“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,…. it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Charles Dickens started his “A Tale of Two Cities” with these lines. If we look at the last two months, this has been a period of unmitigated darkness, the winder of irredeemable despair. In fact, the eleventh year of the SOY began in a state of Lockdown, but then it was a piece of statistics for us, these things do not happen to us. The recent second wave has been ferocious beyond imagination, and there is hardly anyone who is unaffected by it.
Our judgment is overshadowed by the recent events. If I look at the eleventh year of SOY as a whole, it has been surprisingly quite a good year. The total of 33 articles in the year is a healthy average I have been maintaining for many years. Out of these, 16 posts, i.e. about half are guest articles; that is an endorsement by the readers who also feel compelled to contribute. Besides our regular contributors N Venkataraman, Ashwin Bhandarkar, DP Rangan, Ashok Vaishnav, Hans Jakhar and Subodh Agrawal, one of the newer readers Rahul Bhagwanrao Muli made his debut, heralding the New Year of 2021 with a post on an interesting theme he described as ‘Hans Akela’. I welcome Mr Muli to the comity of the writers on SOY, and thank all the guest authors for enriching the blog.
We regularly find silent committed readers, who once in a while, drop in just to express their regard for the blog. Another silent reader sent me a very nice article on Shankar-Jaikishan’s Waltz-based songs for publication on the blog. I had to explain to him that guest authors on SOY have graduated from active participants, and some I have invited for very special reasons. He was very understanding and I am grateful to him.
After SOY completed ten years in 2020, which also neatly coincided with the year-wise review of the best songs of 1945, I had thought prolonging the blog might be overstaying my welcome. But the ‘overhang’ year has been like any other year, and I have to thank the readers wholeheartedly for this. The year-wise review continued further back into the Vintage Era with 1944. Between going into the Vintage Era, or the 1950s and 60s, in retrospect, I am happy that I chose the former. A significant landmark has been the Centenary Celebration of Hemant Kumar, which was anchored by Venkataramanji with his superb two-part articles, which was supplemented by Ashokji exploring his different combinations. The comment section continued as the mainstay of the blog. Venkataramanji mentioned that three posts have clocked over 1000 comments in the year – one of the three overflowed from the preceding year. Numbers are not important, it is the quality of comments that not only inform, but also widen our horizon. Some other old posts also had strong re-run.
Therefore, every year becomes for me a year of discovery as, I am sure, it must be for others. We learn of new songs, new singers and new styles of music. Among many, I have to mention Ashwin for introducing me to Ustad Farid Ayaz & Ustad Abu Mohammad singing khayal bandishes in qawwali style. Outside the blog, I discovered two singers in the year, both from Bengal – one a young singer of 30 years age, and the other a veteran who passed away in 2011 – not being familiar with her name I ascribe to my ignorance.
The Young Singer from Bengal (YSB) who has to remain anonymous for SOY for now
This is a unusual way of talking about a singer who has mesmerised me with his rendition of Chadariya jheeni re jheeni. I have had hours of blissful joy listening to this Kabir mystic verse from the YSB who, in my reckoning is far above most of the singers who have sung it. The black & white video was equally imaginative and created a Sufi-Nirgun environment. That video in its detailed description had given a mobile number and a mail id. When I established contact and expressed my desire to know more about the YSB for presenting him to SOY today, I got a call back that the YSB has got that video pulled down; he was suspicious that someone was trying to exploit it for commercial benefit. I was taken aback, but could understand his paranoia. Once an artist gets some fame, his managers take command of his affairs and discretion. But they are often illogical; his many videos are available on the YT. Since I was keen to present him with Chadariya jheeni re jheeni at the top, he has to remain anonymous for now on SOY.
Ustad Farid Ayaz & Ustad Abu Mohammad
Since I am not able to present YSB’s Kabir, here is a Kabir poem sung by Ustad Farid Ayaz & Ustad Abu Mohammad of Pakistan. Ustad Farid Ayaz was born in 1952 in Hyderabad (India). His family shifted to Karachi, Pakistan in 1956. He learnt classical music from his father, Ustad Munshi Raziuddin Ahmed Khan Qawwal. He sings with his younger brother, Ustad Abu Mohammad. They trace their lineage to one of the disciples of Amir Khusro. In Pakistan, they are known as the flag-bearers of Delhi School of Music. They are one of the most popular qawwals of Pakistan, they are famous for their Sufi singing. In a performance in India, Ustad Farid Ayaz jocularly said that in Pakistan they are known as Delhiwala singers, and in India they are known as Pakistani singers. Ashwin introduced them with their rendering of khayal bandishes in qawwali style.
1. Bhala hua mori gagri phooti (Kabir) by Ustad Farid Ayaz & Ustad Abu Mohammad
In one of his videos the Ustad explains that you can’t understand Kabir from a scholar or a professor, but you have to reach Kabir for understanding him. I don’t know how many of us can reach Kabir, but here is a mystic verse in which the lady expresses satisfaction that her pitcher is broken, now she is spared the drudgery of carrying water.
2. Main Nijam se naina laga aayi re (Amir Khusro) by Ustad Farid Ayaz & Ustad Abu Mohammad
Every qawwal has sung Main to piya se naina laga ayi re. Changing one word does not change the sense, but the duos singing is as good as any you would have heard.
3. Bajuband khul khul jaaye (Bhairavi thumri) by Ustad Farid Ayyaz & Ustad Abu Mohammad
Now the sada suhagan Bhairavi thumri in the voice of the duo. You can’t miss the tear in his eyes. He is overcome by emotion in most of his performances. And you would also notice his reference to Kanhaiya breaking the pitcher of the cow-maidens. If his mehfils in Pakistan have listeners for Radha-Krishna lore, that is some endorsement of the power of music transcending culture and faiths.
The two Ustads are infectious, it is a pleasure to explore them on the YouTube. But I stop here, and present the other singer who was unknown to me until recently.
Reba Muhuri (1930 – 13 May 2011)
I can bet most of you, except our Renaissance Man from Kolkata and a couple of music experts on this blog, would not have heard of Reba Muhuri’s name. But you will not believe if I tell you that most of you must have heard her songs, at least two of her songs. To resolve this puzzle I have to take you from how it all began to how I ‘discovered’ her. Reba Mehuri has since become my top favourite singer for light classical songs, i.e. bhajan, thumri and ghazal, at par with Begum Akhtar and Shobha Gurtu.
