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Music from South India: Kerala

Various Artists
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

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101
Nārāyana Mara and party
00:59
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102
Nārāyana Mara and party
05:26
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103
Male singer, drummer
01:54
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104
T.R. Ṡankaran Nambūdiri and P.M. Nārāyana Mara
00:46
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105
Parur P.V. Ponnamma
02:38
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106
Two singers, percussionists
04:59
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107
Two singers, percussionists
03:49
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108
M.E.P. Pillai, Gōpinathan Nāyar, K. Dāmōdaran Pannikar, Vāsudēva Poduwāl
01:41
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201
J.L., male Villupāṭṭu singers, percussionists
00:42
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202
J.L., male Villupāṭṭu singers, percussionists
02:20
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203
Nāyar women who are members of the Kēraḷa State Police Villupāṭṭu Party
01:23
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204
Father and sons singing and playing percussion
01:58
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205
Nārāyaṇa
01:17
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206
Padmanabhan (Pāpu)
01:35
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207
Male Kuravan singers
01:33
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208
Chellappan
01:54
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209
Musicians with chorus
01:06
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210
Puḷḷavan singers, musicians
01:51
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211
Puḷḷavan singers, musicians
01:45
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212
Papan, Gȯpālan, pinnatti
01:57
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213
C.M. Nīilakantha Nambūdiri, C.M. Purushottama Nambūdiri, K.P. Kṛishṇa Poduwal and P. Kēṡava Poduwāi
03:00