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Told by Partha Pratim Choudhury Obtained by Suranjita Paul Date 1st December 2016 Place SAP-LAB Department of Instrumental music. Rabindra Bharati University About the speaker Partha Pratim Choudhury is a famed Pakhawaj player and Guest Faculty of the Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University. Tags North Kolkata, Vishnupur, Dhrupad Gharana, Bagbazar, Thanthaniya, Sriram Chakraborty, … Continue reading Murari Mohan Gupta—Cultivation and nurturing of Dhrupad tradition in North Kolkata →

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Told by Irfan Muhammad Khan Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay and Troilee Dutta Date 27 September, 2016 Place Residence of Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, 3/1/1D, Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092 On Irfan Muhammad Khan Irfan Md. Khan is an established Sarod Player. The scion of Lucknow Shahjanpur Gharana Sarod player. He represents the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Gharana which has … Continue reading How can they play so fast! Unbelievable!—Silver Jubilee of Queen Victoria’s Coronation Ceremony →

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Told by Ustd. Irfan Muhammad Khan Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay and Troilee Dutta Date 27 September, 2016 Place Residence of Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, 3/1/1D, Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092 On Irfan Muhammad Khan Irfan Md. Khan is an established Sarod Player. The scion of Lucknow Shahjanpur Gharana Sarod player. He represents the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Gharana which … Continue reading Lucknow-Shajehanpur sarod gharana connecting Calcutta—Irfan Muhammad Khan speaks →

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Amrita Bazar Patrika published a letter from Raja Sourindra Mohun Tagore on page 3 of their 09 January 1873 edition.  Tagore wrote that he put his efforts to decipher the meaning of ‘Chhalikya Geet’ that occurred in the 147th chapter in the 21st sloka of Haribangsha. He did it under the requests of Ishwar Chandra … Continue reading S.M. Tagore writes on Chhalikya Geet →

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Told by Dr. Pradip Ghosh Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay and Suranjita Paul Date 11 July, 2016 Place SAP-DRS Lab, Sangeet Bhavan, Rabindra Bharati University On Dr. Pradip Ghosh Dr. Pradip Ghosh is an erudite music scholar and renowned musicologist. Key-words Robi Thakur, late 17thcentury, early 18th century, Carnatic, Karnatic, Bhasha Ragam, Raganga Ragam, Wajed … Continue reading Raga applications in 19th century Prabandha and Darbari music in Kolkata →

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Told by Dr. Pradip Ghosh Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay and Suranjita Paul Date 11 July, 2016 Place SAP-DRS Lab, Sangeet Bhavan, Rabindra Bharati University On Dr. Pradip Ghosh Dr. Pradip Ghosh is an erudite music scholar and renowned musicologist. Key-words Shah Suja, Naubat Khan, Misri Sing, Kalowat, 17th century, Kirtan, 1772, 1756, Lord Clive, … Continue reading Briefly on Classical Music as cultivated in Kolkata and around during 18th – 19th centuries →

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Told by Dr. Pradip Ghosh Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Suranjita Paul Date 11 July, 2016 Place Sangeet Bhavan, Emerald Bower Campus, Rabindra Bharati University About Dr. Pradip Ghosh Dr. Pradip Ghosh is a highly acclaimed musicologist in West Bengal. Tags Calcutta, 17th century, Job Charnock, 1690, Seth Basak, Kirtan, Portuguese, Bramhan, Kayastha, Kaetpara, Bagbazar, … Continue reading Music in Calcutta prior to Wajed Ali Shah →

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Told by Gurudas Ghosh Obtained by Aloke Narayan Mitra Date 29 January, 2015 Place Santragachhi, Howrah On Gurudas Ghosh Well-known Pakhawaj Player. Key-words Hari Shankar Ghosh, Mridanga, Durlabh Chandra Bhattacharya, Collapsible Howrah Bridge, zamindar, rich people, baithak, yatra style, jatra style, male singer in female voice, 1885-86, 1890’s, Pyari Mohan Das, Language Bengali Gurudas Ghosh … Continue reading Some Glimpses of the late 19th century Pakhawaj Players : In and Around Calcutta →

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Told by Nayak Chand Baral Obtained by Sanjoy Bandopadhyay Date 13 January 2015 Place Sangeet Bhavan, Rabindra Bharati Unievrsity, 56A, B.T. Road Campus, Kolkata 700050 About Subrata Roy Chaudhury Dhrupad singer, attached to Rabindra Bharati University Key words Lal Chand Boral, Baral, Pakhawaj, vocal, Bowbazar Street, late 19th century Language English Nayak Chand Baral speaks: … Continue reading Lal Chand Boral: Pakhawaj to Vocal →

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Told by Goutam Ghosh Obtained by Sanjoy Bandopadhyay Date 17 December 2014 Place Sangeet Bhavan, B.T. Road Campus, Rabindra Bharati University, 56A, B.T. Road, Kolkata 700050 On Goutam Ghosh Faculty member of the Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University, Sarod player [disciple of Ustd. Dhyanesh Khan], Music Director, Music Critic, Composer Key-words Wajid Ali … Continue reading Wajid Ali Shah and Kolkata →

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