Dear M Thomas Antony Excellent article on Qambel Maran. …

Comment posted Qambel Maran- Syriac chants from South India- a review and liturgical music tradition of Syriac Christians revisited by Admin.

Dear M Thomas Antony

Excellent article on Qambel Maran. Can you share some options to buy the CD ? Are there any deals or discounts available ?

It’s a great effort from Rev. Dr. Joseph Palackal. Malayalam Qurbana was introduced in Syro Malabar Church in 1962 and in 48 years the old chants were completely forgotten. With out efforts like this, these beautiful chants would have been completely disappeared from scene with out any trace. Most of these chants are new information to me. I just looked for the text of these chants, are they available ? Are you aware of any similar research in Jacobite/ Orthodox churches ?

I really enjoyed listening to the clips of Iso maran msiha and B’had min yawmin. It was a novel idea to include the audio clips for the benefit of all. Influence of inspired poet, St Ephraem is widely visible.

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