BLP sources date May 2009 Infobox musical artist name Kamala Shankar image image size background non vocal instrumentalist origin India instrument Shankar guitar genre Indian classical music occupation Musician website nowrap http www.kamalashankar rajeevjanardan.com kamalashankar rajeevjanardan.com Kamala Shankar born in 1966 in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu , is a Hindustani music Hindustani classical guitar player. She is married to sitar player Rajeev Janardan , with whom she performs. ref name hindu2 cite news url http www.hindu.com mp 2003 10 30 stories 2003103001350200.htm title Dance & music fiesta last Pradeep first K date 2003 10 30 work The Hindu accessdate 2009 05 18 ref Shankar is the first woman to have been awarded a doctorate in guitar. ref name hindu1 ref name hindu3 cite news url http www.hinduonnet.com thehindu thscrip print.pl?file 2003100201050100.htm&date 2003 10 02 &prd mp& title Odd woman out last Pradeep first K date 2003 10 02 publisher The Hindu accessdate 2009 05 19 ref Kamala was trained in music by her mother from the age of six, and went on to study with khyal singer Channulal Mishra and sitar maestro Bimalendu Mukherjee . She received a doctorate of music guitar playing from vichitra veena vichitra beenkar Gopal Shankar Mishra at Banaras Hindu University , and also holds bachelor s degrees in both vocal music and zoology. ref name hindu1 cite news url http www.hindu.com mp 2003 10 13 stories 2003101301680100.htm title Guitar and gayaki last Pradeep first K date 2003 10 13 work The Hindu accessdate 2009 05 18 ref The guitar has only recently begun to be adopted to Indian classical music, and many players modify the instrument with their own developments to better suit the idiom. In this, Shankar is no exception. Her model, the Shankar guitar built by Bishan Das Sharma of instrument makers Rikhi Ram and Sons , New Delhi , is made from a single block of wood, with thicker walls and no sound hole. It has four melody strings, four chi ... more details
unreferenced date April 2009 File Imdad Khan with surbahar.jpg thumb 303px Khan with a surbahar Ustad Imdad Khan 1848 1920 was a sitar and surbahar player. His two sons Enayat Khan and Wahid Khan , his grandsons Vilayat Khan and Imrat Khan , and great grandsons Shahid Parvez , Shujaat Khan , Nishat Khan , Irshad Khan , Wajahat Khan , Shafaatullah Khan and Hidayat Khan have all upheld his musical tradition, musical luminaries themselves. Khan was born in Agra , as the fourth generation of what was to become the Imdadkhani Gharana school or Etawah gharana, named after the village outside Agra where the family soon moved. He was taught by his father, Sahabdad Khan, a trained vocalist and self taught sitar player, but Imdad came to greatly develop and define the family style and techniques. Imdad Khan was also trained by the legendary beenkar Bande Ali Khan disciple and son in law of Haddu Khan . In the 19th Century, the instrumental classical music of North India was dominated by the Senia style, passed down through the musical dynasty of Miyan Tansen Miyan Tansen s descendants, who played in the dhrupad ang . Imdad instead evolved a style based on the newer, more popular khyal singing. It is said that in his youth at Etawah , Imdad practiced on the sitar in a state of Chilla katna chilla isolation for some twelve years. When he moved with his family to Kolkata , the house in which they lived was named Riyaz practice . Imdad attained great fame in his lifetime he played for Queen Victoria in Delhi he served as a court musician in Mysore and Indore , and he was the first sitar player ever to be recorded. Some of these recordings have been released on CD, on the Great Gharanas Imdadkhani compilation in RPG EMI s Chairman s Choice series. He taught the sitar and surbahar to his two sons, Enayat Khan Enayat and Wahid Khan , whom he used to refer to as his two hands. Although both of them played the sitar and the surbahar, Enayat Khan specialized on the sitar and Wahid Khan ... more details
Wikify date May 2011 Infobox model name Tanya Shafi image caption birth name Tanya Muneer birth date November, 1974 birth place flagicon Pakistan Pakistan death date death place height 5 feet 9 inches haircolor Brunette eyecolor Brown measurements 32 23 32 weight dress size shoesize agency spouse Unver Shafi Divorced website Tanya Shafi born 1974 is a former Pakistani fashion model who started on the ramp in 1993, and later also dabbled in acting & hosting TV shows. She now works as an image consultant for a local TV cannel and conflict management therapist. She was rated the most beautiful model of her time in Pakistan by Pakistan s Mag fashion magazine in 2000. In 2003 she received the lifetime achievement award at Nestle Pakistan s show in 2003. Career Tanya was