Datta Saunke (nagāṙā drum pair), J. R. Yadav playing (shehnai double-reed aerophone), and another musician (surpeṭī drone) at the Durgā-pūjā Mahotsav festival, during a recording session. The festival was held at the Cross Maidan garden in Dhobi Talao neighborhood.
Datta Saunke (nagāṙā drum pair), J. R. Yadav (shehnai double-reed aerophone) and another musician at a recording session (microphones visible) during the Durgā-pūjā Mahotsav festival. The festival was held at the Cross Maidan garden in Dhobi Talao neighborhood.
Balkrishna Maruti Rao Shirke (shehnai), and an unidentified musician (nagāṙā drum pair) perform; a Neuman microphone on a stand and tape recorder indicate that this session was recorded.
B. K. Gurav plays tablā, Balkrishna Maruti Rao Shirke plays shehnai, a young man plays shruti peti drone. Two Neuman microphones on stands in the foreground indicate that this is a recording session. Two young boys and adult man watch from behind.
Two images. Left: Ramchandra Babaji Salukhe playing shehnai, with a shruti musician. Right: D. M. Bhonsle playing a “cangara” (nagāṙā?). They are performing prior to a tamasha performance. The diary of Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy states “Recorded shehnai party. Not very good.”