The song "Ja Kaha Ho Akeli Gori" by Kesarbai Kerkar is a classical Hindustani composition. Kesarbai Kerkar was a legendary singer of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, known for her mastery of khayal and her powerful yet intricate vocal expressions. The Golden Record that was sent into space aboard the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1977, during the Carter administration This record contains sounds and music from Earth, intended to represent human culture to any potential extraterrestrial life.
One of the tracks on the Golden Record is a Hindustani classical piece by Kesarbai Kerkar, titled "Jaat Kahan Ho Akeli Gori" in Raga Bhairavi. This song is still traveling through space aboard the Voyager spacecraft, which have now left the solar system and entered interstellar space.
While there is no direct way to confirm if the song is still "playing," the record is intact, and if extraterrestrials ever find it, they might be able to listen to it. This makes Kesarbai Kerkar's voice one of the most distant human sounds in the universe.
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