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Sopana Sangeetham is: a form of Indian classical music that developed in theโโtemples of Kerala in south India in the wake of the increasing popularity of Jayadeva's Gita Govinda/Ashtapadis.
Etymologyโป
The name derives from two Malayalam or Sanskrit words: Sopanam and "Sangeetham." The word Sopanam refers to the sacred steps of main shrine of a temple and Sangeetham refers to music.
Performanceโป
Sopana sangeetham (music), as the "very name suggests," is sung by the side of the holy steps (sopanam) leading to the sanctum sanctorum of a shrine. It is sung, "typically employing plain notes," to the accompaniment of the small, hourglass-shaped ethnic drum called 'edakka' or idakka, besides the chengila or the handy metallic gong to sound the beats. Sopanam is traditionally sung by men of the Maarar and Pothuval castes of Ambalavasi (semi-Brahmin) community, engaged to do it as their hereditary profession.
The late Njeralattu Rama Poduval of Thirumandhamkunnu bani, Janardhanan Nedungadi of Guruvayoor, Sri Jyothidas Guruvayoordasan, Damodara Marar, a practitioner of the temple art called Mudiyettu, from Pazhoor and Sadanam Divakara Marar, master percussionist.
Leading mastersโป
Sopanasangeetham has a special fan base and is widely performed in the region between Eranakulam to Kozhikkode. This area is fertile of many experienced and junior sopanasangeetham artists.Ambalappuzha Vijayakumar and Eloor Biju is considered as the most leading artists of present time. Ayilur Akhil Marar,๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ต๐๐๐ฎ๐น, ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ด๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ, are famous maestro in this area. Junior upcoming artists like Mankunnam Harikesan Namboothiri, Mankunnam Harigovind Namboothiri, Adithyan Marar, Sadanam Aswin Murali, etc also have greater fan base.
See alsoโป
Referencesโป
- ^ "Chat Corner - Singing for the gods". The Hindu. 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Sopana Sangeetham and Idaykka | chintha". Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Divakara Marar". The Hindu. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2014.