Balsara & His Singing Sitars has been played on NTS shows including Jonny Trunk Plays God, with I Want To Hold Your Hand first played on 4 July 2016.

Collection of Western tracks by Balsara & his Singing Sitars Released in 1969 on Odeon records Last waltz, Yummy Yummy, A Man without love, Bend me shape me, Laras theme, Guantanamera, Come September, Strangers in the night and more.

Born in June 1922, Balsara learnt music from his mother Nazamaye, and gave his first solo performance at the age of six with the pedal harmonium, in use in those times, at a packed C J Hall in Mumbai.

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