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I am a software engineer moving across the globe.my only pass time is my Badaga songs…I have never missed any of my villages Hethi and dodha habbas…, I love my culture.I am very proud to be a Badaga ( who offer world’s best hospitality). Come on, let us make a song and dance about the wonderful Badaga Music Go here to listen to this and many more songs. All the 12 Badaga months starting with KOODALU,, are beautifully integrated within the song. The more I listen to the dance song ‘Kappu Huttileyu’, the more fascinated I become. Old timers will remember this song being referred to as ‘ Baby powder’a bekku endhagha, Bella na hennu en Janagi, Akka akka huttidha awai, ondhu jolia heghine baali’.Īn album containing songs, including my favourite ” Kanjikke Kukkiya “of L.Krishnan can be accessed here Badaga Songs on the Web I remember listening to this dance number fifty years back, a song which was a must in any habba. One of the songs from the album, Priyaraghava has hosted in Cooltoad, is “Kundha Paala Roadu dhoge”…the original Badaga atta song. To say the least, the voice of L.Krishnan, is very unique and the more you listen to his songs, the more you want to listen. I have heard a lot about Thangaadu L.Krishnan, probably a contemporary of Kerban Bella Gowder, but only now had the opportunity to listen to his songs, courtesy Priyaraghava of Eddakkaadu. I bow my head in dedication to Kerben Bella Gowder who passed away a few years back. The voice quality of some of these streaming songs may not be good due to the original recording having been done on a tape recorder. Luckily I could trace them recently.It is with a great sense of honour and as a tribute to this gifted singer I have uploaded some of his BERADA BELLIE as well as KAARA CHENNE and other songs on the net so that all of us can listen to his golden voice. His savu songs would bring tears streaming down even in the hardest of hearts.Another, great contribution of Bella Gowder is his rendering of many Badaga Ballads – the best being ” BERADA BELLIE “ I had the great fortune of recording some of his songs when he had visited my home at Hubbathalai on a few occassions.
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Sadly, no songs were recorded in any studio. Just with a couple of his colleagues accompanying on the thambutte and jalra, he would sing while playing the harmonium. He could play harmonium, bull bull tara or ‘thambutte’ with equal elan, His greatest ability was to compose and render songs on the spot, some times suitably changing the verses to suit the occassion.He was a much sought after singer in any function, be it a wedding, savu or anniversary. I met him for the first time all most three decades ago. Over a period of time, I have listened to a lot of Badaga singers but the best in my opinion is KERBEN BELLA GOWDER who had a golden voice.