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Date recorded: 1951
Contributor(s): Performer: Mollah, Jasimuddin; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: instrumental
Culture: Bengali
Instruments: basi
Setting: The Players Theater
Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T3264
Track Number: 9
Archive ID: T3264R09
Note: Unidentified instrumental played on the basi (a Bengali bamboo flute)
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Belongs to: London 1951
About the session: A brief recording session with Jasimuddin, renowned Bengali folk poet ("palli kavi"), composer, and progressive activist for socialism and Bengali nationalism. The date and location of this recording are unknown—1951 and England are assumed.
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