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  2. Music of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Though it is often driven by poetry, Kerala also has its roots in Carnatic music. Songs have always been a significant part of early Malayalam literature dating back to the 9th century CE. [1] The significance of music in Kerala's culture can be deduced from the musical poetry that developed in the Malayalam language long before prose. As music ...

  3. Mappila songs - Wikipedia

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    Songs of the 18th century were primarily of the Kissa genre, ... The Kerala Mappila Kala Akademi, set up in 2001, is dedicated to this genre of music in Kerala. The ...

  4. Ottan Thullal - Wikipedia

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    Ottan Thullal (or Ottamthullal) is a recite-and-dance art-form of Kerala, India.It was introduced in the eighteenth century by Kunchan Nambiar, one of the Prachina Kavithrayam (three famous Malayalam-language poets).

  5. History of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    By the late 18th century, most of the influence in Kerala came from the British. The British crown gained control over Northern Kerala through the creation of the Malabar District . The British also allied with the princely states of Travancore and Cochin in the southern part of the state.

  6. Malayalam literature - Wikipedia

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    Folk songs are the oldest literary form in Malayalam. [33] They were just oral songs. [33] Many of them were related to agricultural activities, including Pulayar Pattu, Pulluvan Pattu, Njattu Pattu, Koythu Pattu, etc. [33] Other Ballads of Folk Song period include the Vadakkan Pattukal (Northern songs) in North Malabar region and the Thekkan Pattukal (Southern songs) in Southern Travancore. [33]

  7. Mohiniyattam - Wikipedia

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    Another text, Gosha Yatra, from the 17th century too mentions the term. [11] The 18th century Balarama Bharatam, a major secondary work on Natya Shastra composed in Kerala, mentions many dance styles including Mohini Natana. [11] In the 18th and 19th century, Mohiniyattam grew as dance arts received patronage of competing princely states.

  8. List of Carnatic composers - Wikipedia

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    early 18th century: Telugu: Composed the immortal Viriboni bhairavi ata tala varnam: Sadasiva Brahmendra: 18th century: Sanskrit: 95: Jagannatha Dasa: 1728–1809: Kannada: 260: Jagannatha Vittala: Composed Dasara Padas, and the Kavya poems Harikathamritasara in the native shatpadi and Tattva suvvali in the native tripadi meters: Kaiwara Sri ...

  9. Chavittu Nadakam - Wikipedia

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    Chavittu Nadakam is believed to be originated after the arrival of Portuguese to the Kerala shores. [3] The reason behind this assumption is that Chavittu Nadakam has a significant European character in its costumes and outfits. But there are historical evidences that Kerala had connections with the western world well before the arrival of ...