Born at Krishnagar of Nadia district in 1930, Muhuri was initiated into music by her musicologist father Amiyanath Sanyal. Despite her marriage with an Army officer at the age of 16, Muhuri continued her music pursuit and was mainly trained by Badi Moti Bai in Banaras. That explains ‘Banaras’ in her voice and why she reminds you of old-timers like Siddheswari Devi and Rasoolan Bai. Muhuri performed in several parts of the country and abroad. Her autobiography `Thumri-o-Baiji` (in Bengali), published in 1986, is regarded highly among the music lovers. I am not aware if its Hindi or English translation has been published. We would look forward to hear more about her from our eminent member of Bhadralok from Kolkata.
She breathed her last after a prolonged illness, in Army Command Hospital, Kolakata on Sunday March 13, 2011.
I give the credit for my ‘discovery’ of Reba Mehuri to Sadanand Kamath who has been writing an excellent series on Hindi film songs in Bengali films. This song posted by him on Atul Song A Day mesmerised me. Anything in Raga Bhimpalasi sounds beautiful, but in this case Reba Muhuri’s voice, too, was exceptional.
4. Mohe laagi lagan guru charanan ki by Reba Muhuri from Jai Baba Felunath (1979), lyrics Meerabai, music Satyajit Ray
This song would remind you of the best of Begum Akhtar, Shobha Gurtu and Juthika Roy.
5. Hey Govind raakho sharan by Reba Muhuri from Jai Baba Felunath (1979), lyrics Surdas, music Satyajit Ray
I was so impressed by her voice that I watched Jai Baba Felunath only for her songs. Here is another gem, now in Raga Desh.
6. Bajaye bansyuriya Shyam jamuna kinare by Reba Muhuri from Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977), lyrics Traditional, music Satyajit Ray
All this discovery led me to Shatranj Ke Khiladi in which she had sung at least two beautiful songs. I have seen that film a number of times, but somehow I did not give much attention to her ‘traditional’ songs.
7. Chhabi dikhala ja baanke sanwariya by Reba Muhuri from Shatranj Ke Khlladi (1977), lyrics Traditional, music Satyajit Ray
She continues her fabulous singing in the film in this semi-classical song. I didn’t realise that I was making these discoveries in the Centenary Year of Satyajit Ray. Since everyone on SOY must have seen Shatranj Ke Khiladi, I claimed that you have heard her songs.
While on Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977), let us refresh our memory of Kanha main tose haari, sung by Pandit Birju Maharaj for Amjad Khan on the screen, playing Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.
8. Kanha main tose haari chhodi saari by Pt. Birju Maharaj for Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977), lyrics Bindadin (Traditional), music Satyajit Ray
Pt Birju Maharaj would often sing the compositions while dancing. The Kathak dancer in the film, I believe, is Saswati Sen, a disciple of Pt Birju Maharaj, dancing to Panditji’s Bhairavi thumri.
9. Barjori naahi re Kanhai (Bhairavi thumri) by Pt. Ajoy Chaktrabarty and Pt Birju Maharaj
One thing leads to another. Thumri, Kathak, Pt. Birju Maharaj took me to this beautiful Bhairavi bandish, sung by Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty. Pandit Birju demonstrates ‘bhaav’ while sitting. Pt. Chakrabarty is the leading exponent of Patiala Gharana, but he introducest this bandish from Agra Gharana. As a lay person, for me the commonality is that both gharanas are conspicuous for their muscular singing. It is also interesting that now very few singers of Patiala Gharana are left in Punjab. I should leave here for the music experts to throw more light on the cross-Gharana fertilization.
10. Chali dulhaniya chhamaachham chhali by Anima Sengupta from Jawab (1942), lyrics Pt Madhur, music Kamal Dasgupta
My Bengal mood led me to this song, picturised on Jamuna, the Paro of Devdas (1935). Jawab had some very well-known songs by Kanan Devi, such as Toofan Mail, ye duniya Toofan Mail; Ae chaand chhup na jana; and Kuchh yaad rahe to sun kar ja, tu haan kar ja ya na kar ja. Anima Dasgupta is a new discovery. Though the video quality is poor, the song is absolutely delightful. (My Bengal romance has nothing to do with the famous Didi of Bengal, slaying the marauders from outside threatening to overrun her Ma, Maati and Manush. 
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11. Thillana (Bharatnatyam) from Chori Chori (1956), sung by ML Vasanthakumari
From Kathak dance in pure classical form in films, let us refresh our memory of a pure Bharatnatyam dance by Kumari Kamala (estranged wife of R K Laxman) in the film Chori Chori (1956).
This thillana is sung by ML Vasanthakumari, one of the great female Trinity of Carnatic music (the other two being MS Subbulakshmi and DK Pattamal). I take thillana as Carnatic equivalent of tarana, but while tarana is a very common part of vocal performance, thillana is mainly composed for dance performances. Experts may please throw more light on this. HFGK mentions in footnote that this thillana may not have been composed by Shankar-Jaikishan. Mr S Gopalakrishnan, who regularly shares with me classical music with some interesting information, mentions that its choreography was done by Bharatnatyam exponent KN Dandayudhapani Pillai. It is composed in ragas Hindolam, Mohanam and Kapi. The credit for including this in the film must be given to AVM Productions, Madras, who made this film. You might recall that the famous Sai Sisters had other dance songs in this film. Kumari Kamala was not as prolific as them, but she did have some landmark dances in the films Ram Rajya and Kismet (1943), such as her forced dance as the child Mumtaz Shanti at the instance of her drunkard, selfish father, unstoppable on the tabla, which crippled her.
Acknowledgements and Disclaimer:
1. The information on Ustad Farid Ayaz is taken from Wikipedia.
2. The information on Reba Muhuri is taken from Sadanand Kamath, and her obituaries published in the Telegraph and Zee News on 15 March 2011.
3. The song links have been embedded from the YouTube only for the listening pleasure of the music lovers. This blog does not claim any right over them, which rests with the respective owners of the rights.
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AK ji
Many Congratulations and Thanks for completing and entertaining us with 11 years of SOY.
Waiting for the first dozen and much beyond.
Congratulations, AK! This is a real landmark. May you continue to entertain and enlighten us for many more years.
Mahesh,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes.
Madhu,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes.
Heartiest Congratulations, AKji
Here’s to many more years to come.
Great going for SOY
Congrats and may it grow from strength to strength
Neeruahaf,
Thanks a lot for your greetings.
Mr Vasudevan,
Thanks a lot for your greetings.
AKji,
Heartiest congratulations for completing 11 years with this wonderful blog SoY. Look forward to many landmark posts and milestones for many years to come!!
Incidentally, the first post I read and commented was the one that celebrated the completion of 10 years!! That was already 10 years late!!
AKji
Great eleven years of happiness and a very good friendly and intellectual circle of friends who are not gossiping like old women at the village well while carrying on their routines but a gathering of people who could be talking at the “Servants of India Society” that Gopal Krishna Gokhale created to talk about the state of India and the Indian people going through the tremendous changes due to the British Raj.
