In 1940s, as the US marched to war, Hollywood pulled up its socks, put on its makeup and got behind the troops. It churned out scores of movies aimed at …
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This week’s selection from the Marco Pacci archives features two tunes recorded in Calcutta in 1941 by a mysterious duo who called themselves Paquita and Zarate. Both the melodies are …
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In 1959, the pianist Dizzy Sal, who had been born Edward Saldanha, was a student at the Lenox School of Music in the Berkshire Hills in Massachusetts. The summer school …
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In the 1950s, one of the hottest bands in Bombay operated out of a home on Bandra’s Chapel Road. It was led by a trumpet player named Pete D’Mello …
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Last Friday, Taj Mahal Foxtrot was launched in Bangalore by Maria Saldanha Vinda, sister of the maverick pianist Edward “Dizzy Sal” Saldanha. That’s a photo of the Saldanha family band …
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When the long-time Bombay band leader Ken Mac made this recording in 1942, his singer was Poona-born Beryl Templeman. She spent her early life in England, before returning to India …