Nazir Jairazbhoy
Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy (
Life
Although born in England to Indian parents, he was educated in India. He began sitar studies as a child in Bombay from Madhav Lal. In 1967, credited as "Soma", he played sitar on The Incredible String Band's album The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion.[3]
After graduation from the
He produced more than 100 publications as well as audio and video productions on both classical and folk music of India.[citation needed] He founded the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE) of the American Institute of Indian Studies in New Delhi.[citation needed]
He was married to the ethnomusicologist and singer Dr. Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy and they both co-owned Apsara Media for Intercultural Education in Van Nuys, California.[citation needed]
Major publications
- The Rags of North Indian Music: Their Structure and Evolution Popular Prakashan:Bombay 1995, ISBN 81-7154-395-2(First published by Faber and Faber, 1971)
- Hi-Tech Shiva and Other Apocryphal Stories: An Academic Allegory. Apsara Media:Van Nuys California
- A Musical Journey through India, 1963-1964 (ten audio talks and book)
- Bake Restudy in India: 1938-1984 (jointly with Amy Catlin), a video which received an award from the Society for Visual Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association, and
- Retooling a Tradition: A Rajasthani Puppet Takes Umbrage at his Stringholders: A Fictive Documentary (jointly with Amy Catlin) Apsara Media: Van Nuys, California 1994
- Kathputli: The World of Rajasthani Puppeteers Rainbow Publishers: New Delhi – 20 Nov 2007
References
- ^ "Passings". Los Angeles Times. 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy: 1927-2009". UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. 2009-06-24. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ISBN 1-900924-64-1
- ^ ISBN 9788171543953. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
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