‘Sultan of Mappila songs’ Kozhikode Aboobacker passes away
Renowned Mappila music composer Kozhikode Aboobacker has passed away at eighty.
He was known as the ‘Sultan of Mappila Songs’ and leaves a vast legacy.
Aboobacker once helped a young Vijay Yesudas record a song for his birthday.
K J Yesudas was surprised by his son’s beautiful rendition of the Mappila passage.
His extensive career produced over three thousand melodies for the tradition.
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