It is very intriguing to say something about Vasabtraoji's rendering. It is enchanting and leaves an experience of how a difficult bandish can appear so simplistic when sung by him. Extremely talented singer with a mastery over tal and laya.
Thank you for sharing this bandish. Besides being an important archival recording, it also has an added relevance & reference of being the base for the Marathi natyageet 'Sujan kasa man chori'! You can check out the Marathi composition (from 1916 play 'Sangeet Swayamvar') sung by Pt. Kumar Gandharva here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OSsUoi2rfIA.html - Thanx again... :)
This distinctive tabla player seems to be Zakir Hussain. Though I like kishan maharaj, Nana mulye, Karamatullah khan on vocal I am also of the opinion that Zakir hussain makes unforgettable impression.