![]() ![]() Performers sing about a wide range of topics, but the essence of gaana is said to be "angst and melancholy" based in life's struggles. Gaana songs are performed at weddings, stage shows, political rallies, and funerals. Gaana is a rap-like "collection of rhythms, beats and sensibilities native to the Dalits of Chennai." It evolved over the past two centuries, combining influences from the siddhars (tantric adepts) of ancient Tamilakam, Tamil Sufi saints, and more. Each talam is named after a deity, including Kunhanada talam, Mangalanada talam and Karaganachi talam. ![]() The Pulayar, for example, perform melodies called talams which are said to come from the cooing of birds. The rural hill tribes of Tamil Nadu each have their own folk traditions. The urumee mellam also remains as one of the more popular forms of folk music in rural Tamil Nadu and the ensemble is most often played with an urumee and the nadaswaram as the instrument of choice. There are contemporary enthusiasts, like Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan and Pushpavanam Kuppuswamy, who have worked to revive popular interest in the folk music of Tamil Nadu. Subbulakshmi, a renowned carnatic singer, had the honour of singing a song in the UN Security Council.įolk music Ekkalam, traditional wind instrument Urumi melam (hourglas drum)įolk singing remains popular, especially in rural areas elements of the traditional styles are sometimes used in film music. Today, Tamil Nadu has hundreds of notable carnatic singers who spread this music all over the world. Three saint composers of the 18th to 19th Century, Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastri, have composed thousands of songs that remain favourites among musicians and audiences. The composers belonging to the Tamil Trinity of Muthu Thandavar (1560 - 1640 CE), Arunachala Kavi (1712–1779) and Marimutthu Pillai (1717–1787) composed hundreds of devotional songs in Tamil and helped in the evolution of Carnatic music. Songs have been composed by great artists and handed down through generations of disciples. This is one of the world's oldest and richest musical traditions. Both melodic and rhythmic structures are varied and compelling. There are 72 basic scales on the octave, and a rich variety of melodic motion. Chennai hosts a large cultural event, the annual Madras Music Season, which includes performances by hundreds of artists. Tamil Nadu has produced a number of famous performers, as well as a closely related classical dance form Bharatha Natyam. ![]() Even today Pannisai is sung in temple festivals. Later the name was mistakenly changed as Carnatic music. Pann, which is the classical music form of Southern India, has a long history in Tamil Nadu. ![]()
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