Noted Mappila song ( Mappilapattu ) artist Peer Mohammed passed away at Kannur this morning. He was 75. Peer Mohammed played a significant role in popularising Mappila songs and is regarded as one of the pioneers of Mappilapattu tradition. He was the first artist to present Mappilapattu on Doordarshan in 1976.<br />''<br />''Peer Mohammed won several awards including Kerala Folklore Academy Award, Kerala Mappila Sangeetha Academy Award, and Moyeenkutty Vaidyar Smaraka Award among others.<br />''<br />''Set in the tune Ishalukal, Mappila songs are popular among the Muslim community in Kerala and use a lot of words and phrases borrowed from other languages like Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, and Kannada.<br />''<br />