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The '''Kombu''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]:கொம்பு) or '''Kompu''' also known as the '''Kombu Pattu''' is a wind instrument (a kind of [[Natural Horn]]) in [[Tamil nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blackholemedia.in/node/175 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716090723/http://blackholemedia.in/node/175 |archive-date=2014-07-16 }} {{in lang|ta}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thinakaran.lk/2010/03/01/_art.asp?fn=d1002283&p=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508083011/http://www.thinakaran.lk/2010/03/01/_art.asp?fn=d1002283&p=1 |archive-date=2014-05-08 }} {{in lang|ta}}</ref><ref>http://www.tamilkalanjiyam.com/arts/music_instruments/|title=Kombu - Ancient music instruments mentioned in thirumurai| {{in lang|ta}}</ref> Usually played along with [[Panchavadyam]], [[Pandi Melam]], [[Panchari melam]] etc. This musical instrument is usually seen in [[south India]]. The instrument is like a long horn (''Kombu'' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language).
The '''Kombu''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]:கொம்பு) or '''Kompu''' also known as the '''Kombu Pattu''' is a wind instrument (a kind of [[Natural Horn]]) in [[Tamil nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blackholemedia.in/node/175 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716090723/http://blackholemedia.in/node/175 |archive-date=2014-07-16 }} {{in lang|ta}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thinakaran.lk/2010/03/01/_art.asp?fn=d1002283&p=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508083011/http://www.thinakaran.lk/2010/03/01/_art.asp?fn=d1002283&p=1 |archive-date=2014-05-08 }} {{in lang|ta}}</ref><ref>http://www.tamilkalanjiyam.com/arts/music_instruments/|title=Kombu - Ancient music instruments mentioned in thirumurai| {{in lang|ta}}</ref> Usually played along with [[Panchavadyam]], [[Pandi Melam]], [[Panchari melam]] etc. This musical instrument is usually seen in [[south India]]. The instrument is like a long horn (''Kombu'' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language).


In ancient days ''kombu'' played during war along with [[Murasu]].<ref>http://siragu.com/?p=8036</ref>
In ancient days ''kombu'' played during war along with [[Murasu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://siragu.com/?p=8036|title = மனித நோய் தீர்க்கும், மயக்கும் ராகங்கள் (கட்டுரை) « Siragu Tamil Online Magazine, News}}</ref>


[[File:Kombu Musical Instrument.jpg|alt=Kombu musical instrument being played|thumb|Kombu(Kahale) musical instrument being played]]
[[File:Kombu Musical Instrument.jpg|alt=Kombu musical instrument being played|thumb|Kombu(Kahale) musical instrument being played]]
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In recent research found that ''kombu'' is used in ancient Ireland and believed it came from [[South India]] 2000 years ago.<ref>http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/05/13/Ancient-Ireland-India-linked-by-musical-horn-tradition/9171463164762/</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://reporter.anu.edu.au/ancient-ireland-modern-india|title=From ancient Ireland to modern India|publisher=The Australian National University, Canberra|access-date=Sep 11, 2016}}</ref>
In recent research found that ''kombu'' is used in ancient Ireland and believed it came from [[South India]] 2000 years ago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/05/13/Ancient-Ireland-India-linked-by-musical-horn-tradition/9171463164762/|title = Ancient Ireland, India linked by musical horn tradition}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://reporter.anu.edu.au/ancient-ireland-modern-india|title=From ancient Ireland to modern India|publisher=The Australian National University, Canberra|access-date=Sep 11, 2016}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Modern ''kombu'' made out of bronze either in 'C' shape or 'S' shape.
Modern ''kombu'' made out of bronze either in 'C' shape or 'S' shape.
In kombu in kerala the leading artist is sree chengamanad appu nair (pallavur appumarar award winner)


==Usage==
==Usage==

Latest revision as of 10:05, 7 October 2021

Kombu (instrument)

The Kombu (Tamil:கொம்பு) or Kompu also known as the Kombu Pattu is a wind instrument (a kind of Natural Horn) in Tamil nadu and Kerala.[1][2][3] Usually played along with Panchavadyam, Pandi Melam, Panchari melam etc. This musical instrument is usually seen in south India. The instrument is like a long horn (Kombu in Tamil language).

In ancient days kombu played during war along with Murasu.[4]

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Kombu(Kahale) musical instrument being played

History[edit | edit source]

Listed one of the Musical instruments used by ancient Tamil people[5][6][7] out in Tirumurai[8][9] dated 6th to 11th century, Sangam Period.


வெல் படைத் தறுகண் வெஞ்சொல் வேட்டுவர் கூட்டம் தோறும்
சில்லரித் துடியும் கொம்பும் சிறு கண் ஆகுளியும் கூடி
கல் எனும் ஒலியின் மேலும் கறங்கிசை அருவி எங்கும் 12.0654

In recent research found that kombu is used in ancient Ireland and believed it came from South India 2000 years ago.[10][11]

Description[edit | edit source]

Modern kombu made out of bronze either in 'C' shape or 'S' shape.

Usage[edit | edit source]

It is one of the few instrumental temple art forms in which the melody instruments dominate. Even this is only partly true, as the C-shaped trumpet, the kombu is regarded as a rhythm instrument by its players, with the function of embellishing the beats of the drums. The kombu can only produce three notes (sa, pa, and higher sa). The genre is played by a group of kombu players (3, 5, 7, or 9), led by the kombu leader. Within a given tala (rhythmic cycle), the leader improvises kombu patterns on the spot to be repeated by the chorus players.

Kumath Raman Nair (2001), the most famous solo kombu artist from Trichur, states that kombu pattu can be played in six talams (beats in brackets): chempata (8), atanta (14), dhruvam (14), chempha (10), anchatantha (16), and thriputa (7). Each cycle is accented with the accompanying ilatalam cymbals. For instance, thriputa talam is played x . x . . x . x . x . x . . (broken down to 14 pulses for diagrammatic presentation), and chempata x . x . x . u . (represented as eight pulses; 'u' indicates a silent beat). Like the other kshetram genres, kombu pattu is played in a steadily increasing tempo with decreasing rhythm units.

From: Killius, Rolf. 2006 ’Ritual Music and Hindu Rituals of Kerala.’ New Delhi: BR Rhythms. ISBN 81-88827-07-X; with author permission

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (in Tamil)
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (in Tamil)
  3. ↑ http://www.tamilkalanjiyam.com/arts/music_instruments/%7Ctitle=Kombu - Ancient music instruments mentioned in thirumurai| (in Tamil)
  4. ↑ "மனித நோய் தீர்க்கும், மயக்கும் ராகங்கள் (கட்டுரை) « Siragu Tamil Online Magazine, News".
  5. ↑ http://siragu.com/?p=8036 (in Tamil)
  6. ↑ http://www.tamilvu.org/courses/degree/c031/c0312/html/c03122l2.htm (in Tamil)
  7. ↑ "பாரம்பரிய இசைக்கருவிகள்". Retrieved 11 September 2016. (in Tamil)
  8. ↑ "Kombu - Ancient music instruments mentioned in thirumurai". Retrieved 11 September 2016.(in Tamil)
  9. ↑ http://holyindia.org/library/periya-puranam/016.jsp (in Tamil)
  10. ↑ "Ancient Ireland, India linked by musical horn tradition".
  11. ↑ "From ancient Ireland to modern India". The Australian National University, Canberra. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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