Music of Kerala

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bhajan	Bhangra
Filmi	Bhavageete
Lavani	Ghazal
Baul sangeet	Sufi music (Qawwali)

Timeline and Samples

Genres

Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Rock - Pop - Hip hop

Awards

Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards

Charts

Festivals

Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana

Media

Sruti, The Music Magazine

National anthem

"Jana Gana Mana", also national song "Vande Mataram"

Music of the states

Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Andhra Pradesh – Arunachal Pradesh – Assam – Bihar – Chhattisgarh – Goa – Gujarat – Haryana – Himachal Pradesh – Jammu – Jharkhand – Karnataka – Kashmir – Kerala – Madhya Pradesh – Maharashtra – Manipur – Meghalaya – Mizoram – Nagaland – Orissa – Punjab – Rajasthan – Sikkim – Tamil Nadu – Tripura – Uttar Pradesh – Uttaranchal – West Bengal

Kerala is a region of India, musically known for Sopanam. Sopanam is religious in nature, and developed through singing invocatory songs at the Kalam of Kali, and later inside temples. Some famous singers are Neralattu Rama Poduval, Janardhanan Nedungadi and Damodara Marar.

Child prodigy violin wizard L. Athira Krishna , who is currently the foremost Indian Classical Solo Violinist , hails from a renowned musical family of Kerala. She is the granddaughter of eminent musician of yesteryears Vidwan. Gopala Pillai. L.Athira has brought pride and honour to not only the nation but also to Kerala with her numerous global recognitions and performances. Recently her name was enlisted in the prestigious Guinness Book Of World Records , for her 32 hour long non-stop violin concert!