Month: December 2005

Aftab Datta has kindly sent us the following recordings: Jitendra Abhisheki - Amritvashini (Malsri) Umeed Ali Khan - Ahir Bhairov Fayyaz Khan - Bhankar Salamat Ali & Nazakat Ali - Kalavati________________ Here is probably the most memorable recording of the Punjabi wedding song, sada chirian da chamba vay in the voice of Tufail Niazi. Tufail … Continue reading Season’s Greetings →

1. Farida Khanum's page has been listed in the vocal archive. Along with a previously featured ghazal in Jangla Bhairavi, her live performances of Shankara, Kamod, and Des have been added to the page. Riaz Ahmad Barni has kindly contributed the last three recordings. Mr. Barni is an ardent admirer of Farida Khanum and has … Continue reading Farida Khanum, Ram Chattur Mallick & APMC →

Ustad Bismillah Khan, the greatest living exponent of an evocative instrument, the shehnai, received the Bharat Ratna in 2001. The 91-year-old maestro talks to The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk programme about his riyaaz, the oneness of divinity, his unflagging love for music, and above all, his faith in … Continue reading Bismillah Khan’s Interview →

Photographs of Barkat Ali Khan, Umeed Ali Khan, Chote Ghulam Ali Khan, Roshan Ara Begum, Farida Khanum, and Amanat Ali & Fateh Ali Khan have been added to Album 3. Courtesy of Radio Pakistan.

1. Interview of Roshan Shahani with Kishori Amonkar, Jan 9 1994. Roshan Shahani: Today there are hardly any singers who use sarangi for accompaniment. The harmonium has found favour instead of this durlabh saaz (rare instrument). What are your comments? Kishori Amonkar: There may be a whole lot of commercial considerations, specially in concert performances, … Continue reading Harmonium contra Sarangi →

"Gouri Banerjee started learning sarangi at the age of nine from her mother. Then she started taking lessons of sarangi from Pandit Kashi Mishra of Benaras, till his death. Thereafter, she is continuing her advanced lessons (talim) of sarangi from world renowned Sarangi Sartaj Ustad Sabri Khan Sahab of Delhi. She has tagged a number … Continue reading Gouri Banerjee →

Mallikarjun Mansur's Gaud Malhar has been added to the vocal archive.

Two new Sarangi Archive entries: Ramesh Mishra Dhruba Ghosh - Ramkali (recorded from 'Star World', one summer morning in 1997). Sultan Khan - Basant Mukhari Please let us know if you would like to share solo sarangi recordings of other artists like Gopal Mishra and Ghulam Sabir on this website.

We would like to thank Rajan Parrikar for allowing us to use pictures from the SAWF Music Articles Archive, and Riaz Barni for sending us a picture of Umrao Khan and Hamid Hussain. Barni Sahib acquired the picture from the family of Hamid Hussain.

Dear visitors, sarangi.info has been slightly remodeled with the intent to make it easier to update and browse, and also rather pleasant to look at. Please let us know if you encounter any bad links, labeling errors, etc. Best thanks are due to all those who appreciate our efforts, make useful suggestions, and share music … Continue reading Greetings →