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Published: 23 December 2017

Last Updated: 23 December 2017

I believe we have the earliest example of a cymbal hit with a rod in this dance music piece from Jailer (1938). Unfortunately the video never shows the orchestra.

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Published: 22 December 2017

Last Updated: 22 December 2017

There is so much propaganda about Awara (195!) being popular in the Soviet Union that you may be forgiven for thinking that that was the first Indian film to be shown there. In fact, it was another one from two years earlier.

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Published: 21 December 2017

Last Updated: 21 December 2017

Before this song, I had not heard just single hits or thumps on a drum, probably not tabla.

Listen to 1938_Jailor_04_allaavaale-2-teri-nagaree-men.mp3

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