Artist Info: Gauhar Jan

Gauhar Jaan (Hindi: गौहर जान) (1873–1930) was a female Indian singer (of Thumri, a form of light classical song).. and dancer or a tawaif from Calcutta. She was one of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India [1].

Contents

* 1 Early life and background
* 2 Career
* 3 India's first-ever record
* 4 Restoration & release
* 5 Further reading
* 6 Contemporaries
* 7 References


Early life and background [read more...]