Aspi Balsara
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Aspi Balsara was a pioneering Indian musician and bandleader known for popularizing Western-style orchestral and dance music in mid-20th-century India.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aspi Balsara canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian musician
ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Parsis
ⓘ
surface form:
Parsi
|
| fieldOfWork |
entertainment music
ⓘ
live band performance ⓘ |
| genre |
Western classical music
ⓘ
dance music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasNotableStyle | fusion of Western orchestral idioms with Indian popular tastes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian dance band culture
ⓘ
Indian popular music arrangements ⓘ |
| instrument |
accordion
ⓘ
electronic organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arranging Western-style orchestral scores for Indian audiences
ⓘ
leading popular dance bands in India ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance |
dance band
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing Western-style dance music in India
ⓘ
popularizing Western-style orchestral music in India ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
musician ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
India
ⓘ
Mumbai ⓘ |
| reputation | pioneer of Western-style band music in India ⓘ |
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