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An Inspiration etched in Melodies – Pta. Zarin Daruwala

Kunal Desai | desaikunald@gmail.com ‘That Parsi Girl’ as she was initially known due to her unfamiliarity with the usual all-male ensemble of musicians in Bombay film studios when she started playing for films at the age of 18. Eventually, Zarin Daruwala became a name to reckon with for any piece of Sarod playing in songs or...

5 March 2023

By Kunal DesaiFlashbackBollywood Classics, Bollywood Music, Bollywood Musician, Bollywood songs, Golden Era, Hindi songs, Indian Instruments, Indian Musician, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Pta. Zarin Sharma, Ravindra Jain, RD Burman, Roshan, Sarod in Bollywood Songs, Sarod Player, Sarod Player in India, Sarod Player in Indian Music, Ustad Ali AKbar, Zarin Daruwala0 Comments

Annapurna Devi – The Untold Story of a Reclusive Genius

By Atul Merchant ‘Jataayu’ | merchatul@gmail.com Swar Aalap presents excerpts from the book Annapurna Devi – The Untold Story of a Reclusive Genius written by her disciple Atul Merchant ‘Jataayu’. Those who had heard her perform claimed that she had conquered the summit of Indian Classical Music. Ut. Amir Khansaheb had commented, ‘Annapurna Devi is 80 percent of...

19 March 2022

By adminReviewsAnnapurna Devi, Author, Baba Allauddin Khan, Pt Ravishankar, Sarod, Ustad Ali AKbar, Ustad Allauddin Khan2 Comments