Category Archives: Kolkata

Witnessing some Music Legends busy in tuning

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjay Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags Instrument tuning, Vilayat Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, Amjad Ali Khan, Nikhil Banerjee, Green Room, Tanpura, Sitar, Ragini Concert, Abdul Halim Zafar Khan, Sadarang, Naskar & Company, Playing style, Sarod
Language Bengali

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A special left over glass of water In a Green Room—from the eyes of promising musicians

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjay Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags 1980, Kushal Das, Tanmoy Bose, Kala Sangam, Vilayat Khan, Kala Mandir, Sujat Khan, Tejendra Narayan Majumder, Arup Chattopadhyay, Bobby Shetty,
Language Bengali

 Sanjay Guha  speaks :

 

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Two short anecdotes: Ravi Shankar’s impact on Balaram Pathak and, Ustad Allauddin Khan in his son’s Film Show Première

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjay Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags Satya brata Guha , Bharati Hall, Indira Hall, 1950, Tansen Sangit Sammelan, Bilaskhani Todi, Ravi Shankar, Balaram Pathak, Ali Akbar Khan, Allauddin Khan
Language Bengali

Sanjay Guha  speaks :

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Verbatim:

                        Balaram Pathak

????? ???? ?????? ?? ??-?? ???? ???? late 50’s,??????????? ?????? ?????, ????? ?? ??????? ?? ??????? ?? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ?????? ????????? ???? ????????? ???? ??? ??? ??? ????? ???? ??????????? ??? ????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????? ??? ????? –‘?????? ???? ?? ???????’? ?????? ??????? ???? ?? ? ?????? ???? ????

?????? ???? ?????? ?? ?????, ???? ??????? ????…?? ??????? ?????? ??????? ????? ??, ???? ??? ????? ?????? ??? ???? ??? ????? ?????? ??????? ??? ????? ???? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ???? ????????? ??? ????? ?????? ?? ????…???????? ??? ???? ??? ????? ?? ????? ????? ?????? ????? ??? ?????? ?? ?? ????? ???? ??? ???? ?? ????? ????? ????? ?? ???? ????? ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ???, ?????? ???? ?? ?? ?????? ???? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ?????? ??? ????? ?????? ????? –‘?????, ???????? ??? ????? ???? ???? ???? ??? ???? ??? ???? ????????’, ??? ??? ??? ?????? ??????

Verbatim by: Dr. Suranjita Paul

 

Translation:

I have heard this incident from my Uncle that happened in the 1950s, probably in the late 50s. A program, possibly Tansen Festival, had taken place at either Bharati or at Indira hall.  PanditJi was on the stage playing BilaskhaniTodi. The hall wastotally crowded.  After BilaskhaniTodiwas over BalaramPathakhold Panditji’s feet.  Both were crying and then BalaramPathak uttered what a mesmerizing performance Panditji had given that hadtotally spellbound all the audiences. This was a very unique scene to be witnessed.

  Pt. Ravi Shankar & Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

There was another funny incident, also narrated to me by my uncle. A film in which Ali Akbar Khan composed music, was about to release shortly. Hearing that, Panditji and Ali Akbar Khan Sahab had gone to attend the film releasing programme.For some reasons Allauddin Khan was in Kolkata and hehad also came to know about that programme.Panditji and Ali Akbar Khan Sahab were totally in dark that Allauddin Khan was also coming to that programming. When they heard about his coming there, both of them got up from their front seats and went out of the hallstraight away. While Baba Allauddin Khan had been there for the entire period and enjoyed the film and at the end he remarked that Ali Akbar Khan Sahabhad enormous knowledge in music.

 Translated by: Ankana Das

 Picture Courtesy: Google

https://aliakbarkhanlibrary.com/photographs/

https://www.discogs.com/artist/3156538-Balaram-Pathak

Edited &Designed: Dr.Suranjita Paul

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After effect of changing tabla player on spot

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjay Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags Dover Lane Music Conference, 1980, 1981, Jasraj,  Anindo Chatterjee, Mahapurush Mishra, Jamshedpur, Swapan Chowdhury, Shyamal Bose
Language Bengali

 Sanjay Guha  speaks :

 

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Sarafat Hussain and Sanjay Mukheree conflicting at Mahajati Sadan

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjay Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags 1980, Mahajati Sadan, Sarafat Hussain Khan, Sanjay Mukherjee, Tabla, Tansen Sangita Sammelan, Madhya Laya, Thaka, Shyamal Bose, Sipra Bose, Swapan Chaudhury
Language Bengali

 Sanjay Guha  speaks :

 

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Discreet Recording of three Maestros on a same night by Pt. Jnan Prakash Ghosh

