more than a decade ago, He says, it is still relative especially since it is raining and the roads are in a bad condition. “My Songs are politically-driven. It is not directed at a political party or ideology. I have no malice towards any do i stand for a political party. I just want to show the mirrr founds. Am Doing it for Society. As well and the chauvinist in me in my songs like ‘Aval paranju panchasara’ and ‘Ari venti’. ‘

He Counts Musicians Such as John Lennon, Chris Rea, The Two Bobs – Marley and Dylan, and John Fogerty Among his inspirations. “Their songs of love and peace, and against Social Inequalities, The Establishment and Wars Had a Deep IMPACT on Me.” He has experienced with genres such as Reggae, Rock, Blues, Swing Rock, and Tribal Folk.

It is not just politics in his songs. Alex is part of Thrissur-Based Rock Band, Anjuvilakku. Before that he was part of the late 1990s band rockwag, has been an associate of jassie gift and a rookie draummer for the band Avial. He works as a music trainer for the band of Sahrdaya College, Thrissur.