The British Library The British Library Asthapadi, Bengali love poem by KP Sivaraman Pooduval RKDATX0066XX-01 RK DAT 66 Mr KP Sivaraman Pooduval sings the final part of an asthapadi starting with “Pralaya Payodhi Jalae”. Asthapadi (eight stanzas) is a Bengali love poem originally written in Sanskrit and generally known as Gita Govinda. This poem describes the amorous adventures of the legendary love couple Krishna and Radha. Generally the performance of ashtapadi is regarded as part of the Malayalee vocal genre Sopanam Sangeetam, though asthapadi is rendered in Sanskrit while all other Sopanam songs are sung using the south Indian language Malayalam. Musical style and rhythm structures of both genres are the same. KP Sivaraman Pooduval is a well-known solo centa artist in Kerala and sings and plays daily for the devotees in his local temple. His son-in-law supports Sivaraman on the cennala plaque. The artists speak the south Indian language Malayalam. Kerala (Malayalee) KP Sivaraman Pooduval (singer, male) Killius, Rolf 1996-09-13 In the house of KP Sivaraman Pooduval, Cherplussery, Malapuram district, Kerala. Asthapadi, Bengali love poem b KP Sivaraman Pooduval Music from India 1996 © The British Library Board 00:06:24 48000 16 2 00:06:24 44100 16 192 kbps 2 00:06:24 44100 16 128 kbps 2 WAVE file RKDATX0066XX