My hearty congratulations for achieving a discussion forum for the International lovers of the Hindi film songs and the culture at the International level.
I hope it will be continued even after our passing to the higher plain from where no traveller comes back.
Shalan Lalvani
Akji
Hearty congratulations !
It’s 4 years now that I have joined SOY and it has become almost an obsession. Very interesting & erudite posts from you & all the stalwarts ( except me) make it a compulsive reading every day. Icing on the cake is the friendly discussion by knowledgeable readers .
I am sure that SOY continues to create many such posts for many years to come & to use accounting parlance it continues to be a going concern for an indefinite period.
SOY and many of it’s members are family to me now. Happy 11th Birthday to all of us.
MLV sang about 2 dozen songs in Tamil movies.
O Saami..
Ayya Saami
Aao ji, Saami
Ayya Raayya
Baayya
You com(e )mayya..
That’s Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and English!
The ORR IRAVU, 1951 song ( R Sudarsanam ), is ,of course, lifted from Gori Gori O Banke chori ( C Ramachandra ) ,that was Chico Chico from Puerto Rico, Indiatimes.
She also sang
Konjum Purave ( to the tune of Thandi hawayen ),in THAYULLAM, 1952.
Her daughter Shree Vidya, trained to be a classical singer, chose to be an actress. Starting as a child artist, she acted in all the 4 South Indian languages and in Hindi.
2 highly forgettable Lata songs picturised on her are..
Saajan kahan jaaoongi main
JAISE KO TAISA.
Preetam kya boli thi main
ARJUN PANDIT.
Rajnikant ‘s first heroine, she later was in a live in relationship with Kamalhasan.
India Times to be read as CUBAN PETE.
AK ji,
Heartiest Congratulations on completing 11 years of SOY.
Here is wishing you and SOY many more Anniversaries and milestones in the coming years.
-AD
Dr Deshpande @9,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes. So you are ten years are younger than SOY! And you have already become a valuable part of the family.
Dr Shalan Lal @10,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes. You are the one who adds international perspective. No one is going anywhere. Let us all live forever defying Bhagwadgita 🙂 .
Congratulations to AK and the SoY family o completing 11 glorious years. Normally we should have celebrated it in CSOI, but that will have to wait till the pandemic subsides.
Hearty Congratulations for completing 11 years !Hope this will entertain us for many more years to come.
Mr Muli @11,
Thanks a lot for your greetings. You have become a valuable member of SOY in four years. SOY would be a going concern as long as its promoter is a going concern 🙂 . Unfortunately, a blog cannot have a succession plan 🙂 .
I missed to mention Kannada in Ayya Saami!
Dr Shetty @12, 13, 20,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and appreciation. I wish we had links of those songs. I didn’t know ML Vasanthakumari also sang for movies. I always though of her as a part of the Great Trinity of Carnatic music.
Arunji @14,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes, You have been our go-to person for any information on old film music.
Subodh @17,
Thanks a lot for your greetings. The pandemic has disrupted all plans for two years. Hope you are going to be more regular on SOY.
KB @18,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes.
Heartiest Congratulations AK ji and all the Noble participants at SOY on completing 11 glorious years . Wishing SOY many more wonderful years .
AK,
Congratulations to you and all friends of SOY for this feat. Ever since I discovered this blog, it has been the centre of attraction for me. Numerous leisure hours have been passed reading posts, comments, searching and even writing.
Thanks to the whole team of friends and the highly efficient performing captain. Waiting for the statistical bonanza from the one who knows more about the blog than the blog master.
AKji,
Wow! 11 years! Time actually flies. I vividly remember, 7th September 2012;
As if I was sitting around for this precise moment waiting for it to come on and there it is. Thus the journey began on a Friday evening, precisely 8 years and 9 months agp, but it seems just the other day.
My felicitations. The credit, of course, belongs to you AKji, your originality in coming up with an unending stream of innovative themes, the narrative you bring in, leading to fascinating discussion. Looking forward to the continuation of the voyage with all our friends who have become part of the SoY family.
I wish our blog, the Very Best in the years to come.
Hansji @ 26,
Sorry to disappoint you.
This year will not be presenting the statistical analysis.
As an excuse I would say, SoY’s readers have got familiar with the trend of success repeating itself year after year and my statistical process, I feel, is getting hackneyed. With two block blusters this year, it is very much evident for all to see that the figures will surpass that of previous years. And about the guest writers and the emphasis on quality rather than the numbers, Akji had said it all.
Actually, due to my long absence and preoccupation, I could not do enough leg work.
On the occasion of 12th anniversary, I would try to come out with a comprehensive (and possibly a modified) presentation of SoY’s journey.
And we have a few more statisticians among us, yourself and Rahulji, among others.
And thanks also for your incisive and well thought-out comments.
Mr Joseph @25,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes. Insha Allah!
Hans @26,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and generous words. You have become an integral part of the SOY family.
Venkataramanji @27,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and generous words. You have been among the earliest readers, and you have been steadfast in your commitment. Some old-timers are off-SOY. One KR Vaishampayan you might remember. KRV often drops mail to me, he had some other engagements and some other unavoidable situation.
Heartiest congratulations AKji on 11th anniversary of SoY.
That’s definitely a landmark and it’s my fourth year with SoY. I enjoyed each and every moment that I spent here and I’m proud to be associated with it.
May our journey continue for many more years to come.
All the best for your future journey.
Anup
🙂
Hearty congratulations to AK and the SoY family on this milestone!
I am indebted to SoY and AK in more ways than one. First and foremost, for providing such a warm forum, albeit virtual, on which I have gained so much in terms of knowledge, and on which I have had the pleasure of sharing my knowledge (as also the perverse delight in inflicting puns and silly limericks on unsuspecting members without any fear of retaliation). Secondly, this is the forum on which I cut my blogging teeth. While I have written just 3 posts on SOY so far, writing them has given me immense pleasure and fulfillment. Last but not least, I have made warm friendships, albeit virtual, with so many wonderful people. I pray fervently that we all get to meet in flesh and blood soon.
My heartfelt best wishes to SoY and to its erudite, innovative, large-hearted, and democratic blogmaster.
SOY link is immortal.
AK,
Thanks a ton for introducing me to Reba Muhuri! Listened to all the pieces that you have shared and loved them! A Google search led me to a page dedicated to her on Facebook on which I found a pic of her with Begum Akhtar and Bhimsen Joshi, taken in 1969!
Hi AK,
I’m afraid I’m one of those silent visitors to SoY although I’ve been quite active in the past. This post is one of the reasons why I keep coming back to the site. Kudos and here’s hoping SoY has a very long innings.
