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Thank you everyone who has visited and followed this blog and its predecessor (Washerman’s Dog) since 2010! I have run out of steam and will be taking time off to think of how and whether should continue to share my love of South Asian music. Of all types. But as of today, Harmonium is closed and there will be no further posts. Dhanyawaad. Shukriya. Thank you.

Balachander Carnatic music like this–soulful and melodic–is indeed magical. Here is a nice record of film maker and veena player S. Balachander doing his magic. Balachander

Asad Qizilbash A lovely sarod mehfil from the Pakistani sarodiya Asad Qizilbash. The basic bio is as follows: Asad Qizilbash is the only Sarod player in Pakistan since 1992, keeping this traditional instrument and its music alive. Asad was born in 1963 to the famous violinist K.H. Qizilbash, who was responsible for closing the gap between western and eastern classical music. After attending a…

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In the world of South Asian film playback singing this man is so underappreciated it’s a crime. But that is the consequence of many historical trends which I’ve referred to so many times over the years. Here is a selection of his ‘choices’ from across his amazing three-decade film singing career (1954-1984). AR

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For those not conversant in Hindustani the title of this series of EMI releases means ‘my choice’ or ‘my favourites’. Now, whether the artists did, in fact, select these tunes from their vast repertoire or not is not known, but these volumes do indeed capture some of the ‘Best of’. In this volume the Bengali pop sensation Runa Laila entertains us with mostly film songs from the studios of Lahore…

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YG10 Sorry for the lag between posts but have been down with a nasty bug. And there I am unable to locate a volume 9. If anyone can help that would be much appreciated! This is another top-notch volume! Enjoy.

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