He made jazz under air raids - and built an Indian city's music scene

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KC Sen, a jazz bandleader and founder of Band Wagon talent agency, pioneered Kolkata's music scene during 1940s Japanese air raids. Despite wartime dangers, Sen led musicians to recording studios, dodging sirens and diving for cover mid-session. His wartime recordings raised funds for the East India War Fund, establishing him as an influential cultural figure who refused letting war silence music.

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