The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India (OEMI) in three volumes covers history, theory and technical terms, musicians and scholars, and instruments related to Indian music. Edited by the Sangeet Mahabharati, it was published by the Oxford University Press in 2011. Out of the total of 5,000 encyclopaedia entries, approximately 2,000 on musicians and 500 on raga names were extracted to build this database.
 

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OEMI2200
Vidyadhari Devi
vocalist
Reputed khayaal and thumrii singer
khayaal
Kolkata
1874
Bhadoi, near Benares
1971
0510
Delhi
1127
P05927
OEMI0410
Buddhadev Dasgupta
Eminent sarod player
Kolkata
1933
0201
Bhagalpur,Bihar
Seni Shahjahanour
Radhika Mohan Moitra
203
OEMI1177
Lalan Fakir
singer-composer
Baaul singer-composer
Baaul
0.1774
Bhandra, Kustia district, Bengal
1891
?
592
OEMI1705
Rajanikant Sen
composer
Reputed poet-composer of a type of Bengali songs, identified by his name as Kaanta-geeti
1865
Bhangabari, Pabna district (now Bangladesh)
1910
?
864
OEMI0740
Govinda Swami
composer
Composer of devotional songs
devotional songs
1509
Bharatpur region, Rajasthan
1589
?
381
OEMI0912
Jaisukhlal Shah
scholar and teacher
1907
0413
Bharuch,Gujarat
1989
0118
Mumbai
457
OEMI1807
Ratanjankar, S.N.
vocalist, teacher, scholar
teacher, scholar, vocalist
1900
1231
Bhatwadi, near the Opera House area, Mumbai
1974
0214
Mumbai
Krishnaji Bhatt Honavar, Anant Manohar Joshi
893894
OEMI1051
Keshab Chandra Mitra
Reputed pakhaawaj player
0.1822
Bhavanipur, Kolkata
1901
?
Ram Chakravarty
540
OEMI1690
Rahimat Khan
sitar player
sitar player
1863
Bhavnagar,Gujarat
1954
Dharwad,Karnataka
Ghulam Hussain Khan
858
P06309
OEMI0285
Balwantrai Bhatt
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
1921
?
Bhavnagar,Gujarat
Omkarnath Thakur
115
OEMI0841
Hiru Ganguli
tabla player
Noted tabla player
1911
Bhawanipur, near Kolkata
1990
Kolkata, mid-
his father Manmathnath and later from Abid Hussain Khan, Nagendranath Basu
432
OEMI1284
Manoranjan Sastri
Reputed scholar of Ojaapaali music of Assam
1911
03??
Bheruwa,Darrang district,Assam
1988
0104
Guwahati,Assam
644645
OEMI0938
Jibeswar Goswami
exponent of traditional Assamese Sattriiya devotional music and dance
Assamese Sattriiya
1904
10??
Bholaguri Sattra,Nagaon district,Assam
1982
0408
Guwahati,Assam
479
OEMI1472
Narayana Iyengar, K.S.
gottu vaadyam player
Veteran of the string instrument, gottu vaadyam
0.1905
Bhootapandi, Tamil Nadu
1959
0111
Bangalore
Kodaganallur Subbayya Bhagavatar, Sakharama Rao
727
OEMI1774
Ramnidhi Gupta
vocalist,composer
vocalist,composer of tappaas
tappaa
1741
Bihar
1838
Kolkata
882
OEMI0853
Ibrahim Adil Shah
musician
Musician-king of Bijapur, Karnataka
1580
Bijapur
1627
?
438
P00125
OEMI0184
Asgaribai
vocalist
Vocalist
Tikamgarh in Uttar Pradesh
1918
08??
Bijaya,Chattarpur,Uttar Pradesh
Zahur Khan
81
OEMI1526
Nazir Khan(Mumbai)
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
?
Bijnor Moradabad district,Uttar Pradesh
1920
?
Mumbai
Bhendi Bazaar
Inayat Hussain Khan
755
OEMI0457
Chhajju Khan
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher of the mid-19th cent.
Bijnor, Moradabad district, Uttar Pradesh
Mumbai
his father Dilawar Khan , Inayat Hussain Khan
230
OEMI0096
Aman Ali Khan (Mumbai)
vocalist
Distinguished vocalist and teacher of the Bhendi Bazaar gharaanaa
?
1888
?
