Ravi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan - Duets - LP published in UK in 1965

This is one of the very first LPs I bought around 1970. I loved it very much, especially Ali Akbar Khan's playing, and played it many many hundreds of times. This is the UK edition. It was published the same year also in India as EASD 1296.

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Sharan Rani (1929-2008) - The Great Sarod Virtuoso - LP published 1967 in India

Here an early LP by the great Sharan Rani, a disciple of Ustad Allauddin Khan and his son Ali Akbar Khan.

For more infos see:

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

http://www.itcsra.org/tribute.asp?id=23

http://www.parrikar.org/vpl/?page_id=565

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sharan-rani-backliwal-and-her-uncommon-love-for-music/1/218525.html

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Ali Akbar Khan (1922-2009) - Sarod - Raga Ahir Bhairav - Raga Durgeshwari - LP published in India in 1973

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Dhyanesh Khan (1942-1990) - Master of the Sarod - LP published in Germany in 1978

The only commercial recording by the late second son of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. I saw him live in Düsseldorf, Germany, probably the same year this LP was recorded.

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On the artist see:
http://sarod-atish.technokraftsolutions.com/mygurus.html

Ali Akbar Khan (1922-2009) - Sarod - LP published in 1967 in India

Another beautiful LP by the great master - the 10th we post here on this blog. I received this one - which I used to have in the 1970s as a LP, but later only as a copy on CD - recently as an additional free LP when I ordered some LPs in India. The condition of the LP itself and of the cover is not the very best, unfortunately.

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Ali Akbar Khan - Sarod - LP published in India in 1968

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Side 1:

Raga Des Malhar

Side 2:

Raga Nat Bhairo (Bhairav)

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Ali Akbar Khan - From the Concert Hall - LP published in India in 1980

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Radhika Mohan Maitra (1917-1981) - Sarode & Mohan Veena - Cassette published in India

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Many thanks to Danny for sharing this cassette.

Here a very detailed article about the great artist in 5 parts:

http://debatesangeet.blogspot.de/2008/05/radhika-mohan-maitra-i.html

See also this DVD about instruments from Radhika Mohan Maitra's collection of instruments:
https://katalogshop-smb.museumsportal.org/startseite/sarodiyo-bin.html

"Das Spektrum der vorgestellten Instrumente neben der populären Sarod ist gleichermaßen erstaunlich und faszinierend. Die Sursringar verbindet das bundlose Metallgriffbrett der Sarod mit dem horizontal geschnittenen Kürbisresonator, der Holzdecke und der flachen Brücke der Surbahar. Sie kommt ohne Resonanzsaiten aus und war, ähnlich wie die Surbahar, von Mitte des 19. bis Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts beliebt für die Interpretation von Alap im Dhrupad-Stil. Die Sur Rabab gleicht baulich weitgehend der Sursringar, hat aber statt der Holzdecke eine Ziegenhautbespannung und einen schmalen Steg wie die Sarod. Die Mohan Vina wiederum gleicht einer Sarod, hat aber statt der Ziegenhautbespannung eine Holzdecke mit breiter Brücke. Sie ist eine Erfindung von Radhika Mohan Maitra aus den 1940er Jahren und nicht zu verwechseln mit der von Vishwa Mohan Bhatt im letzten Viertel des 20. Jahrhunderts entwickelten modernen Mohan Vina, einer modifizierten Slide-Gitarre - mehr dazu hier. Letztes der fünf Instrumente ist die Dhrupadiya Rabab, neben der afghanischen Rabab eines der Vorläuferinstrumente der modernen Sarod. Sie hat ein bundloses Holzgriffbrett, Darmsaiten und eine Hautbespannung und war im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert neben der Rudra Vina das verbreitetste Melodieinstrument der Dhrupad-Musik."

from:  http://www.india-instruments.de/newsletter-archiv/566-rundbrief-maerz-april-2014.html

After been neglected for a long time by record labels there are now at least six CDs on the market by this great artist. They can be obtained from: info@raga-maqam-dastgah.com

Jotin Bhattacharya - Sarod - LP published in 1974 in India

Side 1:

Raga Marwa

Side 2:

Raga Sampurna Kanada

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Jotin Bhattacharya

"Renowned Sarod player and direct disciple of Baba Allaudin Khan
Biografie:
Pt. Jotin Bhattacharya was born in Varanasi on 1st Jan, 1926. His quest for music and Philosophy lead him to seek two greatest teachers of all time in their respective fields, one being Dr. Radhakrishnan and the other being Ustaad Allaudin Khan (Mahiyar). After completing his Masters in Philosophy from BHU, his unquenched thirst for Indian Classical Music, ultimately lead him to Mahiyar. He spent almost 16 years learning from Baba.
The enormous treasure that he accumulated from Baba, was evident during all his public performances. There were series of concerts all over India and all music pundits and critics acknowledged that indeed the legacy of Baba has been truly preserved by this talented musician. His first album brought out by HMV in 1972 (more correct year: 1974) was one of the rarest gems in Indian Classical Music comprising of Raag Marwah and a self composed Raaga called “Sampurna Kanhara”.
He created more than 40 Ragas some of the popular ones listed here: Mouni, Sampurna Kanhra, Amarawati, Mateswari, Sardeswari, Mohini, Chandra Mouli, Lachmi, Biyogini ...
Panditji’s constant dedication towards his Master prompted him to write some memorable books which are greatly appreciated not only by music connoisseurs but also by musicologists all over the world. His first published book on his Guru “Ustaad Allaudin Khan and his Music”, was an authorized biography of Baba Allaudin Khan. This was followed by 2 books which were published in Bengali and Hindi named “Allaudin Khan O aamara” i.e “Allaudin Khan and Us”. These two books were also greatly appreciated by Music connoisseurs."

from: https://www.facebook.com/Sarodguru/info

Damodarlal Kabra (Sarod) & Jyotish C. Choudhury (Surbahar & Surashringar) - Ragas - Sunrise and Sunset - LP published in US in 1968

Damodarlal Kabra, older brother of the famous slide guitar player Brij Bhushan Kabra, was a well-known Sarod player in the 1960s and 1970s. He was one of the early students of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

Jyotish C. Choudhury was a Surbahar and Surashringar (Surshringar) player from Benares.

Recorded in India by Deben Bhattacharya.

Side 1:

Damodarlal Kabra (Sarod) - Raga Natabhairava (20:36)

Side 2:

Jyotish C. Choudhury 

1. Surbahar - Raga Yaman-Kalyan (13:18)

2. Surashringar - Raga Bhimpalashri (7:05) 

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Ali Akbar Khan (1922-2009) - The Great Genius of Sarod - LP published 1983 in Germany

Side 1: 

Raga Lome (21:50)

Side 2:

Raga Bihag (21:40)

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Thanks to Danny for sharing this LP.

Ali Akbar Khan - North Indian Master Of The Sarod - WPS-21433 (1964)

Ali Akbar Khan - Sarod

Shankar Ghosh - Tabla

Side 1:

1. Raga Darbari Kanara - Alap (9:55)

2. Raga Misra Mand - Gat in Tala Kaharwa & Gat in Tal Chachar (12:40)

Side 2:

1. Raga Basant Mookhari - Alap (9:40)

2. Raga Basant Mookhari - Slow Gat in Tintal & Fast Gat in Tintal (13:21)

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