Author: Taimur Khan

The following recordings from Aftab Datta's collection have been added to the vocal archive: Alladino Khan - Megh Amanat Ali and Nur Jahan - Kalavati Bade Ghulam Ali Khan - Nayaki Kanada Ghulam Hassan Shaggan - Marwa Hamid Ali and Fateh Ali - Gandhari Jitendra Abhisheki - Dhanakori Kalyan, Nayaki Kanada Kishori Amonkar - Basant … Continue reading Various Artists →

We presently learned from Mr. J. S. Pande and Dr. John Campana that the Khamaj thumri by Amir Khan - posted on the website yesterday - was sung for a film called kshudhit pashan, meaning "hungry stones" - a Tagore story. John just kindly shared another charmingly dealt Bageshri bandish sung for the same film … Continue reading Amir Khan & Protima Banerjee – Bageshri →

There has been much mention here and there of Amir Khan singing thumris occasionally, privately, and quite well. The ones who possess them mostly cannot part with them for one vow or another of fidelity to some other demigod/collector, and so on - aside from ones posing far more primitive and incredible reasons. Aftab happened … Continue reading Amir Khan – Khamaj →

sarangi and related fiddles at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. sarangi and other fiddles

Shahida Parveen at Bhai Lal's Barsi (video from Nampreet Singh's collection). She died of kidney failure in her late 40s on 13th March 2003.

Two more videos from Nampreet Singh's collection, originally telecast by PTV: Fateh Ali Khan - Bilaskhani Todi ________________ Fateh Ali Khan - Jaunpuri ________________

Here are two more videos recorded and uploaded by Aftab Datta: Mubarik Ali- Shahana, APMC Annual Festival, 13 April 2007 ________________ Salim Khan - Tabla Solo, APMC Annual Festival, 13 April 2007 ________________

This video from Nampreet Singh's collection was telecast by 'Star Utsav' ________________ Now we happily have two more friends actively participating in website maintenance: Saadullah Bashir Aftab Datta Click the links above to read their profiles.

Ghulam Hassan Shaggan and Qadir Shaggan - Raga Basant Mukhari: Performance at APMC Lahore, 14 April 2007. Tabla: Sajjad Ali; Tanpura: Ghulam Sabir; Sarangi: Taimur Khan This performance has been recorded and uploaded by Aftab Datta.

Aftab Datta has kindly shared with us a video recording of Mubarik Ali's (sarangi nawaz) Puriya Dhanasri. The ustad was very fond of this raga and had one rendition of it recorded on a cassette. I had listened to it once in 1998, and regretfully found out later that it had been carelessly misplaced/lost by … Continue reading Mubarik Ali – Puriya Dhanasri →