Sukhad Munde hails from a distinguished family of pakhawaj maestros—his father, Pt. Manik Munde, being a prominent exponent of the tradition. Born on January 13, 1959, he began rigorous training under his...
Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar (15 June 1932 – 8 May 2013) was a master vocalist of the Dagar family’s Dhrupad tradition. Born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, he received his early training in vocal and...
Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (14 March 1929 – 28 September 1990), fondly known as Bade Ustad, was a revered rudra veena master and member of the Dagar family’s 19th generation of dhrupad practitioners. Born...
Ustad Asad Ali Khan (1 December 1937 – 14 June 2011) was one of the last great masters of the rudra veena, carrying forward the intricate Khandarbani tradition. Born in Alwar, Rajasthan into a seventh-generation beenkar...
Ustad Faiyaz Khan (8 February 1886 – 5 November 1950), known as “Aftab-e-Mausiqi” (Sun of Music), was a towering vocalist of the Agra gharana in Hindustani classical music. Born in Sikandara near Agra,...
Surdarshan Chana is a distinguished tabla and jori artist rooted in the Benares and Punjab gharanas. Based in London, he embodies a deep understanding of traditional percussive aesthetics, enriched by his role...
Prathap Awad is a distinguished pakhawaj maestro from Maharashtra, deeply rooted in the Nana Panse tradition. He holds an M.A. in Pakhawaj from Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune, and has trained extensively within a...
Pandit Prashant Mallick (b. March 20, 1982) is a distinguished Dhrupad vocalist hailing from the Darbhanga gharana, representing the 13th generation of this ancient lineage. He received his initial training in Dhrupad from...
The mother of all North Indian drums, the pakhawaj is also known as the mridang, the generic word for any barrel-shaped drum. A two-headed drum descended from the much older South Indian...
The veena, also known as the been in North Indian languages, is a large plucked lute. It is undoubtedly one of India’s oldest instruments, dating from around the 1st millennium BC –...