Mangalore Hymns

Kannada and tulu hymns for Churches following the Basel Mission Tradition

Mangalore Hymns is a free IOS application which comprises of 410 Kannada and 251 Tulu Hymns which is widely being used in the Protestant Churches following the Basel Mission Tradition in Mangalore, Udupi, Kodagu, Hubli - Dharwad, Mumbai and Middle Eastern Kannada Congregations. These hymns were first published by the Basel missionaries in 1841, (lithography printed in Mumbai) which began with 50 hymns and in 1913 publication became the last edition. Since then it has been reprinted and widely used in various Kannada congregations across the globe.

Christian Friends Network(CFN), is a group of like-minded friends who have been involved in various activities with an intention of ‘not for profit’. It was instrumental in the successful production of ‘Melodian’ an audio CD/program comprising of all the 311 Mangalore Tunes.

IOS App Credits:

Ideation, Coordination, Design, Coding: Roshan David Jathanna Sound Engineering: Mr. Ashley Aiman Music: Melodian Audio CD and Mr. William A. Chillal Support: Rev Sandeep Theophil, Mr. Kiran Amanna, Mr. Benet Amanna, Mr. Santhosh J Jogula, Mr Prasanth Jathanna, Mr Prasanth Salins, Mr Daya Soans, Mr. Pradeep Kotian, Mrs. Divya Rao

Melodian Audio CD Team Members:

Coordinators: Mr Roshan David Jathanna, Mr Benet Amanna Digitization of Mangalore Tunes: Rev Albert Soans, Ms Vilma Angella, Mrs Anitha Jathanna Sound Engineering: Mr Ashley Aiman Support: Rev. Suguna Jathanna, Mrs Galdis Silver, Mr Jerry H. Salins, Mr. Lenin Amanna, Mrs Shashikala Salins, Mr. Alfred Joshi, Mr John Chandran

Thanking God for all the blessings and resources that we are enriched with, we give back our talents, energy and resources through Mangalore hymns. Glory be to God with blessings to listeners!