Music

Indian Classical Music Before commenting upon the creative aspects of Indian Classical Music, we must clearly understand the essentials of musi­cal system India. The Indian classical music is raga or melody based. A raga is a special…

Ustad Faiyaz Khan – The Biography of Indian Classical Vocalist The living legend of vocal music that Ustad Faiyyaz Khan was in his own lifetime and later makes it rather difficult to attempt any essay on his life and music. He was a…

Indian Music and the West When we talk of Indian Music and the west and their interaction, if any, we have to look at the issue from two or three points of view. The first obviously is the extent and quality of interest taken by Westerners…

Ustad Allauddin Khan (Baba Allauddin Khan) Ustad Allauddin Khan, also known as Baba Allauddin Khan, occupies a very high place of pride in Indian Classical Music. In fact Ustad Allauddin Khan belonged to that rare and small group of artists…

Responsibilities of Indian Classical Musicians A lot of discussion is currently on at various levels through Seminars, articles and informed get together regarding the present state of classical musical  and the responsibilities of the…

Jaipur Gharana – The Sitar Gharana of Indian Classical Music The Jaipur gharana is practically the mother gharana from which practically all the Sitar gharanas have taken something or the other. The Jaipur gharana was developed by Masit…

Indore Gharana – Sitar Players The leader and master trainer of Indore gharana of Sitar players was none other than the fabulous Binkar Ustad Bande Ali Khan. He had trained up a brilliant band of Binkars like Majid Khan, Murad Khan, Latif…

Lucknow Gharana of Sitar Music The Lucknow gharana of Sitar Music was led by Ustad Amir Khan (Gwalior) and later by Hamid Husain Khan. This gharana flourished during the period of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, Another great Sitar player (using…

Etawah Gharana One of the most illustrious and luminous Sitar gharanas has been the Etawah Gharana better known as the Imdad Khani Gharana. Son of Sahadad Khan (who was a vocalist and a pupil of the celebrated Khayalias, Haddu and Hassu…

Varanasi Gharana of Indian Classical Music Tbe  Varanasi Gharana of Indian Classical Music is a very old gharana of both Vocal music and instrumental music covering Dhrupad, Khayal, Thumris and major instru­ments like Rudra Bin, Surbahar,…