I’m so glad you wrote about Reba Muhuri. I had watched the movie “Joy Baba Felunath” when it first released and the Meera bhajan that you posted haunted me. But those were pre-internet days and I had no idea who Reba Muhuri was. I discovered her quite accidentally while searching for something on the net and realized that it was she who had sung the wonderful bhajan. Thanks to you I heard the songs again today.
Wishing you and SoY all the best.
AK,
Congratulations and with without NV’s permission copy and paste his thought as mine.
Looking forward to the continuation of the voyage with all our friends who have become part of the SoY family.
I wish our blog, the Very Best in the years to come.
Anup @32,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes. I am happy to see that after joining SOY you have become a very sincere blogger on old film music.
Ashwin @33,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes. I must say you have ‘inflicted’ great pleasure to all of us. Some of us have tried to ‘retaliate’, but one can’t match up to a Master. Physical meet had been in my mind since the 10th Anniversary, but Corona said करो ना, it made करना impossible 🙂 .
@35,
It means I ‘introduced’ Reba Muhuri to one of the music stalwarts!
Mayur @34,
Thanks a lot for your sentiments. Gratified. Thanks a lot.
Soumya @36,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and generous words. You did make valuable contributions on anything to do with Bengali (or Bangla) songs. Now Bengal is the flavour of the season, as the cliché goes. I was sure our Bhadraloks would be familiar with Reba Muhuri’s name.
Mumbaikar8 @37,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes. And copy paste everything nice I have said about you in the past.
AK@ 42
ढूँढ़ते रह जाऊँगी
AKji,
Heartiest Congratulations on completing 11 glorious years of SoY.
I have become a silent spectator but have not missed a single post or a comment.
This year has been rather a busy one as work from home has doubled the work :-), but I have been able to revive my love with the turn table and have switched back to LPs, the charm of which has only increased in this digital era.
Thanks to you and all the learned and passionate contributors to this blog for continuing this wonderful journey. May this expedition go on and on.
Mumbaikar 8,
Nice things I have said galore, un-nice things would be rare which you may have to ढूढ़ों :).
Siddharh,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes. WFH has turned a boon for some types of corporates, double the output at half the cost. I can understand what you are saying. I compliment you to go back to turntable. I am quite lazy and would be happy to just give my stuff to some worthy person than look for a new turntable.
I do want a knowledgeable member to come out of his silence.
Here’s a rendition of He Govinda by MS. The first line is in Des after which the tune switches to Pilu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b-b9PsZUUw
Ashwin,
Thanks a lot for introducing us to MSS’s Hey Govind raakho sharan. The upload describes wrongly as Kafi.
Thanks SOY. Though SOY has not stuck with principle nothing after say 1970.
Enjoyed expert gossiping among SOY experts.
Thanks again.
Manoj,
You are welcome. I sense an accusation that SOY deviated from its principles 🙂 . It does adhere to its core principles in its themes and subjects. Sometimes post-70s songs are added for illustration or contrast. Of course, the readers have the Right to Freedom.
AK ji
Heartiest congratulations.
SoY is a better variety of a normal blog.
You ensure that each post discusses an interesting topic. You wisely allot more than one post whenever the body of works done by an individual is the subject (e.g. series on SD Burman, OP Nayyar etc).
All the posts are engrossing and educative.
Best wishes and regards.
Tyagiji,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and appreciation. It is all due to the readers’ support.
Dear AK,
Heartiest Congratulations on SOY completing 11 years. Sorry for being late since I was away from home for past 4 days. Wish SOY many more glorious years ahead.
K R Vaishampayan [alias-KRV]
KRV,
I just mentioned you @31. Take the name of KRV, and KRV is here! Welcome back. Hope we will have you now for the long haul.
With so many categories including Open House all along 11 years, there are many many songs posted multiple number of times.
Wonder which song is there which has been posted in maximum number. It may not be practical to find it but sure that would be the choicest of SOY era.
Manoj,
And interesting part is that the repetition is not deliberate.
AKji @31, KRV @ 53,
Glad to have our veteran back.
Vaishampayanji and Ashok Vaishnavji came in 2011.
Mumbaikarji and I joined in 2012.
Subodhji is with SoY right from the first year (2010)
Akji, moving on to the songs presented by you;
Earlier I went through your post, only yesterday I could devote my undivided attention to the songs. We are the beneficiaries of your discoveries.
Coming to the YSB, I have heard him singing and also this specific BW video referred by you. Since you have not mentioned his name nor posted any other song rendered by him, I too would follow your norm. Our YSB (SS) was a promising singer, guess must be in his late twenties, and is a peculiar guy. When I contacted him he told me that he would get back and he did. When I referred to the song/video he became silent, pretended not to hear me and went off the line. Strange! He could have as well explained his difficulty, if any. He definitely had/has an attitudinal problem. I would not go into the details and let the matter rest here.
The three songs by the Qawwals Ustad Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammed were absolutely delightful. Thanks you Akji for the 25 minutes of great listening. You have aptly concluded the part, ‘that is some endorsement of the power of music transcending culture and faiths’. I spent an entire evening listening to them. Thanks to Ashwinji for introducing the duo to us. I haven’t heard them earlier. Mumbaikarji too had presented a number by them in the same blog. Thanks also to her.
You are right. Reba Muhuri is a familiar name in this part of Bengal, especially among Satyajit Ray’s admirers. Frankly speaking I too got acquainted to her singing, after watching Joy Baba Felunath, in the late seventies. The book that you have mentioned, ‘Thumri-o-Baiji`, the first part contains personal memories of Reba Muhuri and the second part consists of the story of Bitthanbai. As far as I know, the book does not have a Hindi or English translation. Well, I may have a go at it !!! Thank you for presenting her to SoY readers.
The first two Bhajan presented by you reminds me of my childhood days. Every Saturday evening we used to have Bhajan sessions led by my grandfather and father, and all the children of the locality used to join us (a sort of Bala Vihar). I recollect two Guru Vandanas, which were sung in the beginning, one of them was ‘Mohe laagi lagan guru charanan ki’ and the other was ‘Aaj sakhi mohe Sadguru ghar aave, mero man me anand bhayo re’. ‘Hey Govind raakho sharan’ , was another popular item for the children, because the song was preceded by a narration of the ‘GajendraMoksham’ by my grandfather. Thank you for reviving my memories.
With five songs from Satyajit Ray’s films, this post is also an apt tribute to the great film maker in his centenary year.
The Thumri-Kathak Jugalbandhi was impeccable visual and aural delight.
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Congratulations for having completed 11 illustrious years of blogging, AKji! You are a great inspiration to a blogger like me who only started last year. I however, do not still know what ‘AK’ stands for. Here’s wishing you the very best in all you do!
