Begum Akhtar was the daughter of a judge who was reluctant to see her learning music. Later on, she went to her maternal uncle who was a music lover. She learnt from Ata Mohamad Khan (Patiala gharana) and later, from Vahid Khan (Kirana gharana).
She was the "Queen of Gazals", a well deserved title as she was an extremely sensitive and emotional vocalist. She left us a number of LP records and was conferred many awards and honors. 78rpm archives
78rpm archives.
78rpm archives.
Download | Name | Play | Size | Length |
![]() | Bhairavi (Barkat Ali KHAN) | 6 MB | 6:30 min | |
![]() | Khamaj 1 (Barkat Ali KHAN) | 7.3 MB | 8:01 min | |
![]() | Khamaj 2 (Barkat Ali KHAN) | 8.3 MB | 9:06 min | |
![]() | Piloo (Barkat Ali KHAN) | 6.2 MB | 6:46 min |
78rpm archives.
Download | Name | Play | Size | Length |
![]() | Bhatiyar (Bande Khan) | 1.1 MB | 3:14 min | |
![]() | Purvi (Bande Khan) | 1.2 MB | 3:24 min |
78rpm archives.
Download | Name | Play | Size | Length |
![]() | Bhairavi Bhajan (Balram Singh (Gaya)) | 5.4 MB | 4:42 min |
A famous Marathi artist, his real name was Narayan Shripad Rajhans or Narayan Rao Rajhans but came to be known as "Bal Gandharva". He studied under the guidance of Bhaskar Buva Bakhale.
Apart from being an excellent singer, he became extremely popular as a stage actor where he acted many female roles. There are several pictures showing him cross-dressed. 78rpm archives.
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![]() | Jogiya-Kalingada (Bal GANDHARV) | 0.5 MB | 2:50 min |
Was a disciple of Bhaya Saheb Ganpatrao.
She became famous for her renderings of thumrees, tappas and lighter forms of music.
78rpm archives
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![]() | Bhairavi (Badi Motibai) | 0.8 MB | 3:18 min |
Born in Lahore (Pakistan), he was the eldest son of Ali Baksh and his three brothers, Barkat Ali, Mubarak Ali and Aman Ali Khan were also known vocalists. Bade Ghulam learnt from his father and ainly from his paternal uncle Kale Khan. While in his teens, he also learnt sarangi to earn a living. Later on, he went to Bombay where he met Sindhi Khan and took further training from him. He was also very close to Professor B.R. Deodhar. He was very generous, emotional and truly moved by the Beauty of Nature. "Bade Ghulam was a sorcerer" (cit. Vamanrao H. Deshpande, in indian musical traditions, Chap.7, p.54) and his voice was truly magic. His tans, his total command on svar and laya, the natural flow of his music allied with a superb imagination and sense of aesthetic, rendered him a unique master. He was equally at ease with all the styles - be it khayal, dhrupad, dhamar or the lighter thumrees, dadras and folk tunes. His knowledge of rags and their compositions was excellent and his renderings of thumrees and dadras has remained unequalled. His son, Munnawar Ali Khan, is an able vocalist. However, he is far from the total mastery of his illustrious God-gifted father. I consider Bade Ghulam Ali as the highest himalayan peak.
78rpm archives.
Download | Name | Play | Size | Length |
![]() | Durga (Azmat Hussain) | 1.1 MB | 3:11 min | |
![]() | Purvi (Azmat Hussain) | 1.2 MB | 3:33 min | |
![]() | Panghat (Thumri) (Azmat Hussain) | 1.3 MB | 3:35 min | |
![]() | Yaman (Azmat Hussain) | 0.6 MB | 3:18 min |