Ustad Abdul Karim Khan
1934-1935
LabelImportant RecordsGenreFolk & Traditional
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"If there is any real trace of miracle, of phenomena, of wonder, it is the voice."
– Hazrat Inayat Khan, 1926
More than seventy years since his death in 1937, Ustad Abdul Karim Khan retains his reputation as one of the greatest singers India ever produced. Possessed of an elastic, honied voice that poured out like mercury, he influenced generations of singers including Mohammed Rafi,
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, and Pandit Pran Nath. Born at the end of the 19th century to a family of musicians that extended back in time for centuries, his art was formed in the culture of the courts of the maharajas under British colonialism but was changed by his genius and
imagination and a life marked by sacrifices for love, unsatisfied ambition, abandonment and heartbreak. These performances were culled from sessions made during his peak final years 1934-35, newly transferred and restored and with extensive notes by Ian Nagoski.
Format
Tracks 2, 4, 5, 9 & 10 recorded in Bombay in March 1934. Tracks 1, 6, & 7 recorded in Bombay in February 1935. Tracks 3 & 8 recorded in Bombay on December 22, 1935. Both the later sessions are presumed to have the same accompanists.
Digipak with booklet of notes.
Comes with a 12-page booklet of notes and photographs.
Release notes
Tracks 2, 4, 5, 9 & 10 recorded in Bombay in March 1934. Tracks 1, 6, & 7 recorded in Bombay in February 1935. Tracks 3 & 8 recorded in Bombay on December 22, 1935. Both the later sessions are presumed to have the same accompanists. Digipak with booklet of notes. Comes with a 12-page booklet of notes and photographs. The titles of the tracks given above are taken from the liner notes of the CD, but they are substantially incorrect. Only tracks 7-10 are actually correct. Tracks 4 & 10…
| 1 | Gujri Todi: Beguna Guna Ga | 4:25 | |
| 2 | Jhinjhoti Thumri: Piya Bin Nahin Avata Chain | 4:14 | |
| 3 | Gujri Todi Tarana: Dim Dara Dir Dir | 4:11 | |
| 4 | Basant Khyal: Ab Maine Man Dekheri | 4:28 | |
| 5 | Basant Khyal Jalad: Phagava Brija Dekhana Ko Chalori | 4:28 | |
| 6 | Bilawal: Pyara Nazara Nahin | 4:12 | |
| 7 | Gara Thumri: Jadu Bhareli Kaun Albeli | 4:26 | |
| 8 | Anand Bhairavi: Uigicha Ka Kanta Ganjila | 4:28 | |
| 9 | Bhairavi Thumri: Jamuna Ke Tira Kanha | 4:08 | |
| 10 | Sindhi Kafi: Nach Sundari Karun Kopa | 4:22 |
- Ian Nagoski
- Compiled By [Compilation], Liner Notes, Mastered By [Sound Restoration]
- Shankarrao Kapileshwari
- Harmonium (A2, A4, A5, B3 to B5)
- Shamsuddin Khan
- Tabla (A2, A4, A5, B3 to B5)
- Balkrishna Kapileshwari
- Tambura [Tampura] (A2, A4, A5, B3 to B5)
- Dashrath Buwa Mule
- Tambura [Tampura] (A2, A4, A5, B3 to B5)
