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Aftab Datta has kindly sent us the following recordings:
Jitendra Abhisheki - Amritvashini (Malsri)
Umeed Ali Khan - Ahir Bhairov
Fayyaz Khan - Bhankar
Salamat Ali & Nazakat Ali - Kalavati________________
Here is probably the most memorable recording of the Punjabi wedding song, sada chirian da chamba vay in the voice of Tufail Niazi.
Tufail Niazi belonged to the Kapurthala music […]

1. Farida Khanum’s page has been listed in the vocal archive. Along with a previously featured ghazal in Jangla Bhairavi, her live performances of Shankara, Kamod, and Des have been added to the page. Riaz Ahmad Barni has kindly contributed the last three recordings. Mr. Barni is an ardent admirer of Farida Khanum and has […]

Ustad Bismillah Khan, the greatest living exponent of an evocative instrument, the shehnai, received the Bharat Ratna in 2001. The 91-year-old maestro talks to The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24×7’s Walk the Talk programme about his riyaaz, the oneness of divinity, his unflagging love for music, and above all, his faith in […]

Photographs of Barkat Ali Khan, Umeed Ali Khan, Chote Ghulam Ali Khan, Roshan Ara Begum, Farida Khanum, and Amanat Ali & Fateh Ali Khan have been added to Album 3.
Courtesy of Radio Pakistan.
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Views of Kishori Amonkar and Rajan Parrikar on Sarangi and Harmonium as accompaniment instruments.

“Gouri Banerjee started learning sarangi at the age of nine from her mother. Then she started taking lessons of sarangi from Pandit Kashi Mishra of Benaras, till his death. Thereafter, she is continuing her advanced lessons (talim) of sarangi from world renowned Sarangi Sartaj Ustad Sabri Khan Sahab of Delhi. She has tagged a number […]

Mallikarjun Mansur’s Gaud Malhar has been added to the vocal archive.
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Two new Sarangi Archive entries:
Ramesh Mishra Dhruba Ghosh - Ramkali (recorded from ‘Star World’, one summer morning in 1997).
Sultan Khan - Basant Mukhari
Please let us know if you would like to share solo sarangi recordings of other artists like Gopal Mishra and Ghulam Sabir on this website.
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We would like to thank Rajan Parrikar for allowing us to use pictures from the SAWF Music Articles Archive, and Riaz Barni for sending us a picture of Umrao Khan and Hamid Hussain. Barni Sahib acquired the picture from the family of Hamid Hussain.
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Dear visitors,
sarangi.info has been slightly remodeled with the intent to make it easier to update and browse, and also rather pleasant to look at. Please let us know if you encounter any bad links, labeling errors, etc.
Best thanks are due to all those who appreciate our efforts, make useful suggestions, and share music and pictures […]

Please note that the raga initially labeled as Madhukauns under Nathu Khan’s name, and then relabeled as Jogkauns, is actually Madhkauns.
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