Continuing with our Holi playlist of last year, here are some more songs in celebration:
- Nirmala Devi: Naa Maaro Pichkaari
- Indubala: Naa Maaro Pichkaari
- Gangubai Hangal: Hari Khelat Brij meN hori
- Shobha Gurtu: Holi Khelan Kaise Jaoon
- Pt. Birju Maharaj: Kanha Khelo Kahan Aise Hori
- Girija Devi: Piloo Hori , Aisi Hori Na Khelo
- Girija Devi - aankhin bharat gulal
- Pt Ajoy Chakraborty: Aaj Phagua Me Hori Machi Hai
- Sunderabai: Hori Khele Mose Nandlal
- Sandipan Samajpati - Kaise Ke Kheloon Hori
- Jitendra Abhisheki: ranga jina daro
Jahangir Celebrates Holi. A single folio from the Minto Album. Artist unknown, c. 1635. Colored pigments and gold on paper. [Photo: © The Trustees of The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin]
Earlier playlist:
Update: Fixed non-working sawf links to Rajan Parrikar's site
- S.N. Ratanjankar -des- hori khelan ko chale Kanhaiyyaa
- Faiyyaz Khan - des- dhamar talaa -- aaj hori khelat
- Gangubai Hangal - basant - piya sang kheluuN hori
- Kesarbai kerkar - khamaj - ye shyaam mose khelana holi
- Kesarbai Kerkar - kafi - ab to khel le phaag
- Hirabai Barodekar - hori - holi khelo mose
- Senior Dagar Brothers, N. Moinuddin and N. Aminuddin - kafi - kesara ghar ke ranga
- Siddeshwari Devi -kafi - udat abir gulaal
- K.L. saigal - kafi- ho brij raaj dulaare
- Girija Devi: piloo hori , Aisi Hori Na Khelo
- Girija Devi - holi khelo mose nandalala
- Girija Devi - mishra gara - udat abir gulaal
- Shobha Gurtu - gara - main to un sang khelungi hori
- Shobha Gurtu - raga pilu - hori khelan kaise jauuN
- Shobha Gurtu - aaj biraj meN hori hai rasiya
- Shobha Gurtu - dadra - rangi sari gulabi chunariya
- Chhanu Lal Mishra - rang darungi
(his album holi ke rang tesu ke phool is available as a podcast here) - Shubha Mudgal - khele rahe rang holi
- Abdul Karim Khan - phagwa braj dekhan ko chal di
with a big thanks to rajan p. parrkar's excellent pages at sawf, musicindiaonline.com and patrick moutal's indian music page.
note: hirabai barodekar is the only song that you'd have to download; the rest would play from your default real player.
Radha celebrating Holi, c1788. (digitally enhanced version) Kangra, India. c1788
Source: Victoria Albert Museum
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