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Indian Music of the 78rpm era Moujuddin Khan (c.1875-1926)
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List of 78 rpm recordings Moujuddin Khan (1889-1926) 1904 1 Bihag tarsat hai mora kahna 2 Pilu thumri sainya bidesh gaye 3 Bhairavi sawariya ne jadu dala 4 Kawali Khamaj saiyan bina nahin aawat chain 5 Multani durjan logan ke aansoo 6 Kawali khamaj piya pardes mora man hara 7 Dadra sugar pyari se naina lagere 1908 8 Todi langar kakariya jin more 9 Darbari todi deho daras more pyare 10 Bhairavi thumri rasiya bedardi mainto paniyako gayi 11 Bhairavi rang dekhe jiya lalachaye 12 Pilu piki boli na bol papihara 13 Pilu dagmag hale mori nayya re kanhaiya ji 14 Kafi murli ki dhun sun bhinat pari more 15 Sohni phulava ginat bar bar 16 Sarang sajan more angiyaka band ji na kholo 17 Gara pani bhareli kaun albeli naina jhamajham 18 Gazal na piyam ata hai muddat se na yaar aata hai 19 Dadra piray mori ankhiyan raja hamse na bola
Acknowledgements: Grateful acknowledgement is made to the HMV CD/cassette of Moujuddin Khan's recordings, and to Suresh Chandvankar and Michael Kinnear's discography in The Record News ,vol. 13 (1994) for the information given above.
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Biographical Note (by Suresh Chandvankar)
Moujuddin Khan (1875-1926) - Badshah of 'thumri'
and 'dadra' Moujuddin Khan was born at
Nalagarh in Punjab, and died in Benares. He was a great exponent of the
thumri and dadra forms, and was known as 'Shrutidhar'. He learnt music
initially from his father Ghulam Hussain Khan, then from Bade Dunni
Khan, Rahimat khan and Bhaiyya Ganapat Rao. He did not like school and
spent more time over music. In 1901 the family settled in Benares, where
his father was given a position in the Darbar. Moujuddin Khan was
proficient in pure and light classical music and began to sing in
concerts from the age of fifteen. Suganbai and Mangubai of Benares liked
his music. At a very young age he became addicted to wine and women, and
he was also was fond of expensive clothes and perfumes. Once
Bhaiyya Ganpatrao attended his concert and liked his rendering of raga 'Lalat'.
He persuaded and helped him to settle in Calcutta. Moujuddin Khan was
then twenty-five years old. Calcutta was famous for great singers like
Gauhar Jan, Malka Jan, Badi Motibai and many others. Soon he joined this
group and began to teach them thumri, dadra, Hori, Kajri, bhajan etc. He
was involved in a one-sided and unsuccessful affair with Malka Jan, who
in turn was in love with Faiyaaz Khan. It is believed that around
1907, Gauhar Jan brought him to the studios of the Gramophone Company
for cutting records. This was to help him out financially. He cut nine
records for the Company and a couple of records for the Nicole record
Company. At the end of some songs, listeners from the studio audience
canbe heard shouting 'Wah Wah Mojuddin Wah!' His powerful fast taans and
delicate thumris made him famous. His voice was on the high-pitched side
and some found it fairly feminine in timbre. Around 1920, his father
and Bhaiyya Ganpat Rao passed away. There was no family life to occupy
him, and as a result he became more and more addicted to alcohol,r and
ultimately died in 1926. What is left today is the music preserved in
over 10 gramophone records and a photograph that shows him wearing a fur
cap. In 1994, the Gramophone Company released a cassette/CD reissue of
his records under the 'Chairman's Choice' series. (CMC 882 522). One of his
best and melodious song is in 'Pilu Thumri' - Peeki Boli Na Bol Papihara Re, Peeki Boli Na
Bol Suna Pave Mori Saans
Nanadiya Dengi Pankha Mardo Peeki
Boli Na Bol
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Last updated on 15 May 2006
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