Nityanand Haldipur — Haldipur playing the bansuri Nityanand Haldipur (born 7 May 1948) is a performer and teacher of the Indian bamboo flute, known in India as the bansuri. He is a purist in the true Maihar Gharana tradition, at present learning from Ma Annapurna… … Wikipedia
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
Ustad Iqbal Ahmad Khan — Born and brought up in the musical environs of Delhi Gharana of music, Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan is an active promoter of Hazrat Amir Khusro’s tradition of Indian music. A real custodian (Khalifa) of Delhi Gharana, he is not only well known for his… … Wikipedia
Alap — The alap (Hindi pronunciation /IPA|ɑːlɑːp/, English pronunciation /IPA|ælɑːp/) is the opening section of a typical North Indian classical performance. It is unmetered, improvised (within the raga) and unaccompanied (except for the tanpura drone) … Wikipedia
Kumar Gandharva — (Kannada:ಕುಮಾರ ಗಂಧರ್ವ; Name: ಶಿವಪುತ್ರ ಸಿದ್ಧರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಕೊಮಕಲಿ(Shivaputra Siddramayya Komkali) ) (April 8, 1924 in Sulebhavi, near Belgaum in N Karnataka – January 12, 1992 in Devas, MP) was a famous Hindustani classical singer, famous for his unique… … Wikipedia
Gwalior gharana — The Gwalior Gharana is one of the oldest Khayal Gharanas and one to which most classical Indian musicians can trace the origin of their style. The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the great Mughal emperor Akbar (1542 1605).… … Wikipedia
Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan — Ustād Abdul Wahid Khān was a prominent Hindustāni classical music singer of Kirānā Gharānā in India in the 20th century. Early life and trainingAbdul Wahid Khan belonged to the Kirana Gharana musical family which traced its roots to musician… … Wikipedia
Tala — Ein Tala (sanskrit: ताल, tāla; in südindischen Sprachen: talam; im Englischen: clap) ist eine zyklisch wiederholte rhythmische Struktur in der klassischen indischen Musik, und zählt damit neben dem Konzept des Raga, das die melodiöse Struktur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kalyani (raga) — Kalyan or Kalyani, originally called Iman, is a melakarta rāga (parent musical scale) in the Carnatic music of South India, and is also an important raga in Hindustani (North Indian) music. Contents 1 Kalyani in Carnatic music 1.1 Specifics on… … Wikipedia
Hindustani classical music — Concepts Sruti • Swara • Alankar • Raga • Tala • Thaat • Gharana Instruments melody: Vocals • Sitar • Sarod • Bansuri • Sarangi • … Wikipedia