Music from South India: Kerala

Various Artists

RELATED LESSON PLAN
"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	Panchawādyam	Instrumental	0:59
102	Panchawādyam	Nārāyana Mara and Party	5:26
103	Ashțapadi	Male Kēraḷa singer, drummer	1:54
104	Idakka	T.R. Ṡankaran Nambūdiri and P.M. Nārāyana Mara	0:46
105	Kīrtanam	Parur P.V. Ponnamma	2:38
106	Kathakaḷi: Kirādan	Two Kathakaḷi singers, percussionists	4:59
107	Kathakaḷi: Kirādan	Two Kathakaḷi singers, percussionists	3:49
108	Kathakaḷi: Nala Charitam	M.E.P. Pillai and Gōpinathan Nāyar, K. Dāmōdaran Pannikar and Vāsudēva Poduwāl, Mankūlam Vishnu Nambūdiri and Kudamā ḷur Karunākaran Nāyar	1:41
201	Villaḍichanpāṭṭu	J.L., male Villupāṭṭu singers, percussionists	0:42
202	Vēlu Tampi	J.L., male Villupāṭṭu singers, percussionists	2:20
203	Tiruwādirakaḷi	Nāyar women who are members of the Kēraḷa State Police villupāṭṭu Party	1:23
204	Kaniyān Paṭṭu - Astrologers' Song	Father and sons	1:58
205	Vēlan Pravaṛtti: Nārāyaṇa	Nārāyaṇa	1:17
206	Vēlan Pravaṛtti: Pāpu	Padmanabhan (Pāpu)	1:35
207	Kuŕavarkaḷi:Gaṇapati Stōtram	Male Kuravan singers	1:33
208	Kuŕavarkaḷi: Nāgachuṭṭu	Chellappan	1:54
209	Sarpam Pāṭṭu: The Instruments	Musicians with chorus	1:06
210	Sarpam Pāṭṭu: Oh excellent serpents	Puḷḷavan singers, musicians	1:51
211	Sarpam Pāṭṭu: Oh excellent serpents	Puḷḷavan singers, musicians	1:45
212	Arpu	Papan, Gȯpālan, pinnatti	1:57
213	Villinmēl Teyyampaka	C.M. Nīilakantha Nambūdiri, C.M. Purushottama Nambūdiri, K.P. Kṛishṇa Poduwal and P. Kēṡava Poduwāi	3:00