Mappilapattu and Vadakkanpattu

Mappilapattu
Mappila pattu or Mappila songs are rhythmic songs popular among the Muslim community of northern Kerala.These songs are a blend of Kerala’s folk songs and Arabic musical tradition. Moinkutty Vaidyar the most popular poet in ‘Arabi-Malayalam’ popularised the Mappilappattu in Kerala.

Vadakkanpattu
Vadakkanpattu are the songs describing the heroic deeds of Thacholi Othenan , Aromal chekavar ,Unniyarcha etc.Vadakkan Pattukal is a collection of Malayalam Ballads (വീരഗാഥ.) Almost all these ballads show strong connections with Kalaripayattu.