KOZHIKODE: When the pandemic silenced their drums and took away the competition seasons, they took to manufacturing and promoting of drums themselves to tide over the disaster. In a present of exceptional resilience, a collective of percussion artists underneath the aegis of Sopanam Faculty of Panchavadyam at Kandanakam close to Edappal has crushed the Covid-19 blues by beginning manufacturing and promoting quite a lot of percussion devices together with their miniature fashions.
With their enterprise changing into a hit, the collective is ready to open an personal musical instrument retailer on Thursday which can even function an expertise centre for percussion devices.
“The pandemic struck a devastating blow throwing us out of labor for months. The preliminary months of the pandemic took a toll on the artists, leaving many dejected and uncertain whether or not they’ll be capable to proceed with their lives as percussion artists. Some amongst us knew how you can make percussion devices like Chenda and so they imparted coaching to others and we collectively we began making and promoting the devices as a survival technique,” Santhosh Alankode, director of the Sopanam Faculty of Panchavadyam.
Other than offering various livelihoods to the artists through the pandemic, the enterprise was additionally a method to maintain ourselves by some means to the artwork kind which we now have been performing for many years, he added.
The collective now has round 25 people who find themselves engaged in manufacturing percussion devices like Chenda, Thimila, Edakka, Udukku, Thudi, Mulamchenda, Perumbara, and so on.
The group has already bought 138 chendas and different percussion devices to native physique establishments in Malappuram district alone underneath numerous plan schemes involving distribution of devices to native youth, together with sinkari melam troupes.
“Many individuals have come ahead to purchase the devices simply to assist us and plenty of of them want to maintain them of their houses as a logo of the musical heritage of the state,” Santhosh mentioned.
“We’re getting a superb variety of orders and enquiries now. The musical retailer, which might be opened quickly, can have an expertise centre the place individuals, together with college college students, can go to and know extra about dozens of conventional musical devices of the state. Additionally, we’re seeing good demand for miniature fashions of percussion devices that are being purchased as showcase gadgets or for gifting functions,” he added.
Santhosh mentioned that clients have the benefit of shopping for high quality devices made by the precise percussion artists. “Additionally, as artists we will present professional recommendation to clients who go to our musical store concerning the alternative of devices. Our charges are much less as we’re not trying to make excessive income and are simply taking our labour prices,” Santhosh mentioned.
The collective has arrange a small manufacturing facility and has been sourcing dried cattle pores and skin from Peruvambu in Palakkad and palm tree trunks from locations like Amballur and Peringode. The Sopanam college has been coaching college students in percussion arts for a decade.
With their enterprise changing into a hit, the collective is ready to open an personal musical instrument retailer on Thursday which can even function an expertise centre for percussion devices.
“The pandemic struck a devastating blow throwing us out of labor for months. The preliminary months of the pandemic took a toll on the artists, leaving many dejected and uncertain whether or not they’ll be capable to proceed with their lives as percussion artists. Some amongst us knew how you can make percussion devices like Chenda and so they imparted coaching to others and we collectively we began making and promoting the devices as a survival technique,” Santhosh Alankode, director of the Sopanam Faculty of Panchavadyam.
Other than offering various livelihoods to the artists through the pandemic, the enterprise was additionally a method to maintain ourselves by some means to the artwork kind which we now have been performing for many years, he added.
The collective now has round 25 people who find themselves engaged in manufacturing percussion devices like Chenda, Thimila, Edakka, Udukku, Thudi, Mulamchenda, Perumbara, and so on.
The group has already bought 138 chendas and different percussion devices to native physique establishments in Malappuram district alone underneath numerous plan schemes involving distribution of devices to native youth, together with sinkari melam troupes.
“Many individuals have come ahead to purchase the devices simply to assist us and plenty of of them want to maintain them of their houses as a logo of the musical heritage of the state,” Santhosh mentioned.
“We’re getting a superb variety of orders and enquiries now. The musical retailer, which might be opened quickly, can have an expertise centre the place individuals, together with college college students, can go to and know extra about dozens of conventional musical devices of the state. Additionally, we’re seeing good demand for miniature fashions of percussion devices that are being purchased as showcase gadgets or for gifting functions,” he added.
Santhosh mentioned that clients have the benefit of shopping for high quality devices made by the precise percussion artists. “Additionally, as artists we will present professional recommendation to clients who go to our musical store concerning the alternative of devices. Our charges are much less as we’re not trying to make excessive income and are simply taking our labour prices,” Santhosh mentioned.
The collective has arrange a small manufacturing facility and has been sourcing dried cattle pores and skin from Peruvambu in Palakkad and palm tree trunks from locations like Amballur and Peringode. The Sopanam college has been coaching college students in percussion arts for a decade.
