Living Music from the Past: Madhavrao Walawalkar (A compilation of 78 rpm recordings)
Artist | Madhavrao Walawalkar |
Title | Living Music from the Past: Madhavrao Walawalkar (A compilation of 78 rpm recordings) |
Release Date | Saturday, November 10, 2012 |
Genre | World > Hindustani Classical Vocal |
Copyright | © Underscore Records Pvt. Ltd. |
Country | INDIA |
Promotion Text
Living Music from the Past: Madhavrao Walawalkar (A compilation of 78 rpm record
This album features the voice of Madhavrao Walawalkar, an actor-singer, as had been captured in the many songs that he recorded for the Young India, Twin and Ramagraph labels. The Ramagraph recordings of Madhavrao Walawalkar are particularly important to record collectors and lovers of Marathi theatre music, as his were perhaps the few recordings that Ramagraph made of actor-singers. Interestingly, even the iconic figures from Marathi theatre music like Bal Gandharva were not recorded by this label. The original 78 rpm recordings have been digitally restored only to a certain extent, so as to retain the nature of the recorded music. The listening pleasure may have been further enhanced with the help of more experimentation with the modern software available to us, but this would have changed the complexion of the music. A detailed note on the restoration process is included in this booklet. The booklet also contains rare photographs and a complete discography of the artiste with comments from his son and octogenarian harmonium player Purshottam Walawalkar.