BHATTACHARYA, Deben. the gypsies. Pictures and music from East and West. Text, photographs and recordings by Deben Bhattacharya. London, Record Books Limited, [1966].
Square small 4to. Original illustrated boards with 33 1/2 RPM 7 inch vinyl records in pockets inside covers; pp. 20. [2], photogravure plates; near-fine.
This music collection and book compiles recordings and photos from Spain, the Balkans and (photos only) from Uttar Pradesh in India, where there is a nomadic communitiy of Gadia Lohars. Deben Bhattachrya (1921-2001) was a Bengali ethnomusicologist, radio and record producer living in Paris.
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