Category Archives: 1921-1947

North, Performance, 1921-1947

Ox Intervention

Told by Gurudas Ghosh
Obtained by Aloke Narayan Mitra
Date 29 January, 2015
Place Santragachhi, Howrah
On Gurudas Ghosh Well-known Pakhawaj Player.
Key-words Durlabh Chandra Bhattacharya, conservative, tabla, pakhawaj, profane instrument, Bramhin, baijee, entertainers, khyal, Kana Keshto, Krishna Chandra Dey, Ox play to stop Dhrupad concert. 1940’s.
Language Bengali

Note: Sri Ghosh later informed us to note that he talked about Krishna Chandra Dey and NOT Krishnadhan Bandyopadhyay.

Gurudas Ghosh speaks:

North, Performance, 1921-1947

Keramatullah Khan’s Sitar and the Peacock

Told by Gurudas Ghosh
Obtained by Aloke Narayan Mitra
Date 29 January, 2015
Place Santragachhi, Howrah
On Gurudas Ghosh Well-known Pakhawaj Player.
Key-words Mallick-bari, Pathuriaghata, Bengal Music Conference, Keramatullah Khan sitar player, jhala, speed-competition, Peacock intervention, 1940’s
Language Bengali

Gurudas Ghosh speaks:

 

1900-1920, Kolkata, Teaching-Learning, 1921-1947, Music Allied

Remembering Bimala Prasad Chatterjee

Told by Jon Barlow
Obtained by Sanjoy Bandopadhyay
Date 14 December 2014
Place At Kolkata residence of Jon Barlow 91/1B Bondel Road, Kolkata 700019 [Ballygunge Phari]
About Jon Barlow
A man in pursuit of Indian Classical Music for more than fifty years. Learnt sarod, vocal music, music collector, music craftsman, photographer, artist, music theorist.
Key words 1934, Pramatha Nath Banerjee, Badal Khan, Inayet Khan, Hafiz Ali Khan, Bimala Prasad Chatterjee, Khadim Hussein [Rampur], Mehedi Hussein, Buniyad Khan, therapy, Allahabad Music Conference, K.L. Saigal, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Bhismadev, Vishmadev  Chatterjee, opium
Language English

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