Tagore, Lalon Fair, Atulprasad, Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and more — eight Bengali books on music and musicians to read on World Music Day
Tagore, Lalon Fakir, Atulprasad & more — eight Bengali books to read on World Music Day
These unputdownable tomes are a tribute to the legends of Bengali music and their creations
Pooja Mitra
Published 21.06.22, 05:10 PM
Gitabitan: A collection of 2,232 songs, ‘Gitabitan’ is a go to for music lovers seeking refuge in the creations of the enigmatic Rabindranath Tagore
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Lalan Sai - Kubir Gosai Aar Tader 100 Gaan: Written by Sahitya Akademi-awardee Sudhir Chakraborty, the book is a valuable possession for folk music lovers
Komal Gandhar: An autobiography of Ustad Vilayat Khan translated by Shankarlal Bhattacharya, this volume documents several lesser-known moments from the legend’s life
Amar Swami Hemanta: Unseen photos and anecdotes from Hemanta Mukhopadhyay’s life — this heartfelt tome penned by his wife Bela Mukhopadhyay is an ode to a life spent together
Annapurna: An “imaginative reconstruction” by Swapan Kumar Bandyopadhyay on the life of Annapurna Devi — an artist par excellence, daughter of Ustad Allauddin Khan and the first wife of Pandit Ravi Shankar
Record’e Rabindrasangeet: This collector’s item compiled by Siddhartha Ghosh, is a documentation on Rabindrasangeet on records. There's details of the contract between Tagore, Viswa Bharati Music Board and The Gramophone Company Ltd., and vintage photographs of now rare gramophones
Rabindranath’er Premer Gaan: Another collector’s item with a cover illustration by Satyajit Ray, the book consists of seven analytical articles on love songs by Tagore, penned by Sankha Ghosh, Alokeranjan Dasgupta and other noted authors
Bangla Ganer Alokeparba: A collection of seven essays by Sudhir Chakravarti on Bengali songs, songs by Dilip Kumar Roy, Nazrulgeeti and more