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjay Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags Dixon Lane, Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Recording, Tabla, 1950, Masit Khan, Ajim Khan, Ahmad Jaan Thirkwa
Language Bengali

 Sanjay Guha  speaks :

 

 

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Pandit Ravi Shankar: Heights of Professionalism

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjay Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags Shyamal Bose, 70, Dover Lane Music Conference, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan, Abhogi Kanada
Language Bengali

 Sanjay Guha  speaks :

 

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“Your Marwa was too Good, I wish to stay with the spell!”— Ravi Shankar and Jnan Prakash Ghosh conversation

 

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjay Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags Shyamashree Thakur, 80, Marwa, Pancham Sawari, Gat, Alap, Jod, Jhala, Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Kalamandir, Ravi Shankar, Sanjay Mukherjee, Bhupali, Kalamandir, Anindo Chattopadhyay
Language Bengali

 

Sanjay Guha  speaks :

 

 

 

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Intimate Music after 10 at night

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjoy Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags 1940, Uma Shankarji, Jasrajji, Kashim Bazar Rajbari, Balaram Pathak, Bhavanipur, Abhiram Mishra
Language Bengali

 Sanjay Guha  speaks:

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Verbatim:

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– ????? ??? ????? ?????? ???? ?????,

– ??? ?????? ??? ????

– ??? ??????? ?????

– ???????? ??????

– ??????

– ??? ????? ?????????? ?????? ??????

– ?????

– ??? ??????????? ???????

Pt. Balaram Pathak

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– ???? ?????

– ???? ????, ???? ???????, ?????????, ???????, ???? ?? ??????, , ??? ?????? ?????, ?? ???? ?????? ???? ????? ???? ??? ????? ???, ?? ??? ???? ??? ?? ????, ???? ???? ?????? ??? ?????, ?????? ??? ?? ?? ???????? ????

Verbatim by: Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee

 Translation:

In 1940s, Balaram Pathakji used to come to our Bhawanipore residence , where we used to stay then.  He had taken up residence at Cossimbazar Rajbari, having come from Gaya recently. He used to come to our place at around 10 pm at night.   Umashankarji was here too, as well as his brother Abhinav Mishraji, Jasrajji too. There was a big room in our house, which is a shop now. One day each week these stalwarts – Balaramji, Umashankarji, Jasrajji, my uncle and a few others – made music till 1:00 or 1;30 in the morning. This was something important to happen at my home, only regret is I wasn’t born then.

Translated by: Arundhati Banerjee

Picture Courtesy:  Google     

https://www.google.com/search?q=balaram+pathak&client=firefox-b&tbm=isch&tbs=rimg:CQjCAMxBbPmgIjgtsu4_1erNn6X3QlMQIqAwqNglDlz7f5aE5royUd_1mmS3668VOnju1RoeYdO33XL0sUEbvWgaNAsyoSCS2y7j96s2fpEYLxjtujBOTjKhIJfdCUxAioDCoRPp8JpCkJ0vIqEgk2CUOXPt_1loREsjolgVbMMhyoSCTmujJR3-aZLEeulN757cApaKhIJfrrxU6eO7VERQN2BjvOFZa0qEgmh5h07fdcvSxH-NaQlIFoJuSoSCRQRu9aBo0CzEUPQS6xRw-dO&tbo=u&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja24LSlqjbAhUSXSsKHXxHCAsQ9C96BAgBEBg&biw=1366&bih=631&dpr=1#imgrc=CMIAzEFs-aCxwM:

Edited & Designed: Ms. Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee

 

 

 

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Learning with Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra

Told by Sanjay Guha
Obtained by Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 27th Dec 2016
Place 3/1/1D Padmapukur Road, Kolkata 700092
About  the speaker The well-known sitar player Sanjoy Guha   is now serving as a faculty member at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London. He learnt music from a number of highly reputed musicians including Pt. Radhika Mohan Moitra, Pt. Deepak Chaudhury and Vidwan M. Balamurali  Krishna.
Tags 1977, 78, Radhika Mohan Moitra, Jadavpur, Nimai Dhar, Narendra Nath Dhar, Nikhil Banerjee, Dipak Choudhury, Taan, Toda, Marwa, Ekgun, Dugun, Jhaptaal, Madhyalaya Gat, Manjha, Antara, Jhala
Language Bengali

 Sanjay Guha  speaks :

 

 Verbatim:

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-??? ?????

– ?????? ???? ???????? ?????

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–  ????? ???

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-?????, ?? ??? ?????? ?????

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– ??? ?????

Verbatim: Ms. Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee

 

 

 

 

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