(A celebration of two decades of Keli’s service to the art)
Keli Classical Rhythm Festival 2012
(Featuring rare and vanishing traditions of Thayambaka)
12,13,14 January 2012
Dear Art Lovers,
The second phase of Keli’s twentieth anniversary celebrations is scheduled to take place at the Horniman Circle Garden on January 12, 13 and 14, 2012. The festival will feature Thayambaka, a unique and distinct style of Kerala’s Rhythm music. Inevitably many diverse traditions of Thaymbaka based on insular performing styles sprang, developed and flourished. For a variety of reasons, many of these distinct forms became rare and some of them totally vanished from the scene of Rhythm Music.
Keli has devised the present Thayambaka Festival as a revival of some of these rare and lost traditions, known for their structural strength and beauty of presentation. Among the styles featured are “Chempada Kooru” (eight basic beats), “Lakshmi Thalam” (21 beats), and Patinja Champa (5 beats in slow tempo).
The revival of these traditional forms has been possible through the rich experience of a few great exponents who are fortunately still among us, and also the oral evidence of considerable logical force and value passed on through the word of mouth.
We are these days familiar with performances totally bereft of the most essential academic precision and subtlety. Perhaps this downward inclination is born out of the limitations of contemporary life style which is a constant battle against time, striving to achieve the most within the least time. Keli’s efforts are directed towards resisting such temptations and retrieving the essential values of our art forms which are being neglected and even rejected. Several artists perturbed over the current crisis in the arts are most willingly with Keli in these efforts. The unending creativity and sustained dedication of the participating artists in this year’s Keli festival will make this exposition of Thayambaka an unforgettable and wondrous aural experience.
We cordially invite all art lovers of Mumbai to share the joy and excitement of this unique rhythm festival.
K. Subhaschandran
Artistic Director & Project Co- ordinator
Ramachandran. K
Festival Director
Cell: +919820835737
ramk.keli@gmail.com
KELI. 201, Baba Niwas, Plot No. 74,
Sector 19, Nerul, Navi Mumbai 400706
www: keliindia.org
Day 1
Thursday, 12th January 2012
at Y.B. Chavan Centre, Mumbai at 6.45 pm
Dedication:
Keli Classical Rhythm Festival on Thayambaka will be dedicated towards the memory of Malamakkavu Kesava Poduval, Kottakkal Kuttan Marar and Madaikkavu Sankaran Marar
Guest of Honour:
Mr. S. Srikanthan, Mr. Mohan Reddy, Mr,. S. Govindan, Mr. S. Aftab, Mr. Ajith Menon, Mr. Harshajit Kuroop.
Thayambaka (Chempada Kooru)
by Panamanna Sasi and Group
Thayambaka is an intricate and aesthetically formulated rhythm work. It is believed to have flourished during the 1900s, spans an average of 90 minutes. It begins at a slow pace before scaling on to a medium tempo and eventually culminating in high, frenzied speed. Thayambaka allows maximum individual freedom to the main player to improvise and innovate to showcase his grip of rhythm, finesse of techniques and intellectual brilliance. Kalloor Ramankuttu Marar will present the traditional Palakkdu style of Thayambaka. The Palakkad style is more musical and it revels in imagination.
Day 2
Friday, 13th January 2012
at Horniman Circle Garden, Mumbai at 7.45 pm
Thayambaka (Lakshmi Thalam)
by Panamanna Sasi and Group
This is a rhythm pattern widely used in the traditional Sanskrit theatre form Koodiyattam. Its structure is based on 21 beats and the style was practiced widely in the Malappuram and Kozhikode districts of Kerala. Several Rhythm artists in and around Kottakkal( A part of Malabar) explored the possibilities of this style of drumming in the exposition of Melappadam in Kathakali
Day 3
Saturday, 14th January 2012
at Horniman Circle Garden, Mumbai at 7.45 pm (2 Shows)
Thayambaka (Padinja Chamba kooru)
by Panamanna Sasi, Sukapuram Dileep and Group
It was simultaneously with the Thayambaka of the Malamakkavu School, reputed for its fast tempo, that the graceful champakooru, Thayambaka in very slow tempo also received much adulation and acceptance. A number of celebrated Rhythm artists of South Malabar have presented Thayambaka in this unique style.