noticed by the public after her first shoot in Herald magazine with Fifi Haroon in 1993. She became one of the leading Super models of Pakistan during the 1990s and rated among the top ones like Aliya Zaidi, Vaneeza Ahmed, Amina Haq and Bibi and continued to be in the top league for the next 3 4 years. She married local sculptor painter & artist Unver Shafi in 1994. She faded from the scene a couple of years after her marriage. Her comeback with Pakistani pop Singer Faakhir s video Khyal Se , in 2001 was the starting point of her career s new phase. She acted in a number of plays but wasn t very successful as her Urdu language accent didn t click with local Pakistani audience. However, she saw a revival of fortunes in modelling and was widely featured in local ramps & advertisements during the next 5 years. She later hosted the weekly movie review Silver Screen, and Timeout with Tanya , a celebrity interview program. Tanya comes from a family with ties to the fashion industry. Her cousins Sana, Safinaz, Sanya, Lulu and Sadaf Jalil were established models designers in Pakistan. Her aunt, Beena Munir was a well known haute couture business owner in Karachi. Personal life Tanya separated from and later divor ... more details
Fancruft date August 2008 Citation style date September 2009 Veena Sahasrabuddhe b. September 14, 1948 is a leading Indian vocalist and composer of Hindustani classical music . Her singing style has its roots in Gwalior gharana , but it also borrows from Jaipur and Kirana gharanas. Veena is known as a singer of khyal and bhajan . Musical career Veena was born in a musical family. Her father Shankar Shripad Bodas was a disciple of vocalist Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar . She began her early musical education under her father, and then under her brother Kashinath Shankar Bodas. She also learned Kathak dancing in her childhood. Veena s musical mentors include Padmashri Balwantrai Bhatt , Pandit Vasant Thakar, and Pandit Gajananrao Joshi . She has a Bachelor s degree in Vocal Performance, Sanskrit Literature, and English Literature from Kanpur University 1968 , a Master s degree Sangeet Alankar in Vocal Performance from A.B.G.M.V. Mandal 1969 , and also Master s degree in Sanskrit from Kanpur University 1979 . A.B.G.M.V. Mandal conferred on her a doctorate in vocal music Sangeet Praveen in 1988. She was the Head of the Department of Music at SNDT Pune campus . Veena has given musical performances in India, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Awards A prize in Vocal Classical category in a national competition for artists under age 25, conducted by All India Radio 1972 Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 1993 Press Captivating took her audience to dizzy heights of evocation by her impassioned Khayal renditions The Times of India, 1986 Despite inclement weather, drew a phenomenal turnout...did much more than fulfill the expectations of her eager fans The Times of India, 1989 Unforgettable recital...superlative performance... held her listeners spellbound The Times of India, 1990 Imbued with tremendous melodic appeal Indian Express, 1992 A concert to remember...clear pronunciation...improvisation in keeping with word meanings...ability to develop ... more details
For the violinist L. Shankar one source date September 2011 BLP sources date May 2010 Lakshmi Shankar born 1926 is a Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical vocalist of the Patiala Gharana . She is known for her performances of khyal , thumri , and bhajans . Born in 1926, Lakshmi started her career in dancing. In 1939, when Uday Shankar brought his dance troupe to Madras , recently renamed Chennai , she joined the Almora Centre to learn Uday Shankar s dance style based on the Indian classics, and became a part of his troupe. She later married Uday Shankar s brother, Rajendra with nickname Raju . During a period of illness, Lakshmi had to give up dancing, and already having had a background of Carnatic music , she undertook learning Hindustani classical music for many years under Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan . Later, she also trained with Ravi Shankar , the sitar maestro. Shankar toured America with Ravi Shankar and George Harrison in 1974. After Ravi Shankar s heart attack she conducted his touring band. ref name Lavezzolip196 cite book title The Dawn of Indian Music in the West last Lavezzoli first Peter year 2006 publisher Continuum International Publishing Group isbn 0826418155 page 196 url http books.google.com books?id OSZKCXtx wEC&pg PA196 ref Lakshmi has shown her versatility and adaptability by composing music for Bharatanatyam for the leading dance company Shakti School of Bharatanatyam located in Los Angeles . Discography LP Records The Voice of Lakshmi Shankar World Pacific, USA Les Heures et les Saisons Ocora 558615 16, France Compact Discs Les Heures et les Saisons Ocora, France Songs of Devotion Auvidis Ethnic , France Live Concert from Los Angeles Ravi Shankar Music Circle, USA Live in London Navras, UK Cat No NRCD0006 Bhakti Ras Navras, UK Cat No NRCD0056 Shringar Thumris Music Today , India Ecstasy Audiorec Cat No 1052 2 Divine Love Navras UK Cat No NRCD3515 A life of dedication Navras UK Cat No NRCD0202 Dancing in the Light World Village Cat No ... more details
