Archive of North Indian Classical Music

Event: Remembering Amir Khan (1912-1974)

Place: Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; Golpark

Date: 11th February, 2010, 6 pm

After the overwhelming success of the programme on Etawah Gharana - "The Great Masters of Etawah (part 1)" , Prof. Amlan Dasgupta and Subhranil Sarkar did a presentation on the great vocalist Ustad Amir Khan at the Vivekananda Hall, Rama Krishna Mission Institute of Culture. This was also a great success.

For further reading ---

Blog on the programme

 Event: The Great Masters of Etawah (Part 1)

Place: Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; Golpark

Date: 3rd July, 2009, 6 pm

Recently Subhranil Sarkar and Prof. Amlan Dasgupta did a presentation on the Etawah Gharana at the Rama Krishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata, India

Some 800 people came to attend it along with stalwarts such as Pandit Kashinath Mukherjee (student of Ustad Vilayat Khan & Ustad Amir Khan), Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, Prof. Sanjoy Banerjee (RBU) and others.

The programme was a huge success.

For further reading --

Blog on the programme

The playlist from that day:

Clip 00. Video clip Ramdasi Malhar, Gummad dekha bhaye

Clip 01. First Gramophone record c. 1915-18, Marathi Bhavgeet, Hi raat sawat bai

Clip 02. First classical record 1933, Adana, Kanganava more

Clip 03. record made after training from Manji Khan 1937-40, Ek Nishad Bihagra, Bairanrain

Clip 04. 1968, Gaur Malhar, Mana na kariye

Clip 05. Video Talim - Demonstration of Yaman dhrupad  Soochh suranikhar

Clip 06. Video Gwalior Talim, Bahar khayal in tappa style, Nazar daulat

Clip 06. Video Gwalior Talim, Taranas in Durga andSuha

Clip 07. Video Alladiya Khansaheb's style, Sudh Nat, Ankha na mori lagi

Clip 08. Video Bhurji Khansaheb's style, Gara Bageshri, Main sajan

Clip 09. Video  Manji Khansaheb's talim and taankari, Patbihag Dhan dhan mangal gao

Clip 10. Concert Recordings: Dhavalshree, Dehun re gagariya

Clip 11. Concert Recordings: Basanti Kedar 1971, Attar sugandha

Clip 12. Concert Recordings:Kaunsiya (Alladiya Khansaheb's composition) Are ri jaye kaho

Clip 13. Concert Recordings: Last public performance July 1992, Dharwar Radio, Miyan ki Malhar,Bijari chamake

Clip 14. Basaveshwara Vachana                 

Clip 15.Video clip: Paraj Khayal, Ankhiyan mori lagi