Aksomaniac’s Kanmashi makes a mark in Malayalam

Aron Kollassani Selestin, aka Aksomaniac, does not like being boxed in, and neither does his music. Based in Thiruvananthapuram, he uses music to speak his truth, led by feeling rather than genre.

When he blends Carnatic ragas with Western styles, it’s simply different parts of his musical world flowing together, free of rules or filters. In doing so, he’s becoming part of a new wave in Malayalam indie music, unafraid to be personal, political, and genre-fluid.