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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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.
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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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:
It appears that the year of the Malkauns festival as stated in the anecdote requires a review. We are working on it. — Editor
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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
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.