Akji,
Anima Dasgupta’s name came up in the post ‘Best songs of 1944’. Hansji and Arunji posted a duet by her with Jagmohan. The song posted here is indeed enjoyable. Thanks.
Not much information is known or available about her. Let me add a few lines.
Anima dasgupta was married to Subal Dasgupta, brother of Kamal Dasgupta.
She was a play back singer of the 40s. Here is a list of her Hindi films and songs.
Jawab (1942), Kamal Dasgpta, 3 songs
Ranee (1943), Kamal Dasgupta, 3 songs
Subha aur Sham (1944), Subal Dasgupta 3 songs
Arabian Night (1946), Kamal Dasgupta, 1 song
Suleh (1946), Anil Bagchi, 2 songs
Bindiya (1946), Kamal Dasgupta, 2 songs
Iran Ki Raat (1949), Kamal Dasgupta, songs 3
Grahlakshmi (1949), Shalilesh Duttagupta, songs 1
In all 8 films and 18 songs. But this is not a comprehensive list. Arunji can give us more information.
Most of the films were produced by P C Barua and were double version films (Hindi & Bengali).
She also sang in Bengali films, Chander Kalanka, Shesh Uttar, Sandhi to name a few.
She had a number of NFS records in Hindi and Bengali.
Posting a song from the film Suleh (1946), lyrics Narottam Vyas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf0QjOjFa1Q
AKji,
Kuchh haseen hai subaho sham was the duet, by Anima Dasgupta & Jagmohan, we discussed in the post ‘Best songs of 1944’
Posting another nice duet by Anima Dasgupta; I am unable to identify the male voice.
Sawan Ne Boondan Ki Jhaalar Daali
Ranee (1943), Kamal Dasgupta, Pt. Madhur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9WDpzCmcJA
Vekataramanji @57,
It is indeed a great pleasure to have KRV, one of the earliest stalwarts back with us.
Venkataramanji @58,
I am very happy that you came back to the post. I was looking forward to your detailed response to the songs I have posted. I was sure you would have known about YSB. He is about 29. It is surprising that at this age this promising singer should have developed a siege mentality. Sufi/Kabir should have made him liberated. My contact was his musician colleague who payed percussion in that video. He shared your feelings about him. But my view is you should not give up on him. He has lost a great chance to be introduced to passionate music lovers. We can present him on SOY at an appropriate time.
It is no surprise you share my fascination for Ustad Farid Ayaz and Ustad Abu Mohammad. They are too good. I hope Ashwin is reading this.
There was no doubt that you would know about Reba Muhuri. And I was not far off that for other readers she is a new name. It is a pleasure to know that she is so closely associated with your childhood memories.
Satyajit Ray’s Centenary deserves much more. But I am happy that five songs in my anniversary post were from his films.
Thumri-Kathak jugalbandi, as well as Pt. Ajaoy Chakrabarty-Pt. Birju Maharaj jugalbandi is awesome. Thanks again.
@60,
Thanks for the detailed information on Anima Dasgupta. Marriage to Subal Dasgupta is an important co-ordinate. Kamal Dasgupta’s brother is not his only claim to fame. Now I remember him as the composer of Talat Mahmood’s first recorded song, Sab din ek saman nahin tha. Anima’s Runjhun runjhun payal aaj bajaye ja is a very sweet song.
@61,
It is surprising that the male singer who is so prominent in the first part of the song Sawan ne boondon ki jhalar daali should remain unidentified. The voice sounds like Asit Baran. Did he sing for other singers? PC Barua broke from the New Theatres too early. Sad.
Anita @11,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and nice words. My name AK stuck with the blog, thereafter, I never felt the need to write anything more about me. So I shall remain AK here 🙂 .
AK ji,
Congratulations on completing 11 years of SOY. Your indefatigable spirit and the enthusiasm of the long term fans of the blog need to be complimented.
I have enjoyed reading each of the posts and also listening to the songs mentioned. It is a very compelling exercise to know about the songs of the golden era, the ragas and vignettes about the singers, lyricists and the music directors.
If music is the food of love, play on..
All the best and look forward to more of the posts.
Vishwanath Ekbote,
Welcome to SOY and thanks a lot for your greetings. Greatly obliged for your generous words. I am also happy to meet a serious silent follower of the blog.
AK ji;
Congratulations on attaining the 11th milestone of the journey on highway of SoY. Growing old with fillers of fantastic articles and songs from day one has been a great ride for myself ……from Tricycle to Impala . Yes , Bus journey in Open House is fantastic too.
Here’s to Me , Here’s to You , Here’s to Us ….has always been my feeling for the blog. It just take a moment for me to sum up the love among us of SoY members in a single song from …Nau Do Gyarah (1957)….
Hum hain rahi pyar ke …Kishore…SDB… 9..2..11…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSvvnm9Tc6M
Ak Ji;
Your reference to song from Chori Chori # 11 brings back memory of Lalitangi Vasanthakumari singing in one of Shankar Jaikishan other film ….New Delhi ….where Bharat natyam dance number was used as prelude to main song….Murli Murli bairan bahi kanhaiya tori murli….
New Delhi – Murli Bairan Bhai….Murli Bairan Bhai (plus an opening classical dance)
Performer: Vyjayanthimala
Singers: Lalitangi Vasanthakumari, Lata Mangeshkar
Music: Shankar, Jaikishan
Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri
Choreographer: B. Hiralal
Film: New Delhi, 1956
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt46ZsmqExw
This brings up a question whether preludes of dance numbers were composed by Shankar jaikishan in both the films or some assistance were taken for the prelude fillers from stock stores.
AK ji, Venkatraman ji;
When going is classic , here is one of my favorite…..
ulfat ki nai manzil ko chala tu bahen dal ke bahon me_Iqbal Bano_Qateel Shifai_Inayat Hussain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKojltdrkKY
AK ji, Venkatraman ji;
Above song reminds me of another gem of a song…..
Phir Aah Dil Se Nikali (HD) – Mela (1948)
Singer: Zohrabai Ambalewali
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Music Director: Naushad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIVOWu2X5nU
Bhatiaji @ 67,
I was off for few days when you were back after a brief absence.
Glad to find you back on your feet with a ‘boundary’ of comments and songs
With wishes for everything best under the sky, posting this eternally evergreen rendition by Pandit Jasraj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J9S6-rsK-4
KS Bhatiaji @67,
Great to have you back in full force. Thanks a lot for your good wishes and the very apt song, Hum hain raahi pyar ke.
@68,
Murli bairan bhai: This is the first time I am ‘watching’ this song with the preceding classical dance. This L Vasanthakumari is the same as ML Vasanthakumari?
