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Song structure
In the songs of the 50s to 80s a very similar structure is heard. It may begin with an intro line, e.g. in the aayegaa aane walaa, one hears Khaamosh hai zamaana ... Then there is intro music. Then the sthaaee or the refrain. More intro music, the first antaraa or stanza, followed by more interludes and stanzas.
But if one listens to songs from the 30s or early 40s, in most songs, there is hardly any interlude music. The singers start singing, keep singing and singing till the end. The music is in the background playing almost a secondary part.
The sthaaee-antaraa form became standard some time during the late 40s. Many people believe that it was Anil Biswas who did that. But it is a matter of ongoing research.
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to Edwina!
I had been wanting to find out who she is since 1966, when I saw her in that famous song, 'O Haseenaa Zulfonvaalee' from Teesri Manzil.
Then on January 22, 2010, the mystery was solved when her brother Terence Lyons's son Steve wrote a comment on the blog memsaabstory run by Greta Kaemmer:
My Father is Ted Lyons and that was his band in the Bollywood Movies…
All my family are were in the Industry and My Aunty at the time was a up and coming Choreographer… She worked alot with a very famous dancer called Helen and all the well known artist in the 50’s and 60’s..
I would love to hear back from you.. this is very exciting and Dad was so happy that he saw this website….
His real Name is Terence Lyons…
Thank you for putting this site up…:)
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You can read more about her on my website
https://hindi-movies-songs.com/joomla/index.php/hindi-films/books/250-edwina-violette
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