Category Archives: Listening

Memorable concerts of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan—Irfan Khan remembers

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 produced eminent Sarod players like Ustad Enayet Khan (1790-1883), Ustad Asadullah Khan Kaukab (1852-1919), Ustad Karamatuilah Khan (1848-1933), Prof. Sakhawat Hussain Khan (1875-1955), also his illustrious father Ustad Umar Khan (1916-1982) and his uncle Ustad Ilyas Khan (1924-1989) the famous Sitar player of Lucknow.
Key-words Ali Akbar Khan, Umar Khan, Jodhpur, Dagar, daraspiya, inspiration, shagird, R.D. Burman, Joydev, Roshan of Bombay, Begum Jabbar, Palm Avenue, morning concert, 1960, Bilaskhani todi, Dover lane, 1970, Puriya
Language Hindi

Irfan Muhammad Khan speaks:

 

 

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Rajeev Goenka On Music At Birla house

Told by Sri Rajeev Goenka
Obtained by Prof Sanjoy Bandopadhyay and Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Date 27th September, 2016
Place  Ashoka Road,Alipore, Kolkata -700027
About the speaker Rajeev Goenka is a noted connoisseur of Indian Classical Music and is a passionate music collector. He is the founder and protector of The Rajeev Goenka Music Academy at Dundlod, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.  He is closely attached to Kolkata’s music scenario.
Tags G.D.Birla,  G.D. Babu, Jamuna Prasad,  Jaman, Birla House, Gangadas Jhawar, Bade Ghulam  Ali Khan, Raag, Teensaptak Taan, Lower Octave, Third Octave, 1954-55,  Gurusaday  Dutta Road, Violin, Melody.
Language English

Sri Rajeev Goenka Speaks :

Verbatim:

Another two incidents I’ll tell you, we were very close the Birla family. So Mr G D Birla, liked my father very much. So G D Babu would ask my father, my father’s name was Jamuna Prasad, but his nickname was Jaman. So he would tell, that Jaman, who is a good singer today. So my father was like his son, he said  Kakoji, it depends , if somebody likes somebody. He said I want to call somebody in Birla House, so Babuji told that, and at that time Gangadas Jhawar, was the music adviser to the Birla family,

Sri G.D.Birla

So my father told G.D Babu that you ask Gangadasji, and why not call Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahab. So the Ghulam Ali programme was arranged at Birla House, G.D.Babu phoned my father saying,’ Tumne to bola tha, ghulam alia a rahe hay, ajana shunne ko’,  to mujhe bhi mouka mil gaya uske sath jane ka, so G.D. Babu asked  “who is this?”  I touched his feet, and my father just introduced me, then asked – ’Tum Gatey ho kya, raag ka kuch pehchan hai?” then I was just stood looking at down, and then he said seat, he was seating on the sofa, so I sat near his feet. Then Ghulam Ali Sahab sang, and Gangadasji started doing Ishara, to Ghulam Ali Khan Sahab, that he was famous for teen saptak ki taan, because he wanted to impress G.D.Babu,  that this artist.

Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

So one or two isharas then Ghulam Ali khan Sahab did one of those tanas.After the programme was over, G.D Babu told Gangadasji and my father , he told Gangadasji that “why are you doing those isharas” and thenG.D.Babu wanted to know and learn, so  he asked my father that – ”Jaman what was that up down?”  so babuji explained. Then he said – “don’t you think that in the lower octave it was besura, and in the third octave it was shrieking, “ G.D Babu didn’t know classical music, so he was asking my father, what do you think of this three octave business.

-What was the time; can you tell us the time? Approximately?

-It 1955 or 54.

– And the Birla House is at?

-Gurusaday  Dutta Road.

-Thank You this is wonderful, you are talking about Jog Sahab as well.

-Again at Birla House, there was another programme of   V.G.Jog. So after the programme was over G.D.Babu told my father that – “ I don’t know much about music, but it is pleasant to the ears, I have not heard much of a Violin, but Jog Sahab’s finger   seems to be very harsh. There should be melody.

 

 

Verbatim by: Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee

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Edited & Designed: Ms. Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee

 

 

 

 

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Rajev Goenka On Music At Goenka House

Told by Sri Rajeev Goenka
Obtained by Prof Sanjoy Bandopadhyay and Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Date 27th September, 2016
Place  Ashoka Road,Alipore, Kolkata -700027
About the speaker Rajeev Goenka is a noted connoisseur of Indian Classical Music and is a passionate music collector. He is the founder and protector of The Rajeev Goenka Music Academy at Dundlod, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.  He is closely attached to Kolkata’s music scenario.
Tags Kolkata, Music Programme, Maniram A. Kanan, Debu Chowdhury, Manilal Nag, Performance, Baithak, Muktaram Babu Street, 1950-60,  Jasraj, Goenka House, V.G. Jog
Language English

