Mappila Paattu or Mappila Song is a folklore Muslim devotional song genre rendered to lyrics in Arabic-laced Malayalam, by Muslims or (Mappilas) of the Malabar belt of Kerala in southIndia. Mappila songs have a distinct cultural identity, as they sound a mix of the ethos and culture of Kerala as well as West Asia. They deal with themes such as religion, love, satire and heroism.
Significantly, the first gramophone record in Malayalam language was a Mappila song. That was cut in 1925, when Gul Mohammed, father of celebrity artist K.G. Sathar, recorded his voice in gramophone. Many Mappila songs have been released thereafter on records, though very few of them are considered authentic. The first Muslim lady to render Mappila songs is Sara Gul Mohammed (wife of Gul Mohammed). The couple have also a number of gramophone records to their credit, they are the parents of famous music director Aziz Bava.
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