Tamil Heritage Trust
presents
Communities of Music
(பண்ணிசை தந்த சமூகங்கள்)
by
B. Kolappan
1st July 2017, Saturday 5.30 PM at Arkay Chennai Convention Center,
146/3 R.H.Road, OMS Lakshana (Above Shah Electronics), Mylapore, Chennai
About
the Topic: A few caste communities in Tamil Nadu besides Brahmins and
Isai Vellalas have contributed considerably to music. Padayachi, Kambar,
Sunnanbu Paravar, Maruthuvar and some dalit castes have contributed
immensely to the musical tradition of Tamil Nadu but their contributions
are not well known. Their contribution ranges from playing in Carnatic
concerts, in temple festivals, village festivals, naiyandi meals
performances etc. They have been adept at playing nageswaram, thavil,
flute, mridangam and many other instruments. Over the years these
traditions are vanishing and the performers have hardly received any
recognition. This talk will explore some of these communities and their
contributions to music.
About
the speaker: The loudspeakers from the Madhusoothana Perumal temple in
his village regularly filled the air with music, besides best Nagaswaram
players perfoming during summer festivals called Kodai. They fuelled
his interest in music. Later as a reporter for Dinamani, The New Indian
Express and The Hindu, Kolappan wrote extensively about music. He
currently works for The Hindu.
Entry
for the event is absolutely FREE; No registration is required. The
event will also be available on LIVE thru YouTube. For further details,
visit http://www.tamilheritage.in & https://www.facebook.com/TamilHeritageTrust
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