Participating Artists
Panamanna Sasi
Panamanna Sasi is an artist of the present generation with an innovative and inquisitive bent of mind. He has been acclaimed as one capable of presenting Thayambaka sticking strictly to the principles of this tradition without moving even an inch outside the prescribed boundaries, yet in a manner that attracts the attention and respect of contemporary spectators. The accuracy of the timing of beats the purity and dexterousness of his training and practice, his innovativeness are some of the factors that lend power colour and vitality to his Thyambaka. He received initial training from his father, Panamanna Appu Poduval. Later it was his good fortune to study under such stalwarts as pookkattari Rama Poduval, Kalamandalam Chandra Mannadiar, Kottakkal Kuttan Marar and Kottakkal Krishnan Kutti Asan and it is this moulding that makes him a shining star in the horizon of Thayambaka.
Sukapuram Dileep
Dileep is the disciple of the distinguished Thayambaka exponent the Late Pookkattiri Divakara Poduval. The strength of his performance is based as his extensive training and sadhana, his respect for tradition and innovative presentation. His remarkable feat of performances all over the festivals in Kerala harmoniously linking diverse styles of Thayambaka found him a place among the art lovers who adore the purity of tradition of this art form.
The other participating artists are Vinu, Gopi, Sathish, Ravi, Dipu, Murali, Nikhil, Vinod, Mahesh and Vineesh
Our Sincere Thanks to
S.Srikanthan, E.Mohan Reddy, S.Govindan, S. Aftab, Ajith Menon, Harshajit Kuroop, Prithvi Theatre, Horniman Circle Garden Trust, Sanjna Kapoor, Pallavi Sharma, Ayas, Madanan, Shashikumar V, Sindhu Mehta, R.Radhakrishnan, Srikumar Kaimal, Indu Sagar, Vikram Barwal, Vishnu Namboodiri, Vijayakumar,Narayanan Nair, Ramesh Kene, Kumar Narayan, Balagopal, Rhythm house, Giri Stores, Maharashtra watch company, All Media, All Artists, All volunteers.
Supported by:
12,13,14 January 2012
The second phase of Keli’s twentieth anniversary celebrations is scheduled to take place at the Horniman Circle Garden on January 12, 13 and 14, 2012. The festival will feature Thayambaka, a unique and distinct style of Kerala’s Rhythm music. Inevitably many diverse traditions of Thaymbaka based on insular performing styles sprang, developed and flourished. For a variety of reasons, many of these distinct forms became rare and some of them totally vanished from the scene of Rhythm Music.
Keli has devised the present Thayambaka Festival as a revival of some of these rare and lost traditions, known for their structural strength and beauty of presentation. Among the styles featured are “Chempada Kooru” (eight basic beats), “Lakshmi Thalam” (21 beats), and Patinja Champa (5 beats in slow tempo).
The revival of these traditional forms has been possible through the rich experience of a few great exponents who are fortunately still among us, and also the oral evidence of considerable logical force and value passed on through the word of mouth.
We are these days familiar with performances totally bereft of the most essential academic precision and subtlety. Perhaps this downward inclination is born out of the limitations of contemporary life style which is a constant battle against time, striving to achieve the most within the least time. Keli’s efforts are directed towards resisting such temptations and retrieving the essential values of our art forms which are being neglected and even rejected. Several artists perturbed over the current crisis in the arts are most willingly with Keli in these efforts. The unending creativity and sustained dedication of the participating artists in this year’s Keli festival will make this exposition of Thayambaka an unforgettable and wondrous aural experience.
We cordially invite all art lovers of Mumbai to share the joy and excitement of this unique rhythm festival.
K. Subhaschandran
Artistic Director & Project Co- ordinator
Ramachandran. K
Festival Director
Cell: +919820835737
ramk.keli@gmail.com
KELI. 201, Baba Niwas, Plot No. 74,
Sector 19, Nerul, Navi Mumbai 400706
www: keliindia.org
at Y.B. Chavan Centre, Mumbai at 6.45 pm
Keli Classical Rhythm Festival on Thayambaka will be dedicated towards the memory of Malamakkavu Kesava Poduval, Kottakkal Kuttan Marar and Madaikkavu Sankaran Marar
Guest of Honour:
Mr. S. Srikanthan, Mr. Mohan Reddy, Mr,. S. Govindan, Mr. S. Aftab, Mr. Ajith Menon, Mr. Harshajit Kuroop.
at Horniman Circle Garden, Mumbai at 7.45 pm
at Horniman Circle Garden, Mumbai at 7.45 pm (2 Shows)
It was simultaneously with the Thayambaka of the Malamakkavu School, reputed for its fast tempo, that the graceful champakooru, Thayambaka in very slow tempo also received much adulation and acceptance. A number of celebrated Rhythm artists of South Malabar have presented Thayambaka in this unique style.
