Miss Angurbala – Kāg Sheeshon Ke Uḍē Jaate Hain| HMV P.10379 | February 1931

काग़ शीशों के उड़े जाते हैं Kaag Sheeshon Ke Ude Jaate Hain HMV P.10379 | Matrix 80-2589 | February 1931 The Artiste: Born Prabhabati around 1896, she was given the stage name Angurbala by her dance teacher Lalit Mohan Goswami. She entered the world of theatre as a child and went on to become one of the most celebrated female performers of the early Indian stage. Angurbala became popularly known as “Sangeet Samragyee” — the Empress of Music, a distinction associated with her and her contemporaries Indubala and Kamala Jharia. She was trained in classical and semi-classical forms including khayal and thumri, and her career encompassed theatre, gramophone recording, radio and cinema. She became a major attraction on the Calcutta stage and performed at several of the city's important theatres. Her association with the Gramophone Company/HMV resulted in a large number of recordings. She also recorded songs from her stage repertoire, helping preserve a part of the musical culture of the early twentieth-century Bengali and Hindustani stage. Her popularity as a recording artiste was such that she was invited by the Nizam of Hyderabad to perform at his court. She continued her association with music well into her later years and was eventually honoured with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1983 and an honorary D.Litt. from Kalyani University. Angurbala passed away in Calcutta on 7 January 1984. About this recording This is one of Angurbala's earliest known HMV recordings. The record is HMV P.10379, with matrix numbers: Side A – 80-2588 Woh Kab Dard-e-Dil Ki Dawa Jaanta Hai Ghazal    • Miss Angurbala - Woh Kab Dard-e-Dil Ki Daw...   Side B – 80-2589 Kaag Sheeshon Ke Ude Jaate Hain Ghazal The discographical record dates this issue to February 1931. The original 78 rpm shellac record in my collection has now been transferred to digital audio for preservation and sharing. A note about the sound This is an archival transfer, not a modern studio restoration. The recording has deliberately been retained with much of the character of the original shellac disc — including surface noise, clicks, crackle, occasional groove wear and other imperfections inherent in a record that is nearly a century old. These imperfections are part of the physical history of the recording. The objective of this upload is therefore preservation and historical listening, rather than attempting to make the performance sound like a modern studio recording. Every effort has been made to obtain the best possible transfer while retaining the character and authenticity of the original record. About Dhoosar Smriti Dhoosar Smriti (धूसर स्मृति) means “Faded Memories.” This channel is an attempt to preserve and share rare and forgotten recordings from India's musical past — particularly songs that survive on fragile shellac records, many of which were recorded decades before the era of modern recording technology. Some of these records are extremely difficult to find in the digital domain. Where an original physical record is available in my collection, I am attempting to digitise it carefully and make the music accessible to listeners, researchers and lovers of vintage Indian music. The purpose is not merely to reproduce an old recording, but to bring a fragment of a vanished musical world back into the realm of listening. Disclaimer This upload is intended for non-commercial, educational, archival and historical purposes. The recording has been shared in the spirit of preservation, research and appreciation of India's musical heritage. All copyrights, where applicable, remain with their respective copyright holders, estates, labels or other rights-holders. No commercial rights are claimed over the underlying musical work or recording. If you are a rights-holder and have any concern regarding this material, please contact me. HMV P.10379 | 80-2588 / 80-2589 | February 1931 Miss Angurbala – A voice from the acoustic era #Angurbala #MissAngurbala #78RPM #HMV #Indian78RPM #DhoosarSmriti #VintageIndianMusic #Ghazal