Thayambaka - Mulamkunnathukavu( Kallat) Appukutta Kurupp

Date of Recording: 12-4-2001 Venue: Mulamkunnathukavu Temple Vattom: Kelath Aravindan Marar & Kelath Rajan Marar (late) Appakkurup, Kesavankutti kurup ,Sivan kurup Thalam: Maniyampilli Mani, Prof Krishnan Thiyyadi, Jayan Thiyyadi. Appukutta kurupp was well-versed in both thayambaka and chenda melam. He grasped lessons of melam from his father Gopala Kurupp,who was mela pramani of elanjithara melam. He studied thayambaka under Ramankadath Rama Marar ( who was very particular about the clarity of stick and hand), panchari kooru from Thiruvegappura Rama Poduval and atantha kooru from Thiruvilwamala Kontha Swami. He had more than twenty years of rigorous practice to produce the nada which he wishes to bring out from chenda. When this performance was conducted, he was weak to perform according to his wish.