Kozhikode Aboobacker, Composer and Noted Mappilapattu Veteran, Passes Away
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‘Sultan of Mappila songs’ Kozhikode Aboobacker passes away at 80; veteran composer leaves behind 3,000 melodies
Renowned Mappila music composer Kozhikode Aboobacker has passed away at eighty. He was known as the ‘Sultan of Mappila Songs’ and leaves a vast legacy. Aboobacker once helped a young Vijay Yesudas record a song for his birthday. K J Yesudas was surprised by his son’s beautiful rendition of the Mappila passage. His extensive career produced over three thousand melodies for the tradition.
Kozhikode Aboobacker, composer and noted Mappilapattu veteran, passes away
Composer of over 3,000 songs, Aboobacker was widely admired across South India for his prolific contributions to Mappilapattu, a traditional Muslim folk song style native to Malabar region of Keralam
Kozhikode's Abubakkar, who composed the famous song 'Karayanum Paryaanum Manam Thunirakkanum'; renowned Mappilapattu artist Kozhikode Abubakkar passes away
Kozhikode: Music director, renowned Mappilapattu artist and tabla player Kozhikode Abubacker (Avukka) has passed away.
Kozhikode: Famous Mappilapattu artist, music director and tabla player Kozhikode Abubacker (Avukka-80) passed away. He passed away at his home in Ullisserikunnu, Areekade around 12 midnight on Monday.
Kozhikode Abubacker (80), a renowned artist of the Mappilapattu branch, music director and tabla player, passes away
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