My Music Diary

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As an ardent follower and admirer of the Imdadkhani Etawah Gharana, it is my humble attempt to consolidate all the treasures, materials and manuscripts related to this glorious tradition and keep it under one space - for quick and easy reference of the Gharana admirers. Copy right belongs to the original authors of the article. Reference, due credits and original links are mentioned as courtesy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSLATED BY D.P. SEN Editor’s note: While his health was fast deteriorating, D.T. Joshi’s ardent admirer and friend Dr Kalyan Bhattacharya of Burdwan requested Joshiji (as he was known) to write about the music and musicians he came across during his lifetime.  Professor Joshi tried to avoid this request saying “Who seriously understands classic...

Another Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZtlL4-GC2Y

Being a great fan and follower of Ustad Vilayat Khan, and a genuine admirer of Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta, I thought it will be good to share Pt. Dasgupta's obituary for Aftaab-E-Sitar. Copy right belongs to OUTLOOK INDIA. The original post can be found here: http://mcomments.outlookindia.com/story.aspx?sid=4&aid=223387 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With Vilayat Khan saheb's passing away, what I always adored as the best of sitar has disappeared from my horizon. I've heard Vilayat Khan saheb since I was 15, he was about 20 then. And I watched him attain dizzying heights, hitherto unprecedented. His command over the instrument would leave me breathless, wondering if it was not a part of his body. He could do anything he liked with his sitar. The degree of, tayyari which he achieved led everyone else scrambling after him. But, for Khan saheb, mere tayyari was not enough, it took with it the accuracy of notes, o...

Bengali Cultural Association of Peterborough (UK) publishes in News Letter http://www.peterboroughbengalis.org/Sreejananjali_1421.pdf

Complements of Senior and Respected Musicians ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan complementing and blessing Ramprapanna after his Sitar recital in Kolkata ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...