A digital transfer of both sides of a nice clarionet recording session by Gopal Chand Lahiri, about whom not much is known. The Bengali text on the label and production in Dum Dum, India indicates perhaps an artist from east India.
Side A (Mx. OC.838) is a Carnatic raag called Sindhu Bhairavi. This raag is “suited for lighter pieces” and expresses separation, sorrow, compassion, and devotion.
Side B (Mx. OC.839) is a ghazal (a type of love song originating in Arabic poetry). “The ghazal is always written from the point of view of the unrequited lover whose beloved is portrayed as unattainable.”
Recorded in India circa 1930.
Released as Twin FT.800
Credits:
Gopal Ch. Lahiri – Clarionet
Unknown Artists – harmonium, tabla
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