This is a list of Pashto language Pashto language singers Abdullah Duran Abdullah Moqorai Abdul Rauf Kandaharai Ahmad Khan Abdul Baqi Khayal late Aka Khel Akbar Husain Almas Khalil Amin Ulfat Amjad Khan Anwar Khyal Arbab Shan Aryan Khan Afghan actor Aryan Khan Ashraf Gulzar Ashraf Hussain Lagi Azim Khan Azmat Gul Azra Naaz Bahar Ali Bahram Jan Beltoon Bakhtiar Khattak Bakhtzamina Baryalai Samadi Chota Qismat Khan Damsaz Marwat Darwesh Kaker Dawlat Qarabaghai Farhad Darya Farzana Dr Fay Khan Fayaz khan Kheshgi Fazal Rabi, Turu Mardan 1934 2004 Fazaa Fayyaz Ghazala Javed Gul Hasrat Gul Zaman Gul Nazir Mangal Gula Jan Gulakey Gulnar Begum Gulrez Tabassum Gulzar Alam Hafiz and Davin Ali Hakim Jan Zazai Haroon Bacha Hayat Gardezai Hazrat Baz Hedayat Ullah Hekal Humma Humayun Humayun Hayrat Ibrahim Momand Imran Shah Inaam Ismail Khan from ismail and junaid band Janas Khan Jawid Sharif Juma Gul Khoshboi Kamal Gardezai Kandi Kuchi Keshwar Sultan Khalid kahn Khalid Khan Khalid Malik Khaliq Aziz Khan Qarabaghai Khan Zaman Khanwali Khayal Muhammad Khayer Mohammad Khandan Kifyat Shah Latif Jan Babi Latif Nangarhari Layla Mahjabeen Qazalbash Mashal Mashooq Sultan Masood Akhtar Masood Kamal Kamal Mehsood Master Ali Haider Master Rahim Gul Mangal singer Mangal Mirawas Mir Gul Shah Surrani Mohammadullah katawazai Muhktiar Naghma Nashenas Nasir Khan Nasrullah Nazia Iqbal Nazir Mohammad Nek Badshah Zadran Niamatollah Orguni Niaz Wali Noor Muhammad Kuchi Noor Muhammad Katawazi Ubaidullah Jan , was king of Pashto music in the southern Afghanistan and Quetta, Pakistan region Pir Mohammad Qadeem Qismat Khan Banizai Qamar Gula Rafiq Shinwari Rahamit Khorita Rahim Shah Rashid Khan Rauf Kandaharai Rasool Badshah Rehman Khan Rezwan Munawar Sabzali Khan Sadek Mukbal Sadiq Fitrat Sadiq Fitrat Nashnas Sahib Zada Sajad Sami Sangeen Afridi Sarbaz Kuchi Sardar Ali Takkar Sardar Yousafzai Sarfaraz Afridi Sediq Shubab Shaaz Khan Shabaz Khan Shabnam Shafi Muhammad Shafi Muhammad Quetta Shafiq Mureed ... more details
BLP sources date May 2009 Bimalendu Mukherjee born January 2, 1925 ref name WWIM cite book title Who s who of Indian musicians publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi year 1968 pages 45 ref is world renowned Hindustani music Hindustani classical sitar player, and a teacher of the Imdadkhani Gharana Imdadkhani Etawah gharana school , ref cite news title Stringing along url http www.hindu.com fr 2008 10 10 stories 2008101051000300.htm work The Hindu date 10 October 2008 accessdate 6 May 2009 ref Mukherjee is a learned and eclectic musician although he was an Imdadkhani sitar student of Enayat Khan , a full list of his teachers also includes sitarist Balaram Pathak , khyal singers Badri Prasad and Jaichand Bhatt of the Patiala and Kirana gharanas, Rampur gharana Rudra veena beenkar Jotish Chandra Chowdhury, sarangi and esraj maestros Halkeram Bhat Maihar gharana and Chandrikaprasad Dube Gaya gharana and pakhavaj drummer Madhavrao Alkutkar. He also studied with Birendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury, the zamindar of Gouripur in present day Bangladesh , who taught him the moribund sursringar bass sarod . ref The list was available on Budhaditya Mukherjee s http www.budhaditya.com budhaditya.com in 2006. ref Mukherjee is the father and teacher of sitar player Budhaditya Mukherjee . ref cite book last Kinnear first Michael S title A discography of Hindustani and Karnatic music publisher Greenwood Press year 1985 pages 39 isbn 0313244790 ref His other students include Dr. Arvind V. Joshi, Aniruddha A. Joshi, Arun Moroney, Sanjoy Bandopadhyay , Pandit Sudhir Pt. Sudhir Kumar , Anupama Bhagwat , ref cite news title Sitar recital set for San Ramon url http nl.newsbank.com nl search we Archives?p product OKTB&p theme oktb&p action search&p maxdocs 200&p topdoc 1&p text direct 0 111B86B9D18BDA10&p field direct 0 document id&p perpage 10&p sort YMD date D&s trackval GooglePM work The Oakland Tribune date 19 May 2006 accessdate 6 May 2009 ref Joydeep Ghosh, Madhusudan RS sarod , Ravi Sharma, Raje ... more details
