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  2. Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan - Wikipedia

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    Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan is a Tamil folk singer and composer and a renowned exponent of Tamil folk art. Together with her husband M. Navaneethakrishnan, she has conducted several years of research and study on Tamil folk music and dances and devoted a lifetime to research, collection, revival, and documentation of ancient Tamil folk songs and dances, many of which are fast becoming ...

  3. Chinnaponnu - Wikipedia

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    Soon afterwards, she began singing professionally in the troupe of fellow folk artist Kottaisamy, whom she credits as a mentor. Later her voice brought the attention of K.A. Gunasekaran , a leading researcher on the folk arts and folk songs of Tamil Nadu, who also had close ties to the Communist Party of India .

  4. Pushpavanam Kuppusamy - Wikipedia

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    He has been credited for reviving the Naatupura Paatu, a type of Tamil folk art. Together with his wife Anitha Kuppusamy, he has conducted several concerts of Tamil folk songs, [1] and the couple have together brought out several albums of authentic Tamil folk music. He has also written books on Tamil Folk songs. [2]

  5. Music of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    There are contemporary enthusiasts, like Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan and Pushpavanam Kuppuswamy, who have worked to revive popular interest in the folk music of Tamil Nadu. The urumee mellam also remains as one of the more popular forms of folk music in rural Tamil Nadu and the ensemble is most often played with an urumee and the ...

  6. Villu Paatu - Wikipedia

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    Villu pattu troupes usually perform for festivals associated with deities such as Sudalai Madan, Mutharamman, Pechiamman, Isakkiamman, etc. The Villu pattu tradition is associated with the culture of southern Tamil Nadu, southern Kerala and North-East Sri Lanka. Kerala folk artists performing villupattu. Their song is accompanied by a villadivadyam

  7. Tamil folk culture - Wikipedia

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    Tamil folk culture refers to folk arts and crafts of the Tamil people. Folk arts and crafts are an integral part of the Tamil culture . Tamil folk arts include music i.e. Naattupurapaattu , dance styles, songs, games, crafts, herbal medicine, food, sculpture, costumes, stories, proverbs, and mythology.

  8. Naattupurapaattu - Wikipedia

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    Tamil Nadu has a very ancient and rich form of folk music, some of which is disappearing due to the importance given to Carnatic music as well as the pop movie industries taking over. Some of the well known Tamil folk singers today are Dr. Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Anitha Kuppusamy, Chinnaponnu Paravai Muniyamma ...

  9. Anthony Daasan - Wikipedia

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    Anthony Daasan is an Indian folk singer, who is currently working in the Tamil film industry.He is known for contributing a powerful voice to fusions of Tamil-folk, country, jazz, electronica and rock styles.