Bijnore, Uttar Pradesh
1953
0211
Mumbai
Bhendi Bazaar
4546
OEMI0089
Allah Jilaibai
Singer of Rajasthani folk music
?
?
Bikaner, Rajasthan
1998
0903
?
41
OEMI0104
Ambalal Sitari
sitar player, rudra veena player,
Sitar and rudra veena player,who later took to instrument designing
1922
0222
Bilimora,Valsad district,Gujarat
1987
0310
Mumbai
Prabhatdevji Sisodiya of the royal family of Dharampur state,South Gujarat.
4748
OEMI1065
Khagendranath Das
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
1916
0908
Bilortarihat, Barpeta, Assam
his father Golok Chandra Das, paternal uncle Motilal Das, Bhatkhande College
543
OEMI0653
Ganga Narayan Chattopadhyaya
vocalist
Noted dhrupad singer and teacher
dhrupad
0.1808
Bilwapushkarini village, Nadia district, Bengal
0.1874
Kolkata
Mir Nasiram
331332
OEMI0138
Anantadas Goswami
composer
Singer and composer of baul songs and a highly esteemed baul guru
baul songs
1790
Birbhum, West Bengal
?
58
OEMI0004
Abudul Azis Khan
saarangi player
saarangi
0.1875
?
Bithur,near Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh
1946
?
?
Alladiya Khan Biturwale
2
OEMI1858
Sambamorthy, P.
musicologist
musicologist, teacher
1901
0214
Bitragunta, now in Andhra Pradesh
1973
1023
Chennai
922
OEMI1696
Raja Hussain Khan
violinist
violinist
1938
Bramhabaria
1989
0306
Dhaka,Bangladesh
Nayeb Ali Khan,Bahadur Khan,Khadim Hussain Khan,Akbar Khan
861
OEMI1622
Phuljhuri Khan
tabla, esraaj player
Tabla and esraaj player
1920
Bramhanbaria, Bangladesh
1982
Dhaka
his paternal encles Aftabuddin Khan (in tabla) and Ayet Ali Khan (in esraaj)
809
OEMI1147
Lachhiram
performer and writer of Rajasthani khyaals of the Kuchaamani style
1867
Budasu,Rajasthan
1937
?
585
OEMI1547
Niyamatullah Khan
Sarod maestro, a pioneer
0.1816
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh
0.1902
Delhi
765766
OEMI1027
Karamatullah Khan(Sarod)
sarod player
1848
Bulandshahr,Uttar Pradesh
1933
Lucknow
Niyamatullah Khan
518
OEMI0765
Gwaria Baba
vocalist
Vocalist and ascetic
1843
Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh
1938
near Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
his father and Dandi Swaami
395
P00152
OEMI0795
Hanumandas Singh
vocalist
Khayaal singer and founder of the Gaya tradition of esraaj, a string instrument
khayaal
0.184
Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh
1939
Gaya
408409
OEMI1005
Kamalakant Bhattacharya
composer
Singer and composer of devotional songs
devotional songs
1770
?
Burdwan district,Bengal
1820
?
Burdwan district,Bengal
508
OEMI1242
Mahmudunnabi
singer
1941
1216
Burdwan region,Bengal
1990
1220
Dhaka,Bangladesh
622
OEMI0210
Azad Rahman
composer
Singer and music composer
Bangladesh
1944
Burdwan, West Bengal
90
P02049
OEMI0747
Govindrao Burhanpurkar
Distinguished pakhaawaj exponent
1880
Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh
1957
?
382
P01069
OEMI0159
Antsher Lobo
Well-known exponent of comparative music and musicology
1905
0305
Calangute, Goa
1986
0616
Mumbai
A. Scrinzi, O. Savini, Alladiya Khan
6768
OEMI1463
Narayan Chandra Goswami
Exponent of Sattriiya music, drama, and the Sanskrit language
1942
Chamguri Sattra, Majuli, Jarhar region of Assam
726
OEMI1562
Pachu Pillai(Champakulam)
Kathakali dancer
Kathakali
1907
10??
Champakulam,Kerala
Paramu Pillai,Vechoor Raman Pillai
779
OEMI1520
Nayak Baiju
One of the finest singers of dhrupad of the 15th cent.
0.1465
?
Champaner village,North Gujarat
0.154
?
?
