Gharana

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In Hindustani music, a gharānā is a system of social organization linking musicians or dancers by lineage and/or apprenticeship, and by adherence to a particular musical style.

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Vocal gharanas

See also: Category:Vocal gharanas

The best-known vocal gharānās are:[1]


Some of the lesser known gharanas are:-

  • Darbhanga gharana, Darbhanga,Bihar - This Gharana is famous for rendition of Dhrupad. The style of Dhrupad of Darbhanga Gharana is also known as Khandar Vani. Pt. Ram Chatur Mallik was the most famous exponent of this Gharana in recent times. The famous exponents of this Gharana today are Pt. Vidur Narayan Mallik and Pt. Abhay Narayan Mallik.
  • Bettiah gharana, Bettiah, Bihar - This Gharana is also well known for its rendition of Dhrupad.
  • Vishnupur Gharana, Vishnupur, West Bengal - Also referred to as Bishnupur Gharana - Famous for Dhrupad.
Gharana Based At Famous exponent
Lucknow gharana Lucknow Pt. Achchan Maharaj (Jagannath Maharaj)
Sikar Gharana Ustad Liaquat Ali Khan, Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan
Nana Panse gharana Mathura Pt. Makhanji
Farukhabad gharana Farukhabad Ustad Masit Khan, Jyan Prakash Ghosh, Keramatullah Khan

Instrumental gharanas

See also: Category:Instrumental gharanas

The best-known instrumental gharānās are:

Tabla

  • Ajrarra Gharana (players: Shafat Hussin Khan, Latif Ahmed)
  • Delhi Gharana, associated with the Ajrarra Gharana
  • Benaras Gharana (players: Kishen Maharaj, Kumar Bose)
  • Farukabad Gharana (players: Shankar Ghosh, Anindo Chatterjee)
  • Lakhno Gharana (players: Santosh Biswas, Swapan Choudury)
  • Punjab gharānā (players: Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain)

Wind and String Instruments

Dance gharanas

Main article: Kathak#Gharanas

In Kathak performers today generally draw their lineage from three major schools of Kathak: the Jaipur gharana, the Lucknow gharana and the Banaras gharana (born in the courts of the Kachwaha Rajput kings, the Nawab of Oudh, and Varanasi respectively); there is also a less prominent (and later) Raigarh gharana which amalgamated technique from all three preceding gharanas but became famous for its own distinctive compositions.

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