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The Evergreen Assamese songs recorded in Gramophone records
This album includes a few rare Assamese songs recorded in gramophone
records since 1924 to 1950 which have been rerecorded in the voice of Dipalima
Dowarah Chaliha on the basis of the lyrics and tune of the original gramophone records
preserved by Shri Umananda Dowerah, Curator, Gramophone Records Museum, P.O.-Moranhat,
District Sivasagar, Assam, India.
Song Decription:
Phoolu Phoolile Jonaye Hahile
Lyrics: Prasannalal Chaudhury,
Tune: Profulla Chandra Boruah.
Description: This is the Assamese modern song recorded in the first gramophone record in Assamese by Profulla Chandra Boruah in 1924 (H. M. V. Co), which was the beginning of a new era in Assamese musical field. This song has been sung by Dipalima Dowarah Chaliha as recorded in the original gramophone record.
Bolise moloya baa
Lyrics: Korunadhar Boruah,
Tune: Darpanath Sarma, Keshob Sarma, Korunadhar Boruah and Gopal Chandra Sarma.
Description: This Assamese modern song was recorded by Gopal Chandra Sarma, in gramophone record of Senola Co., in 1936. The same song has been sung by Dipalima Dowarah Chaliha as recorded in the original gramophone record.
Jurili Botahor Aag
Lyrics: Bonkonwar Anandiram Das,
Description: This assamese song (bongeet) was recorded by Shriman Charu Bordoloi in
gramophone record of Senola Co, in 1936. The same song has been sung by Dipalima Dowarah
Chaliha as recorded in the original gramophone record.
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About Dipalima Dowarah Chaliha
Dipalima Dowarah Chaliha, is an approved artist of Assamese modern song in
All India Radio. She was awarded as the Best singer of "Xur Xandhaan" (a mega Assamese
modern song competition, 2007). She was accredited as the best singer of Cotton
College in the year 1998-99. Several songs are recorded in her voice in audio cassettes
and CDs. Along with Sri Umananda Dowerah she devotes to popularize the evergreen
old Assamese songs recorded in gramophone records (from 1924 onwards) to the new
generation through workshops organized in many places of Assam. Both have compiled a
book of these rare Assamese songs with notations as recoded in the original gramophone
records.
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Courtesy: All information on Sri Umananda Dowerah and this album are provided by his own nephew
Pranjal Dowerah, Moranhut. Mr Pranjal has also provided few songs from the album
"The Evergreen Assamese songs recorded in Gramophone records".
He can be contacted at pranjal161180@gmail.com.
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