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NEW Master Ebrahim in a recording hall with musicians. They are recording a song, or background or title music for a film. Most likely early 50s. The photo was sent to me by Iqbal Ajmeri, his son. He has identified a few people, we would like to know if people can recognize more.
Extreme left on piano is Kersi Mistry. son of Phirozshah Mistry, music director of the first talkie. Next on the left, the person with a Hawaiian guitar on his knee is Nandram. Next, standing tall is Master Ebrahim, conducting the orchestra. Extreme right on tabla is Mangeshkar. Guy next to him on flute is Kenkre.
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NEW: Four songs from Parbat Ki Rani (1948), Music Director Master Ebrahim
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NOTE: If you are reading in non-English languages, please note that Google is translating CLARINET as SHEHNAI. Shri Ebrahim Ajmeri used to play the instrument called CLARINET. So please read CLARINET instead of SHEHNAI.
NEW: His biography has been published.
Musing 848: Biography of Master Ebrahim.
Master Ebrahim (1915-1980) was an Indian clarinetist. He was trained in Hindustani classical music. He performed ragas as a solo artist many times a month on All India Radio, Bombay from 1936 to 1974. He also gave instrumental support to many All India Radio Programs such as songs, plays, special programs in Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi. He was a staff artist at HMV (now Saregama) from 1942 onward. He played instruments for thousands of Hindi film songs with famous singers such as Lata and Rafi, and, with many composers such as Naushad and Shankar Jaikishan.
While at HMV, he also produced instrumental versions of famous Hindi film songs on the clarinet. His tunes were regularly used by Radio Ceylon (now Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation) in their daily programs such as Saaz Aur Awaaz. Hundreds of his recordings were issued on 78 rpms, audio cassettes, audio CDs, two EPs and one LP.
He is probably the only Indian clarinetist on whose work a doctoral dissertation was produced at an American university.
His legacy is being carried forward by his three sons, Salim Ajmeri, Farooq Ajmeri and Iqbal Ajmeri. They have continued working with all the major singers and composers providing instrumental support for their compositions, filmi and non-filmi.
He used to play classical music on clarinet on All India Radio, Bombay from 1936 to 1974. Here is a list of all the ragas. This list was provided by the AIR and he used to select ragas to play. More details will be provided in a soon to be published biography of Master Ebrahim. In the end, there is a picture of Shanti Raval who did a PhD on Master Ebrahim.
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Musing 100: Karwan-e-Hayat (1935)
Musing 99: Harmonica, Narsingh 702
Musing 98: Sudarshan Talwar, Narsingh 701
Musing 97: Bikram Nahar, Narsingh 700
Musing 96: Surender Hard Work, Narsingh 699
Musing 95: Damned it! Narsingh 698
Musing 94: Amit Bose, Narsingh 697
Musing 93: Pankaj Mullick Cornucopia, Narsingh 696
Musing 92: Gossip in 1949, Narsingh 695
Musing 91: Jal Tarang, Narsingh 694 Tunes
Musing 90: Censorship Predictions, Narsingh 693 Tunes
Musing 89: Lots of Instruments, Narsingh 692
Musing 88: NaKhshab film announcement, Narsingh 691
Musing 87: Pots and Pans, Narsingh 690 Tunes
Musiing 86: Shama Dulari, Narsingh 689 Tunes
Musing 85, Damroo in song, Narsingh 688 Tunes
Musing 84: Sahir Rupee 1 more, Narsingh 687 Tunes
Musing 83: Parallel singing, Narsingh 686 Tunes
