Jugalbandi (Sitar + Sarode duet): Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (1922-2009) & Pandit Nikhil Banerjee (1931-1986)

autobiography “Apnader Sebay, Swarasamrat : Ali Akbar Khan er Atmajeebani”

Tks to Bhaskar Mukerjee for sharing this pic on Xmas holiday…

It shows f.l.t.r.: Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (1922-2009) on Sarod, Prof. Dr. Sisirkana Dharchowdhury on Violin (Rec.: Sisirkana was pupil of AAK from 1956 on), Dhyanesh Khan (Tanpura) and Pandit Nikhil Banerjee (1931-1986) on Sitar @ Ali Akbar College Of Music (Kolkata).

Later in 1967 Ali Akbar Khan moved to USA and established the AACM in Berkley having moved one year later to San Rafael (Northern of San Francisco/California).

(Image Source from the autobiography “Apnader Sebay, Swarasamrat : Ali Akbar Khan er Atmajeebani” edited by Anindya Bandyopadhyay, publisher: Thema)

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Hardcover autobiography “Apnader Sebay, Swarasamrat : Ali Akbar Khan er Atmajeebani”

 

Titel: “Apnader Sebay, Swarasamrat : Ali Akbar Khan er Atmajeebani” (Hardcover)
author: Anindya Bandyopadhyay
publisher: Thema
language : Bengali
page : 152
size : 180 x 240 mm
ISBN : 978-93-81703-01-4
prize: 300 Rs. plus shipping costs

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The autobiography of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, as told to Anindya Bandyopadhyay with a long introduction and discography… and details of film credits, ragas composed and played by Sarod legend Ali Akbar Khan, the curriculum of Ali Akbar College of Music, bibliography, list of awards and genealogy; and a collection of rare archival photographs (44 rare b/w).

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Ali Akbar Khan & Nikhil Banerjee – Raga Chandranandan (part 1 of 2)…

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Ali Akbar Khan & Nikhil Banerjee – Raga Chandranandan (part 2 of 2)…

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Historical Document: Rare recordings with Ustd. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

Rare Interview + recordings with Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902–1968) sahab.

Hindustani classical vocalist Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (2 April 1902 – 25 April 1968) from Patiala Gharana (source: www.ustadbadeghulamalikhanmusicgharana.com )

Outstanding performances by the great Maestro, that people have usually not heard. This is one of the many raga renditions generously provided for the greater good of music by the living grandsons of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan sahab, namely, Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan,  Jawaad Ali Khan (Kasur Patiala Gharana) and Ustad Naqqi Ali Khan (son of late Karamat Ali Khan, elder son of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan).

(Digitally Remastered using noise reduction protocols and analog DW Fearn EQ – Compressors by Siddhant Bhatia, SoulTrax® Productions)

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R.I.P. India’s Daughter – ZERO Acceptance of Rape ! – Justice & Safetyness for Women !

The medical student, called Amanat died on 28th December 2012 at 04:30 pm local time in Singapore Hospital because of multi organ failure after she was gang-raped 12 days ago in a driving bus.

! Justice & Safetyness for Women !

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NDTV is broadcasting live from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Lucknow about the protests on 29th December 2012.

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit showed up this afternoon at the large protest in Delhi called in memory of the 23-year-old student who died in a Singapore hospital from the horrific injuries she incurred when she was gang-raped on a bus two weeks ago. However, as she lit a candle, the chief minister was surrounded by demonstrators and then taken away by her security.

The 23-year-old student who died in a hospital in Singapore today was flown on an air ambulance from Delhi three nights ago. Dr Yatin Mehta had accompanied her…

The 23-year-old student who was gang-raped on a Delhi bus has died in hospital in Singapore.

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Remembering the 88th birthday of Mohammed Rafi (Dec 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980)

Mohammed Rafi (Source: wikipedia.org)

Mohammad Rafi (December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) was an Indian recording artist who is considered by many to be one of the greatest Indian playback singers of the Hindi film industry. In his lifetime, he was awarded theNational Film Award, Best National Singer Award and six Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with thePadma Shri award by the Government of India. In 2000, the Stardust magazine named him the “Best Singer of the Millenium.” His singing career spanned about 35 years. Rafi is noted for his ability to sing songs of different moods and varieties: They ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans. He is best known for romantic and duet songs and, as a playback singer, his ability to mould his voice to the persona of the actor lip-synching the song.

Rafi is primarily noted for his songs in Hindi-Urdu, over which he had a strong command. He sang in other Indian languages including Assamese, Konkani, Bhojpuri, Oriya, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati,Telugu, Maghi, and Maithili. He also recorded a few songs in English, Persian, Spanish and Dutch. From available figures, Rafi sang 4,516 Hindi film songs, 112 non-Hindi film songs, and 328 private (non-film) songs from 1945 to 1980. (Source: Wikipedia.org)

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• Behind the voice (thehindu.com)

Mohammed Ravi life…

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Shahid Rafi, Mohd. Rafi’s youngest son, talks about his father

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Vishwaas Ki Goonj – The Echo Of Faith (with English subtitles)

This is a BAN Films Production video…

—In a world increasingly being dominated by extremist and radical ideologies, faith is being used to propagate hatred and divide people.

‘Vishwaas Ki Goonj – The Echo Of Faith‘ brings to us the universal message of all religions and conveys mankind’s ability to practice and uphold the notion of ‘oneness of beings’.

Ustad Meraj Ahmed Nizami Qawwal belongs to the community of the Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah, birthplace of qawwali and tomb of its founders.

He owns the kalifa of the lineage of the Qawwal Bacche, sons of the original qawwal singers trained by Amir Khusro. His family continued the tradition over 700 years and 30 generations.

Ustad Meraj Ahmad Nizami started his training in classical music as a child, under the rigorous tutelage of his father, Ustad Yaqub Ali Khan (Piarey Khan Sahib). Today, he is in charge of the Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah in Delhi and has been performing at the Dargah of Sufi Hazrat Inayat Khan every week for the past 40 years.

Ustad Meraj Nizami’s memory is as legendary as his knowledge of languages and poetry. He knows over a thousand qawwali’s and many more poems by heart in many languages: Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Urdu, etc. He masters various genres of classical music, such as Dhrupad, Khayal, Tarana, Thumri and Dadra, which he blends beautifully during his performances of Qawwali. His style of singing is at once tender, direct and pure.

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Depicting authentic Sufism in India, the 5 minute video ‘Vishwaas Ki Goonj – The Echo Of Faith’, filmed in Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi, brings to us the universal message of Sufism and conveys mankind’s ability to practice and uphold the notion of ‘oneness of beings’. Directed and presented by filmmaker Basant P. Tolani in 2007, the film has Received an Award and First Prize in Global Festival of Films on Peace and Spirituality 2008 by IFTC (International Films & Television Club) and AAFT (Asian Academy Of Films and Television).

(Source: Wikipedia.org (ENG) – History of Sufism)

Desamangalam Subramanya Iyer – RARE CARNATIC VEENA RECORDING – Emanathi – Sahana

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vijay iyer trio: about “historicity”

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vijay iyer: about “solo”

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