Akhtari : the life and music of Begum Akhtar / edited by Yatindra Mishra
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TextPublication details: India Harper Collins Publishers 2021Description: 253 pISBN: - 9789354224423
- Biography MIS-Y
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BITS Pilani Hyderabad | Biography | Biography "1st Floor" | Biography MIS-Y (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 42969 |
Akhtaribai Faizabadi, or Begum Akhtar as she was better known, was a legend even during her own lifetime, and one of the last of the great singers from the tawaif community. Akhtari documents her eventful life and her music through essays and reminiscences by some of her closest friends and associates, and by people who knew her work deeply -- including the likes of Bismillah Khan, Lata Mangeshkar, Shubha Mudgal, etc. The volume also includes long interviews with Begum Akhtar herself as well as some of her disciples.
A bestseller in the original Hindi -- and now available in English -- this is a volume to treasure for all of Begum Akhtar's fans and lovers of music.
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