Wednesday, March 27, 2019

INDIA Amir Khan – Rare Creations of Ustad Amir Khan – Inreco 2411 0001

INDIA – INDE
Amir Khan – Rare Creations of Ustad Amir Khan – Inreco 2411 0001, recorded by Sri Arun Chatterji in 1974 (LP)
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Amir Khan (1912-1974) was an unrivalled Hindustani classical Khyal vocalist gifted with a deep, mellow baritone voice that effortlessly expressed intensity, sensuality, creativity, dignity and glowing majesty.

Alas, this intimate recital of personal compositions by Khan, the founder of Indore Gharana, was his last recording, as he died tragically a few weeks later in a car accident, depriving India and the world of one of the greatest singers of the 20th century at the height of his powers.

Khan is accompanied here by Gobinda Bose on tabla.

Amir Khan était un chanteur classique de Khyal d’Inde du nord sans pareil, doté d'une voix baryton suave et profonde qui exprimait l'intensité, la sensualité, la créativité, la dignité avec une majesté éclatante.  

Hélas, ce récital intime de compositions personnelles d’Amir Khan, le fondateur du Indore Gharana, sera son dernier enregistrement. Il mourut en effet tragiquement quelques semaines plus tard dans un accident de voiture, privant l'Inde et le monde d'un des plus grands chanteurs du XXe siècle au sommet de son art.

Khan est accompagné aux tablas par Gobinda Bose.


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The photograph below is from Le Grand Moghol et ses Peintres by Amina Okada, Flammarion, 1992:

Archangel Raphael, by Hossein Naqqash, Mughal c. 1600. 

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7 comments:

  1. I couldn't express enough how grateful I'm to you for sharing this LP. This is one of Khansaab's rarest LPs and have been looking since many years - in vain - for a copy. Stay blessed!

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    1. I'm delighted. I simply had the good fortune of stumbling upon this LP by chance which gives me the opportunity to share this gem.

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  2. Thank you for this share! You're bejewelled my friend!

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  3. thank you for this wonderful transfer of Amir Khan.
    the painting of Archangel Raphael is also pretty spectacular.

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