Description : Shah Music Centre is serving music from last 70 years .This was started by Syed Ahmed Shah who use to sell gramophones & 78 RPM records which was inherited by his son Syed Akbar Shah who played an important role in upbringing the shop.Syed Akbar Shah also sells Reproduced Gramophone & is a living encyclopedia of hindi music .
He possessed approximately all the songs of hindi music whether hits or flops released unreleased from Gauhar jan to Lata Mangeshkar . “We even have rare 1.5 inch records, which were invented long before the conventional ones. We also have most of the records labels ever produced in the world,” we also have Ananda Shankar, Usha Uttup,Laxmikant Pyarelal ,R.D Burman, Beatles, Elvis Etc LPs 78 RPM Records all the Indian 10 Inches records ever produced says Syed Akbar Shah.Now his son Syed Zafar Shah has taken the charge ..He possessed all the 10 rare songs of Master Madan and minimum 30 unreleased songs of MOHD.Rafi,Mukesh,Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, Manna Dey, Lata Mangeshkar,Aarti Mukherji,Dilraj Kaur Etc.
The father-son duo have lent records from their collection to several music companies. In 1991-92 HMV re-copied 80 film which even the company didn’t have in its library like Bahu Beti,Saaz Aur Awaaz,Sanjh Aur Savera,Mastana,Dulhan Ek Raat Ki ,Akeli Mat Jaiyyo,Chingari,Nartaki,Poonam Ki aat,Baat Ek Raat Ki,Subah Ka Tara etc..That’s because the Shah family has preserved a copy of every disc HMV has ever produced. Due credit was given to Syed Akbar Shah on the re-copied records. For music lovers the Shahs have acquired a legendary status.
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