751
OEMI1749
Ramapati Bandopadhyaya
composer
Composer of kavigaan and some other forms of Bengali music
Chandrakona, Midnapore, Bengal
1872
?
his father Gangabishnu
874
OEMI0672
Ghantasala
composer
Well-known singer-composer of south Indian films
1922
1214
Chautapelle, Andhra Pradesh
1974
?
?
355
P00018
OEMI0452
Chambai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar
vocalist
Eminent vocalist
1896
0830
Chembai village, Palghat district, Kerala
1974
1016
Chembai village
his vocalist-father Anantha Bhagavatar, Dakshina Moorthy Pillai
227228
P00139
OEMI0454
Chengannur Raman Pillai
Well-known Kathakali actor
1884
?
Chengannur, Kerala
1980
1128
?
Kesava Panikkar, Kunju Krishna Panikkar
229
P02182
OEMI0879
Indrani Rahman
dancer
Well-known exponent of Bharata Naatyam and Odissi
Bharata Naatyam
1930
0919
Chennai
1999
0207
New York
her mother Ragini Devi, Mohini Aattam
444
OEMI1370
Mrinalini Sarabhai
dancer,choreographer
1928
0507
Chennai
689
OEMI2202
Vijay Raghava Rao
Well-known flute exponent and music director
Mumbai
1925
1103
Chennai
Chokkalingam Pillai (music and dance)
1127
P00177
OEMI1163
Lakshmi Viswanathan
Bharata Naatyam dancer
1944
Chennai
Kanchipuram Ellappa Pillai
590
OEMI0792
Handel Manuel
Eminent pianist, organist, and conductor
1918
0427
Chennai
1994
1022
Chennai
407408
OEMI1789
Ranga Rao, V.A.K.
discographer,collector,columnist,music and dance historian
1930
Chennai
886
P00057
OEMI0141
Anantharaman, M.S.
violinist
Violinist
1924
Chennai
Parur A. Sundaram Iyer
5859
OEMI2095
Swapnasundari Rao Prakash
Kuuchipuudi dancer, teacher
Chennai
Pasumarty Seethaaraamayya, Yeleswarupu Suryaprakash, Vempati Chinna Satyam
10441045
P00214
OEMI1824
Rukmini Devi Arundale
dance exponent
1904
0229
Chennai
1986
0224
Chennai
904
P01704
OEMI2168
Vasanthakumari, M.L.
vocalist
vocalist
1928
0603
Chennai
1990
1031
Chennai
Ayyaswami Ayyar, Madras Lalithangi, G.N.Balasubramaniam, Mudikondan Venkatarama Iyer, Vasanthakumari
11161117
OEMI1059
Kesi, Narayanaswamy
Noted flute player
1919
Chennai
T. Brinda
541
P00096
OEMI1379
Mukta,T.
vocalist
Reputed vocalist
1914
?
Chennai
Nayana Pillai
692
OEMI1704
Rajam, N.
violinist
violinist
1938
Chennai
Narayana Iyer, Musiri Subramanya Iyer
863
OEMI0564
Dhanammal(Vina)
veena player
Veena celebrity
1867
?
Chennai
1938
1015
Chennai
281
P00188
OEMI1422
Mylapore Gowri Amma
dancer
Noted dancer and teacher of Bharata Naatyam
0.1892
?
Chennai
1971
06??
Chennai
Nallur Munuswamy Nattavanar, Chinnayya Naidu and her mother.
707
OEMI1603
Parthasarathy,T.S.
scholar,writer,promoter in the field of performing arts
1913
0908
Chennai
2006
1013
?
799
OEMI0346
Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury
Dancer and choreographer
1930
Chennai
2003
0804
New York, USA
162
OEMI1013
Kanan,A.
vocalist
Noted vocalist
1920
06??
Chennai
2004
0912
Kolkata
Girija Shankar Chakravarti and Amir Khan
514
P00364
OEMI0269
Balasaraswati,T.
Legendary exponent of Bharata Naatyam and its music
1918
0513
Chennai
1984
0209
?
110111
P00218
OEMI1880
Sarada Hoffman
Bharata Naatyam danseuse and teacher
1929
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Pandanallur Chokkalingam Pillai, Mylapore Gowri Amma, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Ambu Panikker, Chandu Panikker
944
P00154
OEMI0818
Harishankar, G.
Performer of the rhythm instrument khanjiraa
1958
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2002
0211
?
his father Thukharamarao Govindrao, Rammathapuram Murugabhoopathy, Palakkad Mani Iyer
416
P00114
OEMI0072
Alarmel Valli
Bharata Naatyam dancer and teacher
1956
?
