Azam Bai (1906-1986) - An All India Radio Release - Cassette released in India in 1990

We discovered two more cassettes by great female singers of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana in our collection. Here the first one with AIR recordings by Azam Bai. Among the maestros who guided her were Pandit Govindbua Shaligram, a disciple of the great Ustad Alladiya Khan of Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana; Pandit Vishwanathbuva Jadhav, a leading disciple Ustad Adul Karim Khan of Kirana Gharana and Pandit Nivruttibuva Sarnaik (see our last post), also a disciple of Ustad Alladiya Khan Saheb.

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Ustad Faiyaz Khan (1886-1950) - Great Master Great Music - Raga Bhankar & Raga Des - LP released in India in 1971

Here one of my most favourite LPs with recordings - from the archives of All India Radio - by the great Ustad Faiyaz Khan. In 2011 we had already posted by him a cassette and an LP.

This was the first time that longer pieces by the artist were published. I bought this LP on my first trip to London in the huge HMV shop on Oxford Street. That might have been in 1974 or a year earlier.

I was completely blown away by the sheer beauty of these recordings, very close to Dhrupad, and the majestic architecture of the pieces. In effect, Ustad Faiyaz Khan was the towering figure in the first half of the 20th century and with his death a whole era came to a close. Never again afterwards such majestic and dignified music was created again.

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Ustad Amir Khan - Great Master Great Music - LP released in India in 1976

After the untimely death of Ustad Amir Khan many LPs and later also cassettes and CDs with recordings from the archives of All India Radio or concert recordings saw the day. Here a very beautiful one from AIR.

Ustad Amir Khan recorded onyl three studio LPs. The other two ones (1968 & 1970) we might post in the future.

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Hirabai Barodekar (1905-1989) - Raga Puriya & Raga Kedar - Recordings from All India Radio

Here two beautiful recordings broadcast in 2002 by All India Radio and recorded by our friend KF. He made a CD out of these recordings and created the covers. Many thanks to him.

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Hirabai Barodekar (1905-1989) & Saraswati Rane (1913-2006) - Jugalbandi 2 - LP released in India in 1990

We pointed in our last post to "similar procedures in the unfolding of Ragas in the music of Hirabai Barodekar and Roshan Ara Begum (which also can be found in their teachers, especially Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan) and thus making it possible to identify some unique features of the original Kirana Gharana". This fascinating procedure is - of course - the legendary Merukhand method. See:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merukhand

https://ptvijaybakshi.blogspot.com/2016/05/merukhand-technique-theory.html

Especially in Roshan Ara Begum's music I find it extremely fascinating, but also here in the music of Hirabai Barodekar it is very present, though perhaps in a more subtle way.

After these Hirabai Barodekar recordings we will turn to Amir Khan, who was very influenced by Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan and also by Ustad Aman Ali Khan of the Bhendibazar Gharana, which is said to have developed this method.

Noteworthy on the recordings here, the ones in our previous post and also the ones in our next post is the Sarangi accompaniment by one of the greatest Sarangi masters of the 20th century, Ustad Shakoor Khan, a nephew and disciple of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan. See on him:

http://www.sarangi.net/sarangi-players-s-z/139-shakoor-khan

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Hirabai Barodekar (1905-1989) & Saraswati Rane (1913-2006) - Jugalbandi 1 - Cassette released in India in 1992

Here a wonderful recording from the archives of All India Radio by Hirabai Barodekar together with her younger sister Saraswati Rane. The first volume we only have as a cassette from a box of two cassettes. The recordings of both cassettes were first released as two LPs in 1990. Of the second volume we have also the LP and will post it next.

It is very interesting to compare Hirabai Barodeka's music with the one by the other great female singer of the Kirana Gharana, Roshan Ara Begum. In the unfolding of the Raga one can discover similar procedures - though in a much more enegertic way in the case of Roshan Ara Begum - and thus be able to identify some unique features of the original Kirana Gharana.

About Saraswati Rane see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswati_Rane

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Ramesh Prem - Vichitra Veena - AIR recordings

Here we present two beautiful recordings from the Archives of all India Radio. We recorded them in november 2017 from Raagam, the internet radio channel of AIR, which broadcasts 24 hours 7 days a week classical Indian music from the archives of AIR.

In 2013 we posted a private CD by Ramesh Prem, containing an EP and another AIR program by the artist.

A friend made these covers for these recordings. Many thanks to him.

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Moinuddin & Aminuddin Dagar - Yaman & Jayjayvanti - AIR boadcasts

Here two All India Radio (AIR) recordings by the Senior Dagar Brothers. 

Many thanks to KF for the recordings and the covers he created.

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D.V. Paluskar (1921-1955) - Morning Melodies - An All India Radio Release - LP published in India in 1988

D.V. Paluskar (1921-1955) was one of the greatest and most popular singers of the Gwalior Gharana in mid 20th century. He passed away quite young.

On the artist see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._V._Paluskar

https://sites.google.com/site/dvpaluskar/

http://www.chembur.com/anecdotes/dvpaluskar.htm

http://swaratala.blogspot.de/2011/04/pandit-dv-paluskar-and-paluskarite.html

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There are quite a number of CDs by the artist: two by Akashvani from the archives of All India Radio, a series of five CDs by Meera Music and a couple of others. As always, they can be obtained from info@raga-maqam-dastgah.com

Gopal Mishra (1921-1977) - Sarangi - All India Radio broadcast

Here we present an AIR broadcast by the great Sarangi master Gopal Mishra (1921-1977), accompanied by the great Anokhe Lal Mishra on Tabla. 

1. Raga Piloo (14:41)
2. Purvi Chaiti in Raga Mishra Khamaj (13:56)
3. Raga Maru Bihag (28:02)

See the very helpful remarks by Gidi Hubbert in the comments below.

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With Anokhe Lal Mishra, 1950s

About the artist:

Fondly called as 'Sarangi Magician', "King of Accompaniment", the sarangi maestro Pt. Gopal Misra was born to the family of distinguished artists of their times. In early years his training began under his father Pt. Sursahay Misra, Pt. Bade Ramdas and his elder brother Pt. Hanuman Misra. Under the meticulous guidance of these recognized musicians he acquired great mastery over the instrument and emerged as one of the prominent and leading sarangi players of Banaras Gharana. Whether accompanied or solo it was a rare possibility to find someone who could surpass Pt. Gopal Misra, who performed both within the country and abroad and won many accolades for Kashi's proud heritage through his heart warming performances.

from: http://www.mysticamusic.com/sarangi-player-gopal-mishra.php