Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (14 April 1922 – 18 June 2009) was a legendary sarod maestro of the Maihar gharana, trained from early childhood by his father and guru, Ustad Allauddin Khan. Born in Bangladesh...
Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011) was a legendary Hindustani classical vocalist and a hallmark of the Kirana gharana. Born in Gadag, Karnataka, he displayed a profound...
Ustad Allauddin Khan (8 October 1862 – 6 September 1972), affectionately known as Baba, was born in Shibpur, Brahmanbaria (now in Bangladesh). Emerging from modest beginnings, he initially trained in vocal music and a...
“Darbari…the emperor of ragas, and the raga of emperors” (Deepak Raja, sitarist-scholar) Raag Darbari is among the most revered in the whole Hindustani tradition. Its name, like our own, is derived from...
Pandit Pannalal Ghosh (24 July 1911 – 20 April 1960), born Amal Jyoti Ghosh in Barisal (now Bangladesh), was the pioneering force behind the bansuri’s transformation into a classical concert instrument. Raised...
Pandit Nikhil Ranjan Banerjee (14 October 1931 – 27 January 1986) was a celebrated sitar virtuoso of the Maihar gharana. Born in Calcutta to sitarist Jitendra Nath Banerjee, he showed prodigious talent...
The Gwalior khayal star discusses religious tolerance, changing teaching styles, and her recent book on the history of her family’s gharana. —Part of Living Traditions: 21 articles for 21st-century Indian classical music ...
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,...
The bansuri master discusses therapeutic music, life with his guru Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, and the primal, divine nature of the flute. —Part of Living Traditions: 21 articles for 21st-century Indian classical music ...
Ustad Imrat Khan (17 November 1935 – 22 November 2018) was a master of the surbahar (bass sitar) and sitar, born into the legendary Imdadkhani (Etawah) gharana of Indian classical music. The son of...