Kozhikode Aboobacker, composer and noted Mappilapattu veteran, passes away
Noted music composer, singer, and master tablist Kozhikode Aboobacker, affectionately known as ‘Avukkakka’, passed away on Tuesday (September 1, 2026). He was 80. Aboobacker, widely admired across South India for his prolific contributions to Mappilapattu, a traditional Muslim folk song style native to the Malabar region of Keralam, had been undergoing medical treatment following a…
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