Musing 82: Movie Goofs, Narsingh 685 Tunes
Musing 81: Lata first song picturization, Narsingh 684 (Tunes)
Musing 80: Woh Ham Se Chup Hain, Narsingh 683
Musing 79: Inspired films, Narsingh 682
Musing 78: Comic Parody, Narsingh 681
Musing 77: Madhu wrote, Narsingh 680
Musing 76: Sarangi in song, Amar Prem (1971)
Musing 75: Censorship, Pushpanjali (1970)
Musing 74: First Disc Artist, Priya (1970)
Musing 73: Children singing, My Love (1970)
Musing 72: Ray on Silent Era, Gunah Aur Qanoon (1970)
Musing 71: Koee Hamdam Na Rahaa, Devi (1970)
Musing 70: Anarkali myth, Daghabaz (1970)
Musing 69: Song Introducion, Tamanna (1969)
Musing 68: Use of Western music, Meri Bhabhi (1969)
Musing 67: Wood pipe, Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati (1969)
Musing 66: Chowringhee and Mushaira, Apna Khoon Apna Dushman (1969)
Musing 65: Garba like sticks, Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969)
Musing 64: Raj Kapoor rare photo, Jung Aur Aman (1968)
Musing 63: Omar Khayyam, Baharon Ki Manzil (1968)
Musing 62: Star salaries, Raat Andheri Thi (1967)
Musing 61: Lightning sound, Parivar (1967)
Musing 60: Indurani photo, Milan Ki Raat (167)
Musing 59: Drums not Tabla, Bhakta Prahlad (1967)
Musing 58: Madhubala biggest, Ghar Ka Chiragh (1967)
Musing 57: Piano song, Chhaila Babu (1967)
Musing 56: English words, Badrinath Yatra (1967)
Musing 55: Temple bells, Toofan Men Pyar Kahan (1966)
Musing 54: Mingling of sexes, Thakur Jarnail Singh (1966)
Musing 53: Laughter in song, Shera Daku (1966)
Musing 52: Modak-Apate first talkie, Preet Na Jane Reet (1966)
Musing 51, Long intro, Kunwari (1966)
Musing 50: Sakina nude, Insaaf (1966)
Musing 49: Instrument X in song, Daku Mangal Singh (1966)
Musing 48: Sulochana thirsty, Zindagi Aur Maut (1965)
Musing 47: Sitar in song, Tarzan and King Kong (1965)
Musing 46: Dance as sex, Son of Hatimtai (!965)
Musing 45: tujhe bibbo kahooN, Sindbad Alibaba Alladin (!965)
Musing 44: Tollywood in 1932, Shankar Sita Anusuya (1965)
Musing 43:Parody Song, Sati Nari (1965)
Musing 42: Kamlabai Gokhale, Purnima (1965)
Musing 41: English song, Panch Ratan (1965)
Musing 40: Film business, jay's BCSP 20170924
Musing 39, First female MD, Nishan (1965)
Musing 38: Narendra Shrimali 'Kamal', Mujrim Kaun Khooni Kaun (!965)
Musing 37: Two overlapping melodies, Hum Diwane (1965)
Musing 36: W M Khan, Veer Bhimsen (1964)
Musing 35: Dialog in Song, Mere Qasoor Kya Hai (1964)
Musing 34: Miss Mary tune origin, Hercules (1964)
Musing 33: Rakhi song, Jay's songs 4
Musing 32: Begum Para Life, Andhi Aur Toofan (1964)
Musing 31: Percussion, Ye Dil Kisko Doon (1963)
Musing 30: Janki Dass, Shaheed Bhagat Singh (!963)
Musing 29: Call and Response, Rocket Tarzan (1963)
Musing 28: Dinesh Sharma, Phool Bane Angare (1963)
Musing 27: Breathing, Pyar Ka Bandhan (1963)
Musing 26: Bird sound, Nag Mohini (1963)
Musing 25: Nadia Hindi, Mulzim (1963)
Musing 24: K(h)artaal, Kan Kan Men Bhagwan (1963)
Musing 23: Records of songs, Kabli Khan (1963)
Musing 22: Sargam in song, Bhootnath (1963)
Musing 21: taal in songs, Durga Pooja (1962)
Musing 20: Crying Song, Narsingh Songs
Musing 19: India Abroad Letter. Jay's Songs
Musing 18: Ghunghroo, Cobra Girl (1963)
Musing 17: Purity of Music, Shadi
Musing 16: Pooran Bhagat, Gyara Hazar Ladkiyan
Musing 15: S. Indorkar and A R Rahman
Musing 14: Bindu and Jyoti, Dharti Ke Lal
Musing 13: Film Tricks and Narsingh songs 679
Musing 11: Songs from Minister (1959) Narsingh 678
Musing 10: Songs from Ilzaam (1954) Narsingh 677
Musing 7: First Hindi Film Song
Musing 6: Sunehra Baal booklet
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