Mappila Singers

Eranholi Moosa

Eranholi Moosa is a prominent Mappila singer, hailing from Eranholi near Thalassery in Kannur district, Kerala state of South India. He is well-known for many famous numbers like Manassinteyullil ninnu, Manikkya Malaraaya, Arimulla Punchiri and many others. Recently, Moosa had starred in the Malayalam movie, Gramaphone.


Some Hit Malayalam Mappila Pattu

Singer: Eranholi Moosa

Song Title: Makkah Manal Thattil


Singer: Eranholi Moosa
Song Title: Theeratha Dhukham



Singer: Eranholi Moosa
Song Title: Zamanin Koorirul Kattil



Singer: Eranholi Moosa
Song Title: Kettukal Moonum Keti…

Mappila Singers

Moyinkutty Vaidyar

Moyinkutty Vaidyar (1857 - 1891) was a renowned Mappila poet, from the state of Kerala in South India.


Moyinkutty Vaidyar was born at Kondotty, in Malappuram district, Kerala. He is widely remembered and respected as a legendary poet, and very rarely does a Mappila arts stage go without a mention of his name.

A famous Mappila Pattu from Malayalam Movie 1921. Lyrics: Moieen Kutty Vaidyar/P A Khader.

Culture of Malabar Mappilas

Oppana ഒപ്പന

It is a popular form of social entertainment among the mappila community of Kerala, south India, prevalent all over, especially in the northern districts of Kannur, Calicut, and Malappuram. It is generally presented by females, numbering about fifteen including musicians, a day before a wedding. The bride, dressed in all finery, covered with gold ornaments, is the chief spectator; she sits on a peetam, around which the singing and dancing take place. While they sing, they clap their hands rhythmically and move around the bride using simple steps. Two or three girls begin the songs and the rest join the chorus.





Men’s Oppana





Mappila Paattukal / Mappila Songs

Mappila Paattukal or Mappila Songs are folklore Muslim devotional songs in the Malayalam language sung by Muslims (Mappilas) of Malabar. The first gramophone record in Malayalam language was a Mappila song. In 1925, Gul Mohammed, father of actor KG Sathar recorded his voice in gramophone. Even though many Mappila songs were released thereafter on records, only a few of them are considered as authentic Mappila songs.





Duff Muttu

Duff Muttu (also: Dubh Muttu) is an art form prevalent among Muslims in Kerala state of south India. Basically Duff or Dubh is a music instrument made of wood and ox skin. It is also called Thappitta. Participants play this and dance. In certain areas, instead of Duff or Dubh, Arabana is used. This was performed in Madina in Saudi Arabia.






Kolkali

Kolkali is the traditional art of Malabar Mappilas.

Malabar Mappila

Malabar Mappilas Arab merchants propagated their faith along the Malabar Coast. The community that came into existence through the marriage of local women to Arab sailors are known as the Mappilas or Moplahs. The Arabs are believed to come from many regions of present day Arabia notably from the Red Sea coastal areas and the Hadhramaut region of present day Yemen as most present day Mappilla Muslims are Shafi'i. Muslims and the Muslims in Maldives, Sri Lanka, and coastal Karnataka also share a similar history and culture. In the 16th and 17th centuries they are known for their fight against Portuguese inquisition and conversion to Christianity of native people of Malabar coast. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Mappilas were known for active armed attacks against the British, including the 1921 Moplah rebellion. Mohommed Haji was proclaimed the Caliph of the Moplah Khilafat (Caliphate) and flags of Islamic Caliphate were flown. Ernad and Valluvanad were declared Khalifat kingdoms.

In recent years, many Kerala Muslims, along with other Malayali communities have found work in the Middle East (especially in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates ), sending remittances home to support their families in Kerala. This makes Kerala one of the main contributors of foreign exchange to Indian economy.

Like the Bearys of Tulunadu, most Mappila Muslims follow the Shafi'i school of Muslim Jurisprudence (in contrast to the Hanafi school followed by most South Asian Muslims). The Pakistan Movement (which drew its strongest support from Muslims in northern India) received a lukewarm reception amongst Muslims in Kerala though relatively few Mappilas migrated to Pakistan following partition.

According to the 2001 census, about one-quarter of Kerala's population (or 7,863,842 people) were Muslims. Furthermore, a substantial proportion of Mappilas have left Kerala to seek employment in the Middle East, and some have settled in other states within India. There are substantial numbers of Mappilas in nearby Kodagu (Coorg), Mangalore, Bangalore, Coimbatore) etc. Nowadays the Mappila diaspora is spread around the world from United States in the west to Australia in the east.

Reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mappila