UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (Bade Ghulam Ali Khan documentary), 1963

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali, 1902?-1968
Title
UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (Bade Ghulam Ali Khan documentary)
Dates
1963
Quantity
1 videotapes  :  EC - 1 vct (sp, b&w); Duration: 00:28:00
Collection Number
1993014
Summary
Documentary made ca. 1963 in India; Archives copy made from tape belonging to Arundhati Neuman.
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access is restricted.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902-1968) was a Hindustani classical vocalist from Punjab, British India (present-day Pakistan). Bade Ghulam learned vocal music from his paternal uncle as a child and later from his father. He was known for his excellent light-hearted ragas and the new compositions he created under the pen name Sabrang. In 1962, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Archives copy seems to begin slightly after actual start of documentary (no credits); incomplete; poor quality overall.

Contents: Mainly performance footage; commentary in English.

Performer: Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan/vocalist.

Documentary appears to have been made in 1963 (includes mention of a Calcutta concert in 1963)

Documentary assistance by Allyn Miner.

Documentation: Typed list of information from credits.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Classical Music, Hindustani
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Video recordings in ethnomusicology
  • Vocal Music--India

Geographical Names

  • Asia
  • India--Asia--South Asia
  • North India

Form or Genre Terms

  • Documentary videos
  • Moving-pictures, Documentary