Kerala is not only famous for the backwaters, temples, Trichur Pooram and elephants but also for instruments such as Chenda and Idakka. Idakka (idakkya/edakka/edakkya) is considered the most revered ...
MALAPPURAM: The rhythmic pulse of the idakka rises from a quiet corner of Tirur — steady and full of soul. In the glow of the evening lamps, five women stand in a line, their backs straight, eyes ...
The scene from the 1993 movie, Devasuram—of a man playing the idakka (picturised on Oduvil Unnikrishnan), standing at the entrance of a house—is still strong in our minds. The music, considered a ...
The idakka artiste, who is getting ready to organise the second edition of Kerala Sangeetholsavam named Paattolam, speaks about what is different about it this year The idakka artiste, who is getting ...
Percussion ensembles are part of temple worship in Kerala. Panchavadyam, as the name implies, consists of five instruments. The thimila, idakka and maddalam are percussion instruments; the ilathalam ...
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