The Voice of Prof. Inayat Khan

Recordings of 1909

Historic recordings of Hazrat Inayat Khan - before he left for his life mission to the West, together with his brothers Maheboob Khan, Musharaff Khan and his cousin Ali Khan, he recorded in an EMI studio in Bombay many of his musical pieces, in a few days' time the 78 rpm shellac-recording was done.

In the course of his journeys in the West a set of these recordings got lost, but fortunately the recordings could be preserved from another set - although the original CD made did not reflect the natural pitch of his voice, later some of these songs could be remastered electronically. The quality of the recordings do not correspond to todays' standards, but nevertheless they represent an invaluable document.