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UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Bismillah Khan recordings: Bismillah Khan (Documentary) 1916-2006, Undated
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Khan, Bismillah, 1916-2006
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Bismillah Khan recordings: Bismillah Khan (Documentary) 1916-2006
- Dates
- Undated
- Quantity
- 1 videotapes : EC - 1 vct (VHS, stereo, color); Duration: 00:30:30
- Collection Number
- 1993013
- Summary
- Recorded from Delhi TV; Archives copy from tape belonging to Arundhati Neuman.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Ustad Qamruddin "Bismillah" Khan (1916 – 2006), from Bhirung Raut Ki Gali, Dumraon, now the eastern Indian state of Bihar, was a musician credited with popularizing the shehnai by bringing it to the concert stage. Khan studied under his maternal uncle, Ali Baksh 'Vilayatu' Khan, a shehnai player, beginning at the age of six. He has played the shehnai to audiences across the world.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Gramophone Company of India LTD, Dum Dum.
Archives copy seems to begin slightly after actual start of documentary; main credits are missing; commentary in Hindi.
VHS videocassette copied direct to DVD 10/2006 (1 track, 30:30)
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Shenai
- Video recordings in ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Asia
- India--Asia--South Asia
- North India
Form or Genre Terms
- Video recordings
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