A study of early Indian Gramaphone Records
, A N Sharma,
A first of its kind book entitled “Baajanama” – a study of early Indian gramophone records by A N Sharma was released by veteran music maestros Pandit Rajan Mishra and Pandit Sajan Mishra in the presence of Mr. Ameen Sayani, eminent archivist Mr. P K Nair and DG, All India Radio, Mr. Leeladhar Mandloi
About Bajanaama
This book is by a private collector of gramaphone records.He was a civil servant who came upon a compilation of recordings from 1902-1910 manufactured by the Gramaphone company, authored by Michael Kinnear. The book includes the very first recordings of Indian voices and is basically about the first decade of commercial recordings in India.
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