BLP sources date May 2010 Infobox musical artist image name Dhondutai Kulkarni image size background solo singer birth name Dhondu Kulkarni Also known as birth date Birth date and age 1927 7 23 df y death date origin Kolhapur , India Gharana Jaipur Atrauli Gharana instrument singing genre Khyal , Bhajan occupation Hindustani classical music years active 1935 Present label associated acts website current members past members Dhondutai Kulkarni , born 23 July 1927 is perhaps the last living icon of the Jaipur Atrauli Gharana . The legendary Alladiya Khan , who founded the Jaipur Atrauli Gharana , made this Gharana unique by its full throated singing, its complicated Taans , and its vast repertoire of Raags , which Dhondutai Kulkarni represents very well. Early life She was born in a Brahmin family in the in Kolhapur , Maharashtra . Dhondutai s father initiated her into music. From him she became an AIR performing artiste at the age of eight. She then started training under Bhurji Khan , whose father, Alladiya Khan , had a special care for Dhondutai, and it was not uncommon to find her sitting next to the legendary performer at music festivals. Her training continued under the mentorship of Laxmibai Jadhav . Thereafter, she spent a long number of years under the immensely distinguished knowledge of Kesarbai Kerkar , ending up as her sole disciple. Repertoire Her incredible repertoire of ragas sees to it that she rarely repeats a raga at two consecutive concerts. Dhondutai knows specialty Raag creations made not just by Alladiya Khan but also Kesarbai Kerkar . At 74, Dhondutai is saluted not just for her musical contributions, but also for her quality as a performing artist. Awards and recognition Dhondutai has been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990. ref cite web title SNA List of Akademi Awardees Musicl Vocal publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi url http www.sangeetnatak.gov.in sna awardeeslist.htm accessdate 21 May 2010 ref She also has been invited to the Su ... more details
Orphan date April 2008 Chhote Rahimat Khan born 1959 , is a Hindustani music Hindustani classical sitar player of the Bande Ali Khan beenkar Gharana, taught by his father, Abdul Karim Khan, and grandfather, Ratna Rahimat Khan, as well as his older brothers. Belonging to the seventh generation of musicians from Dharwad , Gwalior , he received the majority of his training from his father, Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, although he has also benefited from the influence of his legendary grandfather, Sitar Ratna Rahimat Khan born 1863 . Ratna Rahimat Khan, a disciple of the great master, Ustad Bande Ali Khan, was a rudra vina and sitar player who was responsible not only for modifiying the three string sitar to the seven string instrument that we have today, ref http swarmala.com instruments.shtml SwarMala Composition and Accompaniment using Indian Musical Instruments Bot generated title ref but also for reunifying the instrumental khyal of the Gwalior Gharana with the instrumental dhrupad of Gwalior . ref http www.gwaliorworld.com print.php?news.13 Gwaliorworld.com The Style of Gwalior Gharana Bot generated title ref It is this inimitable legacy that gives his music a unique and distinctive colour, rarely experienced in modern music circles. His music is a sonorous blend of both Gayaki Ang, which aims to imitate the tonal nuance of the human voice on the instrument, and Tantakari Ang, the more traditional instrumental style played on the instrument. Recognition and Achievements He secured second prize in the All India Radio Music Competition held in Dharwad in 1978, at the age of 19, and also won the first award in the preliminary and final round of the Yuva Sangeet Nrithya Mahotsav organized by the South Central Zone Cultural Centre at Nagpur on 6 October 1987. He is a regular artist on AIR Dharwad and AIR Panaji, Goa . Music Direction He is also a music director. He scored music to Vadhachakra , the first Marathi film of Goa, in 1992, and also to Tulsi film Tulsi , a Konkani ... more details
The Bhendibazaar gharana is one of the vocal gharana s of Indian classical music . History and features The Bhendibazaar gharana was founded around 1890 by brothers Chhajju Khan, Nazir Khan and Khadim Hussain Khan in the Bhendi bazaar area of Mumbai . The features of this gharana include using aakaar for presenting khyal s in an open voice, with clear intonation, a stress on breath control, singing long passages in a single breath, and use of the well known Khandmeru or Merukhand system for extended alap s . Ustad Chhajju Khan s son Aman Ali Khan Ustad Aman Ali Khan , and Anjanibai Malpekar, are well known exponents of this gharana. Amir Khan singer Amir Khan s father Shahmir Khan belonged to this gharana and passed on the tradition to his son. ref Cite book author Bagchee, Sandeep authorlink coauthors title N d Understanding R ga Music year 1998 publisher BPI India PVT Ltd location isbn 81 86982 07 8 pages 189 190 ref Prominent Exponents First