'Mozart of Nature' scores a new music

KS Bishoy By Faris Arakkal "EVERY tree makes a silent music and every river chant tune when they flow," says KS Bishoy as he makes a different attempt to carve music out of nature. Bishoy, who makes music by using stone and wood, is a rare music composer. He was lured by the sounds of nature and thus started living with music. He was trained in mridhangam at Chembai Government Music College. Now, he is a music composer and has worked for many albums. "I love nature and I make efforts to preserve it," says Bishoy. He is a member of Rs Save Western Ghat' movement. He has joined various protests, including that of Athirapilly and Kathikudam. His ardent love for nature earned him a name 'Mozart of Nature'. He had also performed in the bamboo music fusion Mula paadum raathri, which got wide acceptance among music lovers. Now, he is running an ethnic music band, Manthalam, under the name of Rhythm of Soil. Instruments made of bamboo sticks, ghatam, flute and specially arranged stones are used to give a performance. "I will do whatever I can to protect the mother earth," says Bishoy. He dreams to build an eco-friendly home made of mud a