Before Tagore: Music, Farce, and Muslim Patrons in 19th Century Bengal - By Richard David Williams and Priyanka Basu from 19th century music genres Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 55 min 29 sec ✓ Published: 18-Oct-2012
Description: Thursday 29 March 2012, 6.00-8.00pmnTower Hamlets Local History Library & Archivesn277 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DQn nAbstract:nWhen we think of the cultural achievements that came out of colonial Calcutta, often we are drawn immediately to those of the Tagore family. More often than not, the longer history of Bengali artistic innovation and musical production is sidelined. This panel presentation discusses the various kinds of genre, artist, and performance space that thrived amid the Benga