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Sohini (qawwali ang), sitar — recorded Calcutta, 1904
Sohini (qawwali ang), sitar — recorded Calcutta, 1904
The Gramophone & Typewriter, Ltd.
The first sitar recording made in India, taken by William Sinkler Darby in late 1904 and issued in 1905. Now in the public domain and held at Wikimedia Commons.
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- The Gramophone & Typewriter, Ltd.
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