@69, 70,
Excellent songs.
AK ji,
Yes.
Madras Lalitangi Vasantha Kumari is MLV.
I had erred in saying she sang 2 dozen Tamil songs. It should have been ‘ several dozen ‘. Also in Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. This song posted by ksbhatia Pa ji must be her last Hindi song. Her last film song was the Jayadava Ashtaka with M Balamurali Krishna and B K Sumitra in HAMSAGEETHE, 1975, Kannada, under the music direction of M Balamurali Krishna. ( Thete is an opinion that this one song was composed by T G Lingappa. )
The movie based on a novel of the same title by Tharasu was the work on which BASANT BAHAR was based.
M Bslamurali Krishna got the National award for the best singer and the Karnataka state award for the Best music ( with B V Karanth, who gave the Background score. )
The movie is far superior to BASANT BAHAR.
KRISHNA BHAKTHI, 1948, Tamil , is the only movie where MLV appeared briefly on the screen singing
Enta Vedukondu O Raghava ..
The Thyagaraja krithi.
D K Pattammal has also done playback singing in the initial years of her career.
VyjayantiMala, on her debut in 1949, VALHKAI, had both MLV and DKP playback singing for her.
Dr Pradeep Kumar Shetty ji @73,74;
Thanks for additional information on MLV . I am still searching for more of her dance numbers in hindi films specially where SJ has scored . I have a faint idea of her singing for Adi Narayan Rao .
N Venkataraman ji @71 ;
Thanks for your encouraging words. In between i am reading the comments of our fellow beings and getting rich by their valuable contributions. Pandit Jasraj is always my favorite classical singer that me to higher platform of soul searching mode.
AKji:
Citius, Altius, Fortius! May SoY reach Olympian heights. The wonderful bouquet of songs and performances is spell binding.
So long as we are on a cultural nostalgic trip somewhat independent of HFM, here is a long time favourite bhajan that Aakashvani Ranchi played frequently during the days it ruled the air waves in that region. I lost touch with it for decades, but the haunting tune never left my mind. Then suddenly I discovered it on YouTube–‘Shiv Bhola Bhandari’ by Alok Ganguli:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_qM-R3zt8I
Perhaps Venkataraman ji may be able to tell us more about the singer.
Dr Shetty @73, 74,
Thanks a lot on the information on ML Vasanthakumari. I could have never associated her and DK Pattamal – another great favourite of mine – with film songs.
Canasya @77,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and your generous words. Shiv bhola bhandari is an excellent bhajan. In the last sentence you can remove ‘Pehaps’.
AKji,
You have aptly concluded with a ‘Thillana’ by M L Vasanthakumari, popularly known as MLV in the south, leaving the field for the readers to continue the celebrations with messages & music. That also brought a balance to the post, which had an impression of Bengali bias.
“I take thillana as Carnatic equivalent of tarana, but while tarana is a very common part of vocal performance, thillana is mainly composed for dance performances.You are right. Thillana is mainly composed for dance performances.”
Yes, you are right. And it is generally performed at the end of the performance of Bharatnatyam. Similarly it is performed by a Carnatic style vocalist also, usually at the end of his/her performance. A ‘Thillana’s has three parts pallavi, anupallavi, and charanam. The tala/taal/ Bol part can found in pallavi and anupallvi and the lyrics in the charanam.
Melattur Veerabhadrayyah (1739-1763) is said to be the earliest composer of Thillana and is hence called the ‘Thillana Margadarshi’. The first Thillana composed by him, is not available now but its reference is found in the book ‘Tanjore as a seat of music’.
Dr.Balamuralikrishna was the recent composer of ‘Tillana’. Kaushiki Chakraborty learnt it from him and made it a part of her performance. In recent presentation(s) she has made some changes, but I like her 2014 performance better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieuksE5NjB4
AKji, Pradeepji @ 73,
I was waiting for Pradeepji to post the songs and to provide the details.
Thank you Pradeepji.
‘Her last film song was the Jayadava Ashtaka with M Balamurali Krishna and B K Sumitra in HAMSAGEETHE, 1975, Kannada, under the music direction of M Balamurali Krishna. ( Thete is an opinion that this one song was composed by T G Lingappa.’
Here is the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbLvE0gpG80
@74,
The link to the other song posted by you.
‘KRISHNA BHAKTHI, 1948, Tamil , is the only movie where MLV appeared briefly on the screen singing
Enta Vedukondu O Raghava ..
The Thyagaraja krithi.’ (in Telugu)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHJevdAKMvs
Was SJ/ AVM inspired by this song to repeat an all-female team of performers in the film Chori Chori?
AKji, Pradeepji,
Let me add some more information on MLV.
Lalithangi was Vasantakumari’s mother’s name.
Lalithangi was also very popular and accomplished Carnatic singer. Young Vasanthakumari first appearance in the stage was at age of 12. She accompanied her mother in a recital at Simla in the year 1940. Two years later, she was to accompany her mother in another recital. I believe it was in Bangalore. The sudden indisposition of her mother left the organizer with no other option but to let a fourteen year old MLV to take the stage. And it was a sensational debut.
Actually MLV was all set to pursue a medical career when G N Balasubramaniyam (GNB) came into her life. Although MLV trained and practised Carnatic music, her parents were not keen that she should enter the music field. She had her early education in a convent school. Once GNB heard her singing and he prevailed upon her parents to place her under his tutelage. She made rapid strides under his rigorous training in the 1940s and was an established front-ranker by 1950.
Posting a favourite song rendered by her, which she sang in almost every recital.
Krishna Ni Begane Baro
Begane Baro Mukhavanne Toro
Krishna Ni Begane Baro
Penned in Kannada language and composed by Vyasarayatirtha (1460-1539)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCMeA4qJYm8
N Venkataraman ji,
As always, you are there to cover and make up for my shortcomings. And, as always, profuse thanks for the same. A knowledgeable, learned and respected senior doing your work readily without any hesitancy , without overtly making you feel indebted, is a great blessing.
On his special day, his Birthday, I shall present to him something very special.
The Tamil Thambi/ Payyan / Thalaiva turned into Amaar Sonaar Bangla Bhadralok Babu will relate to this as easily as a Madrasi diving to get his Idli, Vada, Sambar with Filter Kapi or a Babu Moshai pining for Mishti doi, Roshogulla ,Macher jhol ..
The teenage Bharata Natyam dancer from Chennai
performing at Calcutta, in 1934, impressed the Dance Maestro Uday Shankar so much that he promoted her heavily. In a way, Calcutta became the Chennai girl ‘s stepping stone to unmatched fame and glory.
Fast forward to 1976.
