mizhavu
Illustration — Mizhavu kept in Mizhavana (wooden box made especially to keep the mizhavu). A mizhav or mizhavu (Malayalam: മിഴാവ്) is a big copper drum played as an accompanying percussion instrument in the Koodiyattam and Koothu, the performing arts of Kerala, which include nangiar koothu, chakyar koothu, and mizhavu thayambaka. It is played by the Ambalavasi Nambiar community.
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Illustration — Mizhavu kept in Mizhavana (wooden box made especially to keep the mizhavu). A mizhav or mizhavu (Malayalam: മിഴാവ്) is a big copper drum played as an accompanying percussion instrument in the Koodiyattam and Koothu, the performing arts of Kerala, which include nangiar koothu, chakyar koothu, and mizhavu thayambaka. It is played by the Ambalavasi Nambiar community.
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When in 1965 the Kerala Kalamandalam began teaching Koodiyattam, the caste barrier on playing the instrument was broken. The drum is played only with hands. The Sanskrit name of the nambiar, "Pānivāda", derives from 'pāni', meaning "hands", and 'vāda', from the verb 'vādanam', meaning "playing". Treated as a "Brahmachaarya" and it is considered sacred. It is used to accompany the holy ritualistic temple performance of Koodiyattam and Koothu. Only Ambalavasi Nambiar community members are allowed to play it inside temples or Koothambalams still. • Illustration — Kalamandalam Achuthanandan playing Mizhavu for Chakyar Koothu • Illustration — Mizhav used by Kunchan Nambiar, which is kept in Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple
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- 2.Mizhavu, Percussion instrument, Art forms, Kerala. Youtube-Video von keralatourism.org (Herstellung einer mizhavu)
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- 4.Bigamudre Chaitanya Deva: An Introduction to Indian Music. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, Neu-Delhi 1981, S. 57.
- 5.Bigamudre Chaitanya Deva: Musical Instruments. National Book Trust, Neu-Delhi 1977, S. 28.
- 6.Nirmala Paniker: Nangiar Koothu, the classical dance theatre of the Nangiar-s. (Documentation of Kutiyattam Series, No. 2). Natana Kairali, Irinjalakuda 1992, S. 27 (2. rev. Aufl. 2005)
- 7.George Jakob: Kerala. Initiation of a ‘Brahmin’ instrument. In: The Hindu. 27. Oktober 2008.
- 8.Musical Instruments. Pancha Muka Vadyam. Government Museum Chennai; (abgebildet in Deva, Musical Instruments, S. 49)
- 9.Bigamudre Chaitanya Deva: Musical Instruments. National Book Trust, Neu-Delhi 1977, S. 49f.
- 10.Ragini Devi: Dance Dialects of India. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Neu-Delhi 2002, ISBN 81-208-0674-3, S. 78, 83.
- 11.knowindia.gov.in
- 12.Enchanting Kerala.org
- 13.K. Pradeep: In: The Hindu, 8. Februar 2008.
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