My name is Gauhar Jaan: life and times of a musican
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TextPublication details: New Delhi Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd 2012Description: xxviii,318 Pp CD comprising of 25 songs sung Gauhar JaanISBN: - 978-81-291-2058-8
- 780.92 Sa473 M 301542
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Born Eileen Angelina Yeoward, an Armenian Christian who later converted to Islam, Gauhar Jaan was a naturally gifted musician with an outstanding repertoire. One of the earliest women artists to seize the opportunities that rose with the advent of recording technologies, hers was the first Indian voice to ever be recorded in 1902. She went on to cut close to 600 records, the most successful female musician of her time.
This book traces her story as well as the times during which she lived. It also describes the evolution of the Indian recording industry and its impact on the country's music, theater and social life.
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