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Christian devotional song is a hymn which accompanies
religious observances and rituals.
Each major religion has its own tradition with devotional hymns in all time. In the West,
the devotional has been a part of the liturgy in Roman Catholicism, the Greek
Orthodox Church, the Russian Orthodox Church, and others, since their earliest
days. A devotional is a part of the prayer service proper and is not, in these
contexts, ornamentation. During the Protestant Reformation, church music in
general was hotly debated. Some Puritans objected to all ornament and sought to
abolish choirs, hymns, and, inasmuch as liturgy itself was rejected,
devotionals.
In Eastern and Near-Eastern religions, devotionals can function as communion
prayer and meditation. These are sung in particular rhythms which are sustained
over a prolonged period of time to give practitioners a mystical experience. The
famous devotional singers in Christian Malayalam language are ... K.J Markos.
Kester and Binoy Chacko.
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Mappila Paattu or Mappila Song is a folklore Muslim
devotional song genre rendered to lyrics in Arabic-laced Malayalam,
predominantly by Muslims or (Mappilas) of the Malabar belt of Kerala in south
India.
Mappila songs have a charm of their own as their tunes sound a mix of the ethos
and culture of Kerala as well as West Asia. They deal with diverse themes such
as religion, culture, love, satire and heroism.
Significantly, the first gramophone record in Malayalam language was a Mappila
song. That was cut in 1925, when Gul Mohammed, father of celebrity artist K.G.
Sathar, recorded his voice in gramophone. Many Mappila songs have been released
thereafter on records, though very few of them are considered authentic. The
first Muslim lady to render Mappila songs is Sara Gul Mohammed (wife of Gul
Mohammed). The couple have also a number of gramophone records to their credit,
they are the parents of famous music director Aziz Bava.
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A bhajan or kirtan are the best examples of
Hindu devotional Songs. Music to human ears is heavenly. And if it's purely
devotional, it's truly divine. Music always give happines in our life. Bhajans are deeply rooted in the Indian
tradition. Bhajans are simple songs in soulful language expressing the
many-splendor emotions of love for God.
The groundwork for bhajans was laid in the hymns
found in Sama Veda, the fourth Veda in the Hindu scriptures. They are
distinguished from the Sanskrit shlokas (hymns that accompany religious
rituals) by virtue of their easy lilting flow, the colloquial renderings
and the profound appeal to the mass.
Hindu music is music created for or influenced by
Hinduism. It includes Indian classical music, Kirtan, Bhajan and other
musical genres. Raagas are a common way of Hindu music in classical
India.
The most common Hindu bhajan in North India is "Om Jai Jagdish Hare."
Gods are religiously chanted to often include Vishnu and his
incarnations, Shiva and the Goddess (Parvati, Shakti, Vaishnodevi).
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