Khyal — (or Khayal: Hindi: ख़्याल, Urdu: خیال) is the modern genre of classical singing in North India. Its name comes from an Arabic word meaning imagination . It appeared more recently than dhrupad. Like all Indian classical music, khyal is modal, with … Wikipedia
Gharana — ist eine Ausbildungseinrichtung und ein Netzwerk von Musikern der klassischen nordindischen Musik, die als Anhänger eines bestimmten musikalischen Stils und häufig auch durch Verwandtschaft miteinander verbunden sind. Indische Tanzstile werden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hindustani classical music — Concepts Sruti • Swara • Alankar • Raga • Tala • Thaat • Gharana Instruments melody: Vocals • Sitar • Sarod • Bansuri • Sarangi • … Wikipedia
Pakistani classicial singers — Pakistani classical singers have an increasingly strong presence in the country, even though the musical arts still, relatively speaking, lack government patronage. But the classical arts are on a comeback. Some famous singers include (Past and… … Wikipedia
Ghulam Hassan Shaggan — (born 1928, Amritsar) is a Pakistani classical singer of the Gwalior Gharana. His father’s name was Bhai Lal Mohammad (died 1962), who belonged to the Gwalior Kapurthala Gharana. Ghulam Hassan Shaggan, along with his father and family, moved to… … Wikipedia
18th century — The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini/Common Era numbering system. However, historians sometimes specifically define the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For… … Wikipedia
Pen name — A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author s name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to… … Wikipedia
Tabla — This article is about the Indian drum. For the drum with the same name in Arabic, see Goblet drum. Infobox Instrument name=Tabla classification= Indian Percussion instrument, goatskin heads with syahi range= Bolt tuned or rope tuned with dowels… … Wikipedia
Sarangi — For the Nepali instrument, see Sarangi (Nepali). Sarangi Classification Chordophone Related instrumen … Wikipedia
Mehdi Hassan — Not to be confused with Mehdi Hasan. Ustad Mehdi Hassan Also known as Khan Sahib King of ghazal (Urdu: شہنشاہِ غزل) Born July 18, 1 … Wikipedia