Participating Artists
Panamanna Sasi
Panamanna Sasi is an artist of the present generation with an innovative and inquisitive bent of mind. He has been acclaimed as one capable of presenting Thayambaka sticking strictly to the principles of this tradition without moving even an inch outside the prescribed boundaries, yet in a manner that attracts the attention and respect of contemporary spectators. The accuracy of the timing of beats the purity and dexterousness of his training and practice, his innovativeness are some of the factors that lend power colour and vitality to his Thyambaka. He received initial training from his father, Panamanna Appu Poduval. Later it was his good fortune to study under such stalwarts as pookkattari Rama Poduval, Kalamandalam Chandra Mannadiar, Kottakkal Kuttan Marar and Kottakkal Krishnan Kutti Asan and it is this moulding that makes him a shining star in the horizon of Thayambaka.
Sukapuram Dileep
Dileep is the disciple of the distinguished Thayambaka exponent the Late Pookkattiri Divakara Poduval. The strength of his performance is based as his extensive training and sadhana, his respect for tradition and innovative presentation. His remarkable feat of performances all over the festivals in Kerala harmoniously linking diverse styles of Thayambaka found him a place among the art lovers who adore the purity of tradition of this art form.
The other participating artists are Vinu, Gopi, Sathish, Ravi, Dipu, Murali, Nikhil, Vinod, Mahesh and Vineesh
Our Sincere Thanks to
S.Srikanthan, E.Mohan Reddy, S.Govindan, S. Aftab, Ajith Menon, Harshajit Kuroop, Prithvi Theatre, Horniman Circle Garden Trust, Sanjna Kapoor, Pallavi Sharma, Ayas, Madanan, Shashikumar V, Sindhu Mehta, R.Radhakrishnan, Srikumar Kaimal, Indu Sagar, Vikram Barwal, Vishnu Namboodiri, Vijayakumar,Narayanan Nair, Ramesh Kene, Kumar Narayan, Balagopal, Rhythm house, Giri Stores, Maharashtra watch company, All Media, All Artists, All volunteers.
Supported by:
Panamanna Sasi
Panamanna Sasi is an artist of the present generation with an innovative and inquisitive bent of mind. He has been acclaimed as one capable of presenting Thayambaka sticking strictly to the principles of this tradition without moving even an inch outside the prescribed boundaries, yet in a manner that attracts the attention and respect of contemporary spectators. The accuracy of the timing of beats the purity and dexterousness of his training and practice, his innovativeness are some of the factors that lend power colour and vitality to his Thyambaka. He received initial training from his father, Panamanna Appu Poduval. Later it was his good fortune to study under such stalwarts as pookkattari Rama Poduval, Kalamandalam Chandra Mannadiar, Kottakkal Kuttan Marar and Kottakkal Krishnan Kutti Asan and it is this moulding that makes him a shining star in the horizon of Thayambaka.Sukapuram Dileep
Dileep is the disciple of the distinguished Thayambaka exponent the Late Pookkattiri Divakara Poduval. The strength of his performance is based as his extensive training and sadhana, his respect for tradition and innovative presentation. His remarkable feat of performances all over the festivals in Kerala harmoniously linking diverse styles of Thayambaka found him a place among the art lovers who adore the purity of tradition of this art form.The other participating artists are Vinu, Gopi, Sathish, Ravi, Dipu, Murali, Nikhil, Vinod, Mahesh and Vineesh
Our Sincere Thanks to
S.Srikanthan, E.Mohan Reddy, S.Govindan, S. Aftab, Ajith Menon, Harshajit Kuroop, Prithvi Theatre, Horniman Circle Garden Trust, Sanjna Kapoor, Pallavi Sharma, Ayas, Madanan, Shashikumar V, Sindhu Mehta, R.Radhakrishnan, Srikumar Kaimal, Indu Sagar, Vikram Barwal, Vishnu Namboodiri, Vijayakumar,Narayanan Nair, Ramesh Kene, Kumar Narayan, Balagopal, Rhythm house, Giri Stores, Maharashtra watch company, All Media, All Artists, All volunteers.
Supported by:
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