Bismillah Khan

Series: Creative person

Duration: 28

Year Published: 1966

Creator: Indiana University Audio-Visual Center

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Depicts a typical day in the life of Indian musician Bismillah Khan, popularizer of the shenai, a classical wind instrument previously used primarily in court and temple cerimonies. Shows him playing meditation music on the banks of the Ganges. Filmed in Benares.

Complete Record: Depicts a typical day in the life of Indian musician Bismillah Khan, popularizer of the shenai, a classical wind instrument previously used primarily in court and temple cerimonies. Shows him playing meditation music on the banks of the Ganges. Filmed in Benares.


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