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B. R. DeodharBorn in Miraj, he graduated  from Bombay University  in History & Economics. He was the disciple of Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar but also learnt from a number of masters such as Mohammad Bashir Khan (of Aligarh), Sindhi Khan Baba, Vajid Hussain Khan (Sahasvan) and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. His stock of compositions was so vast that he was one of the greatest music scholar of the country. In 1925, he founded the school the School of Indian Music which is, up to now,  the most well-known institution of Bombay. He taught a number of disciples  among which the famous Kumar Gandharva. He was invited to Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.) to take over the Principalship of the Music College (later renamed Faculty of Performing Arts) after Omkarnath Thakur. His vast field of knowledge and activities - as an educationist, specialist of voice-culture, as Chief-Editor of the Sangeet Kala Vihar publication etc. have earned him many prestigious national awards ad a due recognition. I had the honor to meet him several times and to attend a full one-week lecture-demonstrations of his during which, despite an already advanced age, he was able to sing several hundreds compositions pertaining to the whole hindustani repertoire.

DownloadNamePlaySize Length
downloadHindol Bahar
(B.R.Deodhar)

1.1 MB3:09 min
downloadSindhura
(B.R.Deodhar)

1.1 MB3:11 min
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Bade Ghulam Ali KhanBorn 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.

DownloadNamePlaySize Length
downloadBhairavi
(Bade Ghulam Ali KHAN)

1.2 MB3:18 min
downloadBhupali (concert)
(Bade Ghulam Ali KHAN)

8.3 MB36:10 min
downloadDhun
(Bade Ghulam Ali KHAN)

1.1 MB3:13 min
downloadInterview
(Bade Ghulam Ali KHAN)

4.9 MB20:45 min
downloadKalingada
(Bade Ghulam Ali KHAN)

1.2 MB3:17 min
downloadKedar (Ektal)
(Bade Ghulam Ali KHAN)

2.9 MB3:08 min
downloadLalit
(Bade Ghulam Ali KHAN)

1.2 MB3:18 min
downloadPahadi
(Bade Ghulam Ali KHAN)

1.1 MB3:13 min
downloadThumree
(Bade Ghulam Ali KHAN)

1.2 MB3:19 min
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Badi Moti BaiWas a disciple of Bhaya Saheb Ganpatrao.

She became famous for her renderings of thumrees, tappas and lighter forms of music.
78rpm archives

DownloadNamePlaySize Length
downloadBhairavi
(Badi Motibai)

0.8 MB3:18 min
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Narayan Rao Rajhans (Bal Gandharv)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.

DownloadNamePlaySize Length
downloadJogiya-Kalingada
(Bal GANDHARV)

0.5 MB2:50 min
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78rpm archives.

DownloadNamePlaySize Length
downloadBihag (tarana)
(Balabai Kale)

1 MB4:26 min
downloadMalkauns tarana
(Balabai Kale)

5.1 MB4:25 min
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78rpm archives.

DownloadNamePlaySize Length
downloadBhairavi Bhajan
(Balram Singh (Gaya))

5.4 MB4:42 min
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78rpm archives.

DownloadNamePlaySize Length
downloadBhatiyar
(Bande Khan)

1.1 MB3:14 min
downloadPurvi
(Bande Khan)

1.2 MB3:24 min
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78rpm archives.

DownloadNamePlaySize Length
downloadBhairavi
(Barkat Ali KHAN)

6 MB6:30 min
downloadKhamaj 1
(Barkat Ali KHAN)

7.3 MB8:01 min
downloadKhamaj 2
(Barkat Ali KHAN)

8.3 MB9:06 min
downloadPiloo
(Barkat Ali KHAN)

6.2 MB6:46 min
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78rpm archives.

DownloadNamePlaySize Length
downloadAhir Bhairav
(Basavraj RAJGURU)

0.6 MB3:29 min
downloadHans Kalyan
(Basavraj Rajguru)

1.1 MB3:15 min
downloadMalkauns
(Basavraj Rajguru)

1.2 MB3:21 min
downloadMegh
(Basavraj Rajguru)

1.2 MB3:27 min
downloadMadhyamadi Sarang
(Basavraj RAJGURU)

0.6 MB3:23 min
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Begum AkhtarBegum 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

DownloadNamePlaySize Length
downloadBihag (Dadra)
(Begum AKHTAR)

3.1 MB3:21 min
downloadGhazal 01
(Begum AKHTAR)

3.3 MB3:38 min
downloadGhazal 02
(Begum AKHTAR)

2.9 MB3:11 min
downloadGhazal 03
(Begum AKHTAR)

2.8 MB3:02 min
downloadGhazal 04
(Begum AKHTAR)

2.9 MB3:10 min
downloadGhazal 05
(Begum AKHTAR)

2.9 MB3:07 min
downloadGhazal 06
(Begum AKHTAR)

3 MB3:18 min
downloadGhazal 07
(Begum AKHTAR)

2.8 MB3:06 min
downloadGhazal 08
(Begum AKHTAR)

2.8 MB3:00 min
downloadGhazal 09
(Begum AKHTAR)

2.7 MB3:00 min
downloadGhazal 10
(Begum AKHTAR)

2.8 MB3:06 min
downloadGhazal 11
(Begum AKHTAR)

2.9 MB3:08 min
downloadGhazal 12
(Begum AKHTAR)

3 MB3:16 min
downloadHori
(Begum AKHTAR)

8.9 MB9:43 min
downloadKajri
(Begum AKHTAR)

5.5 MB6:00 min
downloadKhamaj (Dadra)
(Begum AKHTAR)

3 MB3:18 min
downloadMisra Khamaj Thumree
(Begum AKHTAR)

8.4 MB9:09 min
downloadPiloo (Dadra)
(Begum AKHTAR)

2.5 MB2:43 min
downloadSawan
(Begum AKHTAR)

3 MB3:19 min
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