The tallest ( figuratively and factually ) Indian film maker Satyajit Ray makes a documentary on the 58 year old Diva. Ray had made only 5 documentaries, 4 on great achievers and 1 on Sikkim, 1971.
So, BALA, on Bala Saraswati is really special !
( 3 others to have been honored by Ray were ..Gurudev Tagore, 1961, B B Mukherjee, the blind musician of Shanti Niketan, 1972, and his own father Sukumar Ray, 1987.
BALA has Bala Saraswati performing ( singing and dancing )Krishna Nee Begane Baaro on a beach.
9.58 to 18.54 in the film.
Surprisingly, she sings the initial
Mogavanne thoro wrongly, twice!
More on that and on the song later.
N Venkataraman ji,
Happy Birthday.
Good health, peace of mind and prosperity be yours today and in the coming days.
God bless us all in these difficult times.
As The Colonial Cousins Hariharan and Leslie Lewis sang
Come back as Jesus
Come back and Save the World
Come back as Rama
Come back as Allah
Come back as anyone.
..
Krishna Nee Begane Baaro..
Venkataramanji @80,
Thanks a lot for the information on ‘Thillana Margadarshi’ Melattur Veerabhadrayyah. Did he live only for 24 years? Kaushiki is very impressive. She is sure making her father proud. She is also big way into Benaras Thumri and other light forms, besides pucca khayal. Does she call herself of Patiala Gharana?
@81,
Thanks for the links. SJ/AVM must have been inspired from Enta vedukondu O Raghava.
@82,
Thanks a lot for the additional information on MLV. If LV was her mother, my query at @73 still stands. ‘Krishna ni begano baro‘ is beautiful. I think there is no Carnatic singer who has no sung it. I have heard Bombay Jayshree, TM Krishna, all are superb in their own way. There is something eternal in the song.
Pradeepji @ 83,
Thank you very much for your birthday greetings and your kind words.
But you have used the major-keys instead of the minor-keys to sing your song of praise.
But I enjoyed your pampering.
The details of Balasaraswati and her documentary on her by Satyajit Ray will be an interesting addition to all the SoY readers who are not familiar with her. Thanks.
Here is the link to the clip from the documentary by Satyajit Ray.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axuq7ncvjYE
Yes, I noticed that she did not pronounce the entire word ‘Mukhavanne’/ ‘Mogavanne’.
Surprisingly in another vocal rendition (she was also an accomplished singer too), she replaces the word ‘Mukhavanne’/ ‘Mogavanne’ with ‘Jagavanne’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUrmSzVptGI
AKji @ 84, Pradeepji @ 83,
A few more words about the song ‘Krishna Nee Begane Baaro’
As AKji has rightly identified, this song has an universal and eternal appeal.
That may be the reason Hariharan and Lesle Lewis selected the first lines of this song as a refrain for their piece ‘Krishna’. The album broke all records, hitting platinum sales in India. The duo also won the MTV Asia Viewer’s Choice Award and then later on secured the US Billboard Viewer’s Choice Award too. The song ‘Krishna’ also won the award for Best Music Video at the 1997 Screen Videocon Awards.
AKji @ 63,
You wrote,
“But my view is you should not give up on him (YSB). He has lost a great chance to be introduced to passionate music lovers. We can present him on SOY at an appropriate time.”
I tried to contact him over phone. But he did not respond. Let the lockdown be over, I will try to meet him person and prevail upon him.
‘’Satyajit Ray’s Centenary deserves much more.”
Yes I am with you.
“It is surprising that the male singer who is so prominent in the first part of the song Sawan ne boondon ki jhalar daali should remain unidentified. The voice sounds like Asit Baran. Did he sing for other singers? “
I don’t think Asit Baran sang for other actors. And he was not part of the cast for this film. I read somewhere, may be in ASaD, that singer was Kamal Dasgupta. ( ? )
It seems my wife too has been bitten by the ‘Farid Ayaz-Abu Mohammad’ bug. Yesterday I found her listening to their songs and also Farid Ayaz interview.
AKji @ 84,
“Melattur Veerabhadrayyah. Did he live only for 24 years?”
Yes, that is what the book, “Tanjore as a seat of Music” by Dr. Seeta, says.
“Kaushiki is very impressive. She is sure making her father proud. She is also big way into Benaras Thumri and other light forms, besides pucca khayal. Does she call herself of Patiala Gharana?”
No, she does not call herself of Patiala Gharana. Kaushiki had her training from her illustrious father Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty. Purists may be very particular about the different gharanas as far as Indian classical music is concerned, but Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty thinks otherwise. He thinks,
“Gharana, that way, is unique but at the same time, it is confinement. One should feel free to perform all kinds of Indian vocal music anywhere. If the audiences don’t understand the fine nuances of classical music, it is the artist’s responsibility to educate them.”
Although considered a scion and doyen of the Patiala-Kasur Gharana, primarily representing Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahib’s gayaki, he can equally portray even the most subtle features of other major classical gharanas of India like Indor, Delhi, Jaipur, Gwalior, Agra, Kirana, Rampur and even Carnatic music of South India. This is perhaps because of his wide exposure to various genres and their maestros and musicologists besides his own gurus. His father, late Shri Ajit Kumar Chakraborty, Shri Pannalal Samanta and Shri Kanaidas Baigari were the ones, with whom his initial orientation happened, before he was warmly accepted by the ultimate and the greatest Guru of all times, Padmabhushan Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh. His training was then continued under Ustad Munawar Ali Khan (son of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan).
Kaushiki, an able and proud disciple of her father follows the same trend. While in ITC- SRA, she had her training in Thumri and other light forms under Vidhushi Grija Devi.
“Thanks a lot for the additional information on MLV. If LV was her mother, my query at @73 still stands.”
It is not LV, only L. I mean Lalithangi was the mother of Madras Lalithangi Vasanthakumari. The Devadasi system had the tradition of having their middle name after their mother.
Like M S Subbulakshmi, MLV was born to a Brahmin father, Kuthanur Ayya Swamy Iyer and a mother of devadasi origin, Lalithangi.
The middle letter in M S Subbulakshmi stands for Shanmukhavadivu, her mother’s name.
Her father too was Brahmin, Subramania Iyer.
AKji, Pradeepji,
Pradeepji @ 73 wrote,
‘I had erred in saying she sang 2 dozen Tamil songs. It should have been ‘ several dozen ‘. Also in Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada’.
In all see must have rendered around 300 songs in roughly 160+ films.
Almost 200 songs, which amounts to two-thirds of her song were in Tamil films.
For Telugu films she must have rendered around 70 song in 30+films.
In Malayalam 20+songs in 10+ films.
In Kannada she rendered roughly 6 songs in 5 films.
And in Hindi 3 songs in 3 films.