Generation Ustad Dilawar Hussain Khan Second Generation Ustad Chhajjoo Khan, Ustad Nazeer Khan, Ustad Khadim Hussain Khan sons of Ustad Dilawar Hussain Khan Third Generation Ustad Fida Ali Khan son of Ustad Chhajjoo Khan died prematurely Ustad Aman Ali Khan son of Ustad Chhajjoo Khan 1888 1953 Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan son of Ustad Nazeer Khan died prematurely Pandita Anjanibai Malpekar disciple of Ustad Nazeer Khan 1883 1974 Fourth Generation Pandit Shivkumar Shukla 1918 1998 , Pandit Pandurang Amberkar 1914 2002 , Master Navrang Nagpurkar 1919 1998 , Pandit Ramesh Nadkarni 1921 1995 , Ustad Muhammed Hussain Khan 1907 1988 , and Pandit T D Janorikar 1921 2006 , all disciples of Aman Ali Khan . Other Disciples Those disciples who took guidance from stalwarts of Bhendibazaar Gharana for some time but developed their own style and pursued Classical or Light Music or chose to work in Film industry Disciples of the three brothers Ustad Chhajjoo Khan, Ustad Nazeer Khan and Ustad Khadim Hussain Khan Shahmir Khan Sarangi player father ... more details
orphan date May 2010 Infobox person name Amanullah Sailaab Sapi br image image size alt caption birth name birth date 1933 birth place Kama District , Nangarhar Province Nangarhar , Afghanistan death date 1979 death place body discovered death cause resting place resting place coordinates residence nationality Afghanistan Afghan ethnicity Pashtun people Pashtun citizenship other names known for Poetry education alma mater employer occupation Government employee years active home town salary networth height weight title term predecessor successor party opponents boards religion Muslim spouse partner children parents relations callsign awards signature website footnotes box width Amanullah Sailaab Sapi an alternative spelling for Safi tribe Safi lang ps , born 1933 died 1979 was a renowned Afghan poet and writer. ref name sailab http www.tolafghan.com sailab jwandlik.shtml ref Early life & education Amanullah was born in 1933 in Kama District of Nangarhar Province , Afghanistan to Nasrullah Khan Sapi. He obtained his primary education from a local school. Poetry and Songs Sailab Safi have written numerous Pashto poetries. Some of his poetry has been transformed to famous Pashto songs. Ustad Awalmir have sang numerous song based on the poetry of Sailaab Sapi, of which the most notably is Sta de sterogo bala wakhlam Pashto . During the presidency of Daoud Khan 1973 1978 his poetry won the best national award for excellency among both Pashto and Dari . These peotries were dedicated for mother s day. His poetry is also been celebrated by singers such as Mirmon Rukhshana, Ustad Ayub, Ustad Nashenas , Ustad Khyal Muhammad , Ustad Shah Wali and many other famous Afghan singers. He has written many books including Da Marghalara o Amail and other. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sailaab Sapi, Amanullah ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Poet DATE OF BIRTH 1933 PLACE OF B ... more details
BLP sources date July 2011 Infobox musical artist name Bade Fateh Ali Khan br image caption Ustad Fateh Ali Khan image size background solo singer birth name alias birth date birth year and age 1935 death date origin genre Indian classical music Pakistani classical Khyal singing occupation singer years active 1945 Present label website Bade Fateh Ali Khan Urdu born 1935 is amongst the foremost Khyal vocalists alive today in Pakistan , and the last significant exponent of the Patiala Gharana stylistic lineage . He is the younger of the singing duo Amanat Ali Fateh Ali , who enjoyed immense prestige and success in Pakistan as well as India , until the demise of Amanat Ali Khan ref name Gupta2006 cite book last Gupta first Om title Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh url http books.google.com books?id sg9XW7MmVoIC&pg PA180 accessdate 29 July 2011 date 2006 04 01 publisher Gyan Publishing House isbn 9788182053892 pages 180 ref ref cite news url http nation.com.pk pakistan news newspaper daily english online Regional Lahore 19 Sep 2010 No ceremony to remember legendary singer Amanat Ali title No ceremony to remember legendary singer Amanat Ali last Bhatti first Arshad date September 19, 2010 work The Nation Pakistani newspaper The Nation accessdate 29 July 2011 ref 1932 1974 . Early life Fateh Ali and his late brother were trained by their father, Akhtar Hussain Khan , a distinguished vocalist in the patronage of the princely state of Patiala in colonial, British India. Their grandfather, Ali Baksh Jarnail , also served the same court, and was a cofounder of the Patiala gharana. The prodigious talent of Amanat Ali Fateh Ali received early encouragement at the Patiala court. Career They had a glorious debut in 1945 at Lahore, sponsored by the influential connoisseur, Pandit Jeevanlal Mattoo Their breakthrough came at the All Bengal Music Conference in Calcutta in 1949, when Amanat Ali was 17, and Fateh Ali was 14, af ... more details
