Manada Sundari Dasi

She was one of the most recorded artiste of her generation (1910-1920 being her peak recording period). Most of her gramophone records were on Pathe, HMV and Beka labels. She specialized in Tappa and Tap-khayals sung in Bengali and her voice production was immaculate even in the period of inferior acoustic recording. She hailed from Kalighat region in South Kolkata where professional singing women were entertaining the travelers who came from all parts of India to the Kali temple. She had extensive training in vocal classical music which is apparent from her taans, although very little is known about her tutelage. She received the patronage of people like Deshbandhu C.R.Das (who named one of the roads of Kolkata after her) and the Maharaja of Natore who it is said to have arranged a formal musical training for her from his court singer Biswanath Rao.
Manada Sundari Dasi sings a Bengali khayal ‘Kotobaar Ashiya’ set in Raga Kedar.