BTW, she debuted as a playback singer in the film Krishna Bhakti (1948).
Bhatiaji @ 68,
“This brings up a question whether preludes of dance numbers were composed by Shankar Jaikishan in both the films or some assistance were taken for the prelude fillers from stock stores.”
The preludes to the dance number from Chori-Chori, which is a pure Thillana number, must be by Guru Dandayudhapani Pillai as mentioned by AKji. Besides, both MLV and Kamala were experts in nuances of Thillana.
Similarly, the ‘Thillana preceding the song ‘Murali Bairan Bhayi, Kanhaiya tori.’ the choreographer was Nattuvanar Muthaiyyah Pillai, and he must have provided the music too including the percussion (mridangam) piece before the song. Again MLV and Vyjayanthimala too were there. Hiralal was the other choreographer in this film. He must have choreographed the ‘Murali Bairan Bhayi’ portion and other dance numbers. His elder brother Sohanlal was trained Kathak dancer and trainer and the brothers hailed from Rajasthan. Both the brothers settled in Madras.
Besides the two films, a short ‘Thillana’ version was rendered by MLV for the Gemini Pictures’ Hindi film ‘Mr.Sampat’. Here too the choreographer was Guru Dandayudhapani Pillai and the music was by Emani Shankara Shastri, an eminent Carnatic Veena artist. The dancer was Vanaja. Incidentally the film was on R K Narayan’s story ‘Mr.Sampat-the printer of Malgudi’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbLvE0gpG80
@75,
“I have a faint idea of her singing for Adi Narayan Rao.”
Yes she did, but not a Hindi film.
She sang for Adi Narayana Rao in the Tamil film “Maya Maalai” and its Telugu version “ Tilottama”, both released in 1951.
Canasya @77, AKji @ 79,
Sorry, I did know about Aalok Ganguly earlier and I haven’t heard this song before.
A good find.
Thank you for posting this fabulous Bhajan “Shiv Bhola Bhandari”.
My search yielded some information.
I found one Alok Ganguly in the Aakashvani’s programme bulletin of November 1958 and again in April 1974 issue. It seems he used sing Bhajans, Ghazals, and other genres both in Hindi and Bengali.
It seems Aalok Ganguly scored music for a Hindi film Woh Din Aayega (1987). The film had seven songs and one of the songs was rendered by Aaalok Ganguly. But I am not sure they are one and the same person.
Posting the song from Who Din Aayega (1987)
Ye hai mere piya ki nishani, lyrics Majrooh Sultanpuri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DD8pi9iJYk
An impressive song and singing.
However there is a Bengali version of the song posted by you and after listening to it, I am sure (at least in this case) it is the same person.
Venkataramanji @85,
My comments from the sidelines: I have seen Ray’s Bala. Very impressive. Prsaar Bharati in co-ordination with Vimeo telecast 13 videos, including some documentaries on him (Shyam Benegal’s feature length was one) and some of his films, short films. This was open only for two days when I was very busy. Yet I managed to see most.
@86,
Thanks a lot for the additional information.
@87,
I hope YSB comes round. I have sent this post to one of his erstwhile companions. He also seems to be disillusioned. Farid Ayaz-Abu Mohammad have this quality of mesmerising anyone.
@88,
Your knowledge is awesome. Thanks a lot for the detailed information. I have some bias for male voice. I have to follow Kaushiki more closely. But she does have a great stage presence, and one good thing is she sings for the audience.
@89,
This detail is interesting, so MLV was also a very prolific film singer.
@90,
‘Mr Sampat’s thillana is very good.
@91,
Yes, the same voice. So now we know about a new singer.
N Venkataraman ji @90;
I entirely agree and endorse your observations and comments. Nice to know MLV sang for Adi Narayan Rao. In one or two movies Laxmikant Pyarelal were assistant music directors to Adi Narayan Rao. But like SJ they never produced or brought out any such music from south . Ravi perhaps did such touches in as he was most sought after MD from south indian movie production houses.
I had heard nothing about Aalok Ganguly .
While searching, I had discovered WOH DIN AAYEGA and AKASH GANGA, 1990. ( Supposed to be a Tariq Khan, Shoma Anand starrer. I doubt whether it was released. )
2 nice solos by Anuradha Paudwal and Suresh Wadkar, 1 by Dilraj Kaur and a duet by AP and Mohammad Aziz. All audios available on the YouTube. There are 2 other songs listed. Not available. Ayaz Jhansi is credited for 3 available songs and Yogesh for 1.
Nice musical arrangement, pleasant on the ears.
The solos almost 7 minutes each.
So, where is this gifted Music Maker?!
Akji, Bhatiaji, Pradeepji,
and all the members of SoY,
The celebrations are on please join us.
Posting a song, which is a tribute covering fifty years of Bollywood from 1950.
Hum hai rahi pyaar ke
Phir milenge chalte chalte
Film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), Singer Sonu Nigam, lyrics Jaideep Sahni, music Salim-Sulaiman
The song “Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte” pays homage to Bollywood actors Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna and Rishi Kapoor and actresses Nargis, Sadhana, Helen, Sharmila Tagore and Neetu Singh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDErhADhhmg&t=393s
I leave it to you identify the name of the original MDs and other add other details.
AK ji ,
Namaste .
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
SoY ने पूरे किये साल ग्यारा
ब्लॉग हैं ये हम सबका प्यारा
हर पोस्टसे मिलता आनंद हमें कुछ न्यारा
तभी तो
ब्लॉग हैं ये हम सबका प्यारा
Nd
What a post !!!
Right from Kabir , Reba Muhuri to तिल्लाना , बाजूबंद nd what not …
In marathi , we say लय भारी पोस्ट !!!
I was very very happy to see A to Z members of our SoY family in comments section .
Nd
In addition 2 that , the info nd links shared by Dr . Shetty ji , N .Venkataraman ji , K.S. Bhatia ji hv made the celebration grand …
Well .. अभी तो पार्टी शुरु हुई हैं …
I pray God
” Let all of us be present here next year for the celebration of 12th year completion . ”
AK ,
U r the head of this family .. thnx a lot .
With best regards ,
Pramod Godbole .
Pramodji,
Thanks a lot for your greetings and nice words. Looking forward to your continued patronage.
Congratulations to Mr.AK and his associates and many thanks for their labours. Best wishes for the coming years.
TPK
TPK,
Welcome to SOY and thanks a lot for your greetings and good wishes.
Belated greetings for the grand entry into the second decade of path-breaking blogging on Hindi film Music.
It is such an honor to be a member of the of family of the SoY.
wah.what work you are doing?Kudos. it is a great service to Indian music.
Sachin,
Welcome to Songs Of Yore and thanks a lot for your appreciation.