Bangalore :
Want to listen to Hindustani classic music of Gauhar Jaan, the first Indian musician to record on the gramophone in 1902 or the first recording of the national anthem by Vishwa Bharati Chorus or the speeches by Mahatma Gandhiji, Subhash Chandra Bose and HH Aga Khan III.
Head straight to Voices of India, the first audio exhibition of vintage recordings, organized by the Archive of Indian Music (AIM) in association with the Alliance Francaise on the latter’s premises in Vasanthnagar from May 10 to 17.
According to Vikram Sampath, whose brainchild AIM is, the exhibition will be held under seven categories – Hindustani classical music, Carnatic classical music, theatre music, folk music, early cinema, devotional and patriotic music and voices.
The visitors will have the pleasure of listening to Gangubai Hangal, Kesarbai Kerkar, Inayat Khan (sitar), Bundu Khan (sarangi), Kannada theatre of old Mysore (Bidaram Krishnappa and Rachappa), Bangalore Nagarathnamma, one of the earliest south Indian musicians to record on the gramophone in 1904, Bengali folk music, Tamil folk (Kavadi Chindu), K L Saigal from the movie Tansen (1943), Indu Bala from the movie Ankh ka Taara (1932), violin-flute duet by T Chowdaiah and T R Mahalingam, G N Balasubramaniam, Narayan Stuti by Juthika Roy and Kamal Dasgupta, Kaloo Qawwal (qaawaali), Wahidan Bai of Agra singing a naat in praise of Prophet Mohammad, speeches by Gandhiji, Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and Sohrabjee Dhondee of Parsi theatre. It provides a kaleidoscope of the rich musical legacy of our country.
Vikram said there will be an exhibition of all these personalities with their rare photographs and biodata. The visitors can see the exhibits and listen to music and voices of their choice through a cell phone or a computer at the exhibition. The exhibition is open from 10am to 7pm from May 11. The entry is free. It will be inaugurated on May 10 at 6.30 pm.
HIGH TRACK RECORD
Archive of Indian Music (AIM) is a non-profit trust that seeks to digitize and preserve old and rare gramophone records of our country. The primary objective of AIM is to preserve the voices of ancestors and make them easily and electronically available through an online portal for researchers, musicians, students of music and the public at large.
AIM currently has collected close to 10,000 records and a range of gramophone records. TV Mohandas Pai is patron of AIM. The tracks can be listened to free of cost on.
source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bangalore> Indian Music / by S Kumar, TNN / May 04th, 2013