Sri Rajeev Goenka Speaks :

 

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Angry Artist and the expressive listeners

Told by Pt. Anindya Banerjee
Obtained by Sukanya Sarkar
Date  9th March 2015
Place 50/1A Purnadas Road, Kolkata-700029
About the speaker Pt. Anindya Banerjee is an eminent Sarod and Sursringar player from Maihar gharana
Tags Temperament, artist, Kala Sangam, Malkauns festival, Vilayat Khan, Alap, Playing sitar, Riyaz, Balcony, Practice, Compliment, Salam, Irshad Khan, apology,  Allauddin khan, Early 2000, Kishan Maharaj, Organiser, Ali akbar Khan, 8pm, Varanasi, 1am, Green Room, Alap, Gat, abartan, Tanpura, Sharan Rani, Kalamandir
Language Bengali

Pt. Anindya Banerjee speaks:

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Impacts of Indian Classical Music told by a listener

Told by Ashim Kanti Karmakar
Obtained by Suranjita Paul
Date 25th August 2016
Place 183E, Nabarun Co-op Housing society, Thakurpukur, Kolkata -63
About the speaker Sri Ashim Kanti Karmakar is a hardcore listener of Indian Classical Music and a regular visitor of Musical Concerts of Kolkata
Tags Zakir Hussain, Tabla lahara, ’80, ’90, Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Flute, Dover Lane Music Conference, Radio, Recorded Music, Classical Music
Language Bengali

Ashim Kanti Karmakar speaks:

 

Ustad Vilayat Khan and The Audience Connect

Told by Pt.Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Obtained by Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
Date 19th August, 2016
Place S.A.P. Lab, Instrumental Department, Rabindra Bharati University, B.T. Road Campus.
About the speaker Sitar Maestro, Chair   Professor, Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University
Tags Ustad Vilayat Khan, Sitar, Rabindra Sadan, Yaman Kalyan, Imrat Khan, String, Tuning, Audience, Bhatiyali, Kala Sangam, Organizer, Tilak Kamod, Bhairavi, Auditorium, Early 1970’s
Language Bengali

Pt. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay speaks :

Ethereal Experience – Listening to Ustd. Ali Akbar Khan

Told by Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty
Obtained by Sukanya Sarkar
Date 11 July, 2014
Place Kolkata residence of Dr. Rajib Chakraborty, Swinhoe Stree, Kolkata 700019
About Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty is a renowned sarod player, a music composer, and also involved in a large number of experimental projects internationally. He received several awards for his experimental work in music.
Tags Kala Mandir, Ali Akbar Khan, sarod, Shankar Ghosh, tabla, over-packed, Jog, ethereal experience, ecstasy
Language Bengali

Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty speaks :

Music with Silence and one more

Told by Prattyush Banerjee
Obtained by Sukanya Sarkar
Date 01 March, 2015
Place 18 Sadananda Road, Kalighat, Kolkata, Prattyush Banerjee’s residence
On Prttyush Banerjee Prattysh Banerjee is an accomplished sarod player. He is one of the foremost disciples of Padmabhushan Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta.
Key-words Accompaniment, Shahid Parvez, Swapan Chowdhury, Tintala, Keramatullah Khan, tabla
Language Bengali

Prattyush Banerjee speaks:

 

Lingering Memories of Music Listening

Told by Prattyush Banerjee
Obtained by Sukanya Sarkar
Date 01 March, 2015
Place 18 Sadananda Road, Kalighat, Kolkata, Prattyush Banerjee’s residence
On Prttyush Banerjee Prattysh Banerjee is an accomplished sarod player. He is one of the foremost disciples of Padmabhushan Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta.
Key-words Buddhadev Dasgupta, late 1970’s, early 1980’s, talim, listening, Aritra Music Circle, Muneshwar dayal, harmonium, Shahid Parvez, sitar, 1982, Bishop Leffroy Road, central Kolkata, 1984
Language Bengali

Prattyush Banerjee speaks:

 

Baithaki Concerts

Told by Anindya Banerjee
Obtained by Sukanya Sarkar
Date 19 March, 2015
Place Residence of Anindya Banerjee, 50/1A Purna ddas Road, Kolkata
About Anindya Banerjee Disciple of ustd. Ali Akbar Khan, Ustd. Dhyanesh Khan and other gurus. He plays sarod and surshringar. He is a well known writer of Indian Music with several publications to his credit.
Tags 1980, Ali Akbar Khan, Bangladesh, 1977, Vilayet Khan, Aslam Khan, Shudh Maru, Nikhil Banerjee and Ashis Khan, Allauddin Music Circle, Mysore Hall, Hiren Roy, Vilayet Khan.
Language English

Anindya Banerjee speaks :