Monday, April 14, 2025

INDIA – INDE Hirabai Barodekar – Raag Puriya Kalyan / Raag Ahir Bhairav – Columbia – SEDE 3306

INDIA – INDE
Hirabai Barodekar – Raag Puriya Kalyan / Raag Ahir Bhairav – Columbia – SEDE 3306 (Vinyl 7 inch, 45 RPM)

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The distinguished Hindustani vocalist of the Kirana Gharana, Hirabai Barodekar (1905-1989), was the eldest daughter of the founder of the Kirana Gharana, Abdul Kareem Khan (1872-1937). Although she received only limited musical instruction from her father, she was first trained by her brother Sureshbabu Mane (1902-1953), and in 1918 she became a disciple of her father’s cousin Abdul Wahid Khan (1871-1949), a great master of the Kirana Gharana.

 

Despite her prestigious lineage and exceptional talent, Barodekar had to fight to assert herself in a male-dominated musical milieu, and rose to become the first female artist to perform in a ticketed auditorium, in 1925. Barodekar had a huge following and helped popularize Hindustani classical music throughout her long career.

This forgotten 45 rpm offers outstanding examples of her soft, elegant voice delivered with poise, subtle virtuosity, restraint and heartfelt emotion. Barodekar is accompanied here by unidentified harmonium, tanpura and tabla players.

La grande chanteuse hindoustani du Kirana Gharana Hirabai Barodekar (1905-1989) était la fille aînée d’Abdul Kareem Khan (1872-1937), le fondateur même de l’école Kirana Gharana. Bien qu'elle n'ait reçu qu'une instruction musicale limitée de la part de son père, elle a d'abord été formée par son frère Sureshbabu Mane (1902-1953) puis est devenue la disciple du cousin de son père, Abdul Wahid Khan (1871-1949), l'une des principales figures du Kirana Gharana.

Malgré son lignage musical prestigieux et de son talent exceptionnel, Hirabai Barodekar dut se battre pour s'affirmer dans un milieu musical dominé par les hommes. En 1925 elle devint la première artiste féminine à se produire dans un auditorium à entrée payante. Tout au long de sa longue carrière Hirabai Barodekar rencontra un immense succès et contribua à populariser la musique classique d’Inde du Nord.


Les deux plages de ce 45 tours oublié illustrent magnifiquement la virtuosité subtile de sa voix suave et élégante, empreinte à la fois de retenue et d’émotion intense. Elle est accompagnée sur cet album par des joueurs d’harmonium, de tablas et de bourdon tanpura non identifiés.


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The cover of this record was designed by South-Indian classical dancer and teacher Amala Devi.

Our other female Hindustani singer posts:

Hirabai Barodekar – HMV 7 EPE 1205 here

Hirabai Barodekar and Saraswati Rane – ECLP 2356 here

Kesarbai Kerkar – HMV 7 ERE 1 here
Kesarbai Kerkar – HMV EALP 1278 here

Siddeswari Devi – HMV EALP 1436 here

Gangubai Hangal – HMV 7 EPE 1239 here

Sulochana Brahaspati – Concert Series by Midas here

The Great Tradition – Masters of Music – HMV EALP 1453/1452 here


Photographs below are from Miniatures & Peintures Indiennes by Roselyne Hurel, published by Bibliothèque Nationale De France, 2010, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection (www.metmuseum.org):

 

Female musician with a tanpura, Mughal painting, 1760:


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A lady playing the tanpura, Kishangarh, Rajasthan, circa 1735:


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5 comments:

  1. The two tracks on this EP are misnamed

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    1. Many thanks for reaching out. Are the tracks reversed or do they have completely different names?

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    2. No the names are correct, just the tracks are reversed

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    3. Duly noted. I'll correct the names on the blog and downloads as soon as I can.

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