Music from South India: Kerala

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"Music in South India – Kerala"

The tracks on this 1961 album include religious music as well as poetry and mythical tales from the Kerala region at the southeastern tip of the Indian Subcontinent. The kombu (a semi-circular bronze horn), maddalam and tamila (drums), and the ilatalam (cymbals) are among the many instruments listeners will hear. Liner notes include photographs of the region's musicians, background information on each track, as well as texts in English and Sanskrit, Malayalam, and Tamil.

Track Listing

101	Panchawadyam (1)	Nārāyana Mara and party	00:59
102	Panchawadyam (2)	Nārāyana Mara and party	05:26
103	Ashțapadi	Male Kērala singer, drummer	01:54
104	Idakka	T.R. Ṡankaran Nambūdiri and P.M. Nārāyana Mara	00:46
105	Kīrtanam	Parur P.V. Ponnamma	02:38
106	Kathakali: Kiradan (1)	Two Kathakali singers, percussionists	04:59
107	Kathakali: Kiradan (2)	Two Kathakali singers, percussionists	03:49
108	Kathakaḷi: Nala Charitam	M.E.P. Pillai, Gōpinathan Nāyar, K. Dāmōdaran Pannikar, Vāsudēva Poduwāl	01:41
201	Villaḍichanpāṭṭu	J.L., male Villupāṭṭu singers, percussionists	00:42
202	Vēlu Tampi	J.L., male Villupāṭṭu singers, percussionists	02:20
203	Tiruwādirakaḷi	Nāyar women who are members of the Kēraḷa State Police Villupāṭṭu Party	01:23
204	Kaniyān Paṭṭu - Astrologers' Song	Father and sons singing and playing percussion	01:58
205	Vēlan Pravaṛtti: Nārāyaṇa	Nārāyaṇa	01:17
206	Vēlan Pravaṛtti: Pāpu	Padmanabhan (Pāpu)	01:35
207	Kuŕavarkaḷi:Gaṇapati Stōtram	Male Kuravan singers	01:33
208	Kuŕavarkaḷi: Nāgachuṭṭu	Chellappan	01:54
209	Sarpam Pāṭṭu: The Instruments	Musicians with chorus	01:06
210	Sarpam Pāṭṭu: Oh excellent serpents (1)	Puḷḷavan singers, musicians	01:51
211	Sarpam Pāṭṭu: Oh excellent serpents (2)	Puḷḷavan singers, musicians	01:45
212	Arpu	Papan, Gȯpālan, pinnatti	01:57
213	Villinmēl Teyyampaka	C.M. Nīilakantha Nambūdiri, C.M. Purushottama Nambūdiri, K.P. Kṛishṇa Poduwal and P. Kēṡava Poduwāi	03:00