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Balsara & His Singing Sitars

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Collection of Western tracks by Balsara & his Singing Sitars Released in 1969 on Odeon records Last waltz, Yummy Yummy, A Man without love, Bend me shape me, Laras theme, Guantanamera, Come September, Strangers in the night and more. Born in June 1922, Balsara learnt music from his mother Nazamaye, and gave his first solo performance at the age of six with the pedal harmonium, in use in those times, at a packed C J Hall in Mumbai. Barely ten years later, the young lad was assisting famous Music Director Ustad Mustaque Hussain, in a Bombay film production ‘Baadal’ and had made a place for himself as a permanent assistant music director at the Filmistan studio under popular directors Madan Mohan, Khemchand Prakash and Ghulam Haider. Balsara had his brush with the who’s who of the music world after he became the orchestra director of music company HMV in 1947 and then switched over to the R K Films banner three years later to work with the likes of Shankar Jaikishan and Naushad. As the Founder Secretary of peer bodies like Bombay Cine Musicians’ Association and Bombay Cine Music Directors’ Association, Balsara earned the love and respect of his associates and young musicians. Basking in the audience appreciation during a musical soiree in Kolkata’s Hindustan Park in 1953, the young musician decided to make this cultural capital his home a year later with a prized film assignment ‘Agni Pariksha’. At the coveted New Empire Theatres, he charmed audiences again in 1962 arrangi

top songs

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Strawberry Fields

265
2

My Favourite Things

241
3

I Want To Hold Your Hand

135
4

Boots

107
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Tequila

48
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Strawberry Fields Forever

21
7

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

15
8

I Want To Hold Your Hand: Balsara And His Singing Sitars

11
9

These Boots Are Made for Walking

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Puppet on a String

11

albums

Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol.8

Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol.8

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Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol. 8

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The Exotic Beatles

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Music for Mentalists - Unexpected Sounds for the Connoisseur

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Mambo 6:Tequila Slammers

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Music For Mentalists [#1] (Unexpected Sounds For The Connoisseur)

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Stereophonic - Witz Compilation Vol.1 -

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The Exotic Beatles, Pt. 1: Exotica

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Stereophonic_Witz Compilation Vol.1 (THE BEATLES Tribute, Other)

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Music For Mentalists: Unexpected Sounds For The Connoisseur

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Your Favourite Hits In Today's Sound

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