refimprove date May 2009 Kirana Gharana is one of the most prolific Hindustani classical music Hindustani khyal gharana s. ref cite news url http timesofindia.indiatimes.com city hubli Torch bearers of kirana gharana and their followers articleshow 7356191.cms title Torch bearers of kirana gharana, and their followers date Jan 26, 2011 work Times of India ref History The name of this school of music derives from Kirana or Kairana , a town and tehsil of prabuddh nagar District in Uttar Pradesh ref http www.indoclassical.com indo asp kiranagharana.asp Kirana Gharana at indoclassical.com. ref . It is the birthplace of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan 1872 1937 , who was one of the most important musicians of this gharana and of Hindustani music in general in the twentieth century, and considered by some to be the real founder of the Kirana Gharana, while the roots of the tradition can be traced back to his great grandfather Ghulam Ali Kirana Ghulam Ali and Ghulam Maula , the brother of Ghulam Ali. A frequent visitor to the Court of Mysore , Ustad Abdul Karim Khan was also influenced by Carnatic music . Singing style Much to the credit of Abdul Karim Khan , today most Hindustani musicians from Karnataka are exponents of Kirana Gharana and Kirana Gharana has imbibed many of the features of the Carnatic tradition. Particularly the culturally fecund border region between Karnataka and Maharashtra is famous for its tradition of the Kirana school of singing. Another towering figure of this gharana in the early 20th century was Abdul Karim Khan s cousin Abdul Wahid Khan 1871? 1949 . It was late in the nineteenth century that the two ustads Abdul Karim Khansahab and Abdul Waheed Khansahab revolutionized the very concept of khayal gayaki by introducing the vilambit or the slow tempo method to delineate the raga note by note. In the Kirana Gayaki, the individual swaras notes of the raga are considered not just random points in the scale but independent realms of music capable of horizonta ... more details
Infobox person name Ustad Enayat Khan image Enayat Khan with Surbahar.jpg just the name, without the File or Image prefix or enclosing brackets alt caption Enayat Khan with surbahar in his day the more prestigious instrument birth name birth date 1894 Birth date and age YYYY MM DD or Birth date and age Month DD, YYYY birth place Uttar Pradesh death date 1938 aged 43 Death date and age YYYY MM DD YYYY MM DD or Death date and age Month DD, YYYY Month DD, YYYY death date then birth date death place Calcutta nationality other names known for occupation Sitar player Usad Enayat Khan lang ur w 1894 1938 was one of India s most influential sitar and surbahar players in the first decades of the 20th Century. He was the father of Vilayat Khan , one of the topmost sitariyas of the postwar period. ref cite news title Master of technique, creator of own style & sitar author url http www.telegraphindia.com 1040315 asp nation story 3005855.asp newspaper The Telegraph date accessdate 22 January 2012 ref Early Life Enayat Khan was born in Uttar Pradesh into a family of musicians. ref Rajput His father was the great sitar maestro Imdad Khan , who taught him the sitar and surbahar bass sitar in the family style, known as the Imdadkhani Gharana or Etawah Gharana school ref cite news title Seven strings to the rainbow author url http www.thehindu.com arts music article495275.ece newspaper The Hindu date accessdate 22 January 2012 ref ref cite news title Renowned sitar player to perform at Skidmore author url http saratogian.com articles 2011 04 16 entertainment doc4da9dcf1f16dd693477956.txt newspaper Saratogian date accessdate 22 January 2012 ref , named after a small village near Agra called Etawah . He married Basiran Bibi, daughter of khyal singer Bande Hussain. Performing Career He settled with his family in Calcutta , where, though he only lived to 43, he did much pioneering work on the sitar. For example, he standardised its physical dimensions and added the upper reson ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Siddheshwari Devi image Siddheshwari Devi.jpg background solo singer birth name Born 1907 Died 1976 origin Varanasi , India genre Hindustani classical music Hindustani occupation Musician years active Spouse label website Siddheswari Devi 1907 1976 was a Hindustani singer from Varanasi , India , known as Maa mother . Born in 1907, she lost her parents early and was brought up by her aunt, the noted singer Rajeshwari Devi . Initiation into Music Despite living in a musical household, Siddheswari came to music by accident. Rajeshwari had arranged musical