Chennai, Ttamil Nadu
36
P02870
OEMI1012
Kanaka Srinivasan
Dancer and choreographer of Bharata Naatyam
1947
?
Chennnai
Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai
513514
P02426
OEMI0266
Balakrishna Sastrigal,T.S.
Harikathaa performer
1918
0818
Chennnai
110
OEMI1892
Saroja, M.K.
Bharata Naatyam danseuse, film actress
1931
Chennnai
951
P02280
OEMI0961
Joseph Kaimaparamban
Performer of Kathaa Prasangam, a veteran of the modern form of this art in Kerala
1924
Cherthala, Alapuzha district, Kerala
488
OEMI1106
Krishnan Nair (Kalamandalam)
Well-known Kathakali performer and guru
Tripunithura
1914
Cheruthazham, Kannur distict, Kerala
1990
0816
Tripunithura, near Kochi, Kerala
Chandu Panikker
571
P00183
OEMI1266
Mani,R.(Karaikudi)
Mridangam player
1945
?
Chettinad,near Karaikudi,Tamil Nadu
Karaikudi Rangu Iyengar,T.R.Harihara Sarma,and K.N.Vaidyanathan
639340
OEMI1623
Pingalshi Gadhvi
singer, author
Folk-singer and author of Gujarati folk literature of many genres
Gujarati folk
1914
0727
Chhatvawa village, Junagadh district, Gujarat
1998
0531
Jamnagar, Gujarat
811
P00167
OEMI1054
Keshava Murthy, H.R.
Bharata Naatyam teacher
1920
Chickmaglur district, Karnataka
Guru Gundappa
540
OEMI1793
Rangayya, C.
vocalist, composer, teacher
vocalist, composer, teacher
1895
Chilakunda village, Mysore district, Karnataka
1984
Mysore city
Sivaramayya, Chikka Subba Rao
887
OEMI0890
Jaddanbai
Noted thumrii and ghazal singer of her time,later a singer-actress in Hindi films of Mumbai;mother of the celebrated movie star Nargis.
1900
Chilbia village,near Allahabad
1949
Mumbai
447
OEMI1102
Krishnadas (Poet-devoti)
composer
Composer of Raas-leelaa songs
1500
Chilotra, Ahmedabad region, Gujarat
15781585
Chilotra
570
OEMI2031
Srinivasan,M.B.
Music director of south Indian films
1925
?
Chittoor,Andhra
1009
OEMI1202
Lila,P.
Playback singer
1933
?
Chittoor,Kochi region,Kerala
2005
1029
Ernakulam district
606
P01439
OEMI1750
Ramaratnam, V.
vocalist, teacher, author
Vocalist, teacher, and author
1917
Chittor, Andhra Pradesh
D. Subbaramayya, Palghat Someswara Bhagavator, Mysore Vasudevacher, T. Chowdiah
874875
P00133
OEMI0299
Banni Bai
Veteran Harikat
1912
Chittukkadu, Andhra Pradesh
1999
0227
?
120
OEMI1809
Ratilal Bhavsar
vocalist, singer-actor
vocalist, singer-actor
1928
0617
Chopade town, Jalgaom district, Maharashtra
2001
1024
near Pune
894
OEMI1041
Kazi Nazrul Islam
musician
poet-musician
1899
0524
Churulia,Burdwan district,Bengal
1976
0829
Dhaka,Bangladesha
532
OEMI1523
Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy
Professor Emeritus of music and ethnomusicology,University of California,author and audio-visual documentator.
1927
1031
Clifton, England
754755
P00195
OEMI1627
Pithukuli Murugadas
Singer of south Indian bhajans
1920
Coimbatore, Taml Nadu
Brahmananda Paradesi
812
OEMI1618
Perera, M.G.
Activist and author of early music books in Sinhalese
Petah
1875
1212
Colombo
1942
0419
?
807808
OEMI2013
Somapala, P.L.A.
vocalist, music director
Vocalist and music director
1921
0913
Colombo
1991
0326
Colombo
T.S. Sandarasekara
992
OEMI0128
Ananda K. Comaraswamy
Well-known historian of Indian art and culture
1877
0822
Colombo, Sri Lanka
1947
0909
Needham, Massachusetts, USA
56
OEMI1356
Mohammad Sali
harmonium player
1930
0716
Colombo,Sