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In this song from Dr Madhurika (1935), perhaps sung by Sabita Devi, I am hearing music coming from a wooden reed with holes, not quite flute. Judge for yourselves:
Listen to 1935_Dr-madhurikaa_09_moree-pyaaree-pyaaree-gaiyaa.mp3
Now you know!
Listen to Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati (1969)
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Here are images of 4 prominent personalities from the Parsi Theater Era. These guys were superstars in their heyday.
From left (clockwise): K N Kaabaraa, K P KhaTaaoo, D S PaTel, J F MaaDan. The last one is written as J F Madan in English. If you ever wondered which of the 8 possibilities (madan, madaan, maadan, maadaan, maDan, maDaan, maaDan, maaDaan) for his names was valid,
Now You Know!
Listen to Narsingh 731
- Musing 167: Manna on Rafi, Bharat 05
- Musing 121: R C Boral, Narsingh 723
- Musing 425: Rafi 130. Tim Tim
- Musing 148: Awaz Ki Duniya, RMIM WC 2017 01
- Musing 104: yaa ilaahee, Narsingh 706
- Musing 165: Master Madan, Bharat 03
- Musing 287: Kala Bazar in 1946, Rafi 25
- Musing 245: Gangaram, Rafi 03
- Musing 356: Ghazal, Rafi 75
- Musing 273: Not Saigal, Mothers' Day 2010
- Musing 72: Ray on Silent Era, Gunah Aur Qanoon (1970)
- Musing 227: Pradeep angry, Roberto 78
- Musing 274: Aa teree tasveer banaa loon, Narsingh 754
- Musing 599: Panjabi Vanjara 1954. M R Acharekar
- Musing 198: Leads do not talk, Bharat 36 Lata Roshan
