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Podcast: Listen with Irfan
Episode: Shaila Datar | A Marathi singer and documentary filmmaker
Description: 26 August 2018, Pune, Residence of singer Shaila Datar |Â
During my research for a documentary on the history of Marathi Theatre I met Shaila Datar. Here are some excerpts of her singing and an informal chats. Veteran art critic Sulabha Teranikar and Prachi Deval can also be heard in the recording. My friend cameraman Anirban Sadhu also is there with his baritone instructive voice to his team.
Born in 1953 in a family of musicians and music teachers, Shaila was trained in tabla and vocals by her parents Manohar and Leela Sardesai. During the early years she was l...