training for her own daughter, Kamleshwari, while Siddheswari would do small chores around the house. Once, while the noted sarangi player Siyaji Mishra , was teaching Kamleshwari, she was unable to repeat the tappa that she was being taught. Rajeshwari ran out of patience, and started to cane Kamleshwari, who cried out for help. The only person to help her was her close friend Siddheswari, who ran from the kitchen to hug her cousin, and took the thrashing on her own body. At this point, Siddheswari told her weeping cousin, It s not so difficult to sing what Siyaji Maharaj was telling you. Siddheswari then showed her how to sing it, performing the whole tune perfectly, much to the amazement of everyone. The next day, Siyaji Maharaj came to Rajeshwari, and asked to adopt Siddheswari into his own family they were childless . So Siddheswari moved in with the couple, eventually becoming a great friend and support for them. This moving incident was very vivid in Siddheswari s mind, and is detailed in the biography Maa, co authored by her daughter Savita Devi. ref name maa Maa...Siddheshwari Vibha S. Chauhan and Savita Devi, Roli Books, New Delhi, 2000 ref Musical career Subsequently she also trained under Rajab Ali Khan of Dewas and Inayat Khan of Lahore, but considered her guru mainly Bade Ramdas . She sang khyal , thumri her forte and short classical forms as dadra , chaiti , kajri etc. On sev ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 peacock April 2009 refimprove June 2009 Infobox musical artist name Ustad Akhtar Sadmani background solo singer Born 2 January 1934 Died 30 December 2003 instrument Vocalist genre Hindustani classical music Indian Classical Hindustani occupation Singer, Music Director years active 1961 2003 Ustad Akhtar Sadmani 2 January 1934 30 December 2003 was one of the greatest Bangladesh i Hindustani classical music Hindustani Indian Classical Musicians of all time. Early life and background Akhtar Sadmani was born in Dhaka , but brought up in Kolkata Calcutta Kolkata . It was his father late Akbar Ali who introduced music in his life. At the age of ten, he received the initial training from Prof. Bobby Daniel who was a student of famous Ustad Zamir Uddin Khan . In 1955, Prof. Bobby Daniel took him to the renowned musician Ustad Omar Khan. Ustad Omar Khan was utterly impressed by his talent and took young Akhter as his son and continued teaching him. In 1957, Ustad Omar Khan personally introduced Akhtar Sadmani to one of the legends of Indian Classical Music, Ustad Amir Khan of Indore Gharana . Since then he received training and advice from Ustad Amir Khan as well. The result was overwhelming as his voice resembled that of Ustad Amir Khan and he could deliver the Sarod skills of Ustad Omar Khan through his vocals. Ustad Akhtar Sadmani also received training from Ustad Amanat Ali, Ustad Fateh Ali, Ustad Manjur Hossain Khan and Ustad Foyez Mohammad for Khayal Khayal or Khyal . Besides, he learnt Dhrupad from Ustad Zahir Uddin Dagar and Ustad Faiyaz Uddin Dagar. Singing career In 1961, Ustad Akhtar Sadmani returned home and joined Radio Pakistan Dhaka a year later as an artist. He became a Music Director in Radio Bangladesh Dhaka in 1966. He was always very keen to spread his knowledge of Indian Classical Music in his homeland Bangladesh. To create and establish a platform for classical musical practice and appreciation, he worked really hard ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2009 Sureshbabu Mane 1902 1953 was a prominent Hindust ni classical music singer of Kirana Gharana Kir n Ghar n in India . Early life and training Sureshbabu was born as Abdul Rehm n to Kirana Gharana master Ustad Abdul Karim Khan Ust d Abdul Karim Kh n and T r b i M ne. Tarabai was the daughter of Sard r M ruti R o M ne, a brother of princely Baroda Barod state s Rajm t during the middle of the 19th century. Ustad Abdul Karim Khan was the court musician in Baroda when Tarabai was young, and he taught her music. The two fell in love and decided to get married but Tarabai s parents disapproved of the alliance, and the couple had to leave the state along with Abdul Karim s brother, Ust d Abdul Haq Kh n. The couple moved to Bombay Mumbai , and had two sons Suresh or Abdul Rehm n, and Krishn and three daughters Champ kali, Gul b, and Sakin or Chhotut i. In their adult lives, the five respectively became known as Sureshb bu M ne, Krishnar o M ne, Hir b i Badodekar , Kamal b i Badodekar, and Sarswatib i R ne . Sureshbabu had his initial training from his father, and later training from the doyen of Kirana Gharana, Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan Ust d Abdul Wahid Kh n . Artist Sureshbabu was an exceptionally expert in Khyal Khy l , Thumri , Natya Sangeet Mar thi N tya Sangeet , and Bhajan . his singing was intelligent, tuneful, aesthetically rich, tender and balanced. His disciple and legendary Hindustani Classical singer Dr. Prabha Atre written in her book Along Path of Music that, his music came through intuition, imagination and will power not through hard labour. his sweet tone was the life of his singing. Deep yet delicate, it felt like a feather stroking the skin. his phrases were always rounded with neatly drawn curves and were laced with aesthetic embroidery through kan and khatkas. His singing appeared to be very simple and easy, yet it was extremely difficult to imitate. He sang intricate phrases with such ease that one would seldom notice th ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Lalith J. Rao image caption image size background solo singer birth name Lalith Rao alias birth date Birth date and age 1942 11 06 df yes origin Bangalore , Karnataka , India genre Hindustani classical music occupation website Smt. Lalith J. Rao also spelt Lalit born 6 November 1942 is an India n classical singer and a representative of the Agra gharana . Early life Rao s introduction to Hindustani classical music was at the age of three, at a concert by the Agra Gharana vocalist Faiyaz Khan . She started learning music from Rama Rao Naik , who initiated her into the Agra gharana style of singing. Rao s first public concert was at the Bangalore Sangeet Sabha at the age of 12. When she was 14, she won the All India Classical Music competition in Mumbai and became the youngest participant of the Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan the same year, and was well received. ref cite news url http www.swarmanjusha.com ViewDetails.aspx?id 8 title Biography publisher swaramanjusha.com accessdate 2009 08 30 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Rao completed her Bachelors and Masters in Electrical Communication Engineering, the latter from the University of New Brunswick . In 1967, she married Jayavanth Rao and moved to Delhi to work. Her husband convinced Rao to abandon her engineering career and pursue singing, and she received training from Dinkar Kaikini and later from Khadim Hussain Khan . ref cite news url http www.itcsra.org aspfiles personwindow.asp?personid 223 title Biography ITC SRA publisher itcsra.org accessdate 2009 08 30 ref Singing career Rao went back to the Sur Singar Sansad to restart her performance career and became a professional singer after a positive reception. She is as adept at singing khyal , dhrupad , Dhamar music dhamar , as well as thumri , tarana and hori . Under the guidance of her ustad , Rao developed a unique style of rendering taranas. Her first concert abroad was in 1981. She has performed in France, UK, US and ... more details
Infobox musical artist For individuals see Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Kishori Amonkar image alt caption image size landscape yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank background solo singer birth name alias birth date Birth year and age 1932 ref name Martinez cite book title Semiosis in Hindustani music last Martinez first Jos Luiz year 2001 origyear 1997 publisher Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd. location Delhi isbn 8120818016 page 169 ref birth place origin death date death date and age YYYY MM DD YYYY MM DD death date 1st death place genre Hindustani classical music occupation instrument singing years active YYYY YYYY or present label associated acts Mogubai Kurdikar website Kishori Amonkar sup span style color 00f N span sup Ref label name 1 a lang mr born 1932 is an India n singer who performs in the classical genre khyal and the light classical genres thumri and bhajan . Amonkar trained under her mother, classical singer Mogubai Kurdikar of the Jaipur Atrauli gharana Jaipur gharana musical tradition of Jaipur , but experimented with a variety of vocal styles in her career. She is considered one of the preeminent representatives of Hindustani classical music . ref cite encyclopedia encyclopedia Students Britannica India title Amonkar, Kishori year 2000 publisher Popular Prakashan volume 1 isbn 0852297602 page 60 ref Life and career In the early 1940s, Amonkar began to receive vocal lessons in Hindustani classical music from her mother Mogubai Kurdikar and later received training from tutors of several gharanas . ref name Deshpandep125 cite book title Between two tanpuras last Deshpande first Vamanrao H. authorlink Vamanrao Deshpande year 1989 publisher Popular Prakashan isbn 0861322266 pages 125 126, 131 ref Amonkar became interested in Filmi film music and sang playback for the 1964 movie Geet Gaya Patharon Ne , but returned to classical music because of bad experiences in the movie industry. ref name Deshpandep125 Amonkar lost ... more details
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