Popular music History edit The earliest written record of Malayalam is the Edakal - 5 inscription (ca.Ĭentury CE). The most basic branches are classical music which is primarily Carnatic music oriented, and popular music which includes film songs and album songs. With the development of music in the region, different branches were formed out of it.
The significance of music in the culture of Kerala can be established just by the fact that in Malayalam language, musical poetry was developed long before prose. Songs formed a major part of early Malayalam literature, which traces its origin to the 9th century CE. Ravin Nilakayalil Malayalam Album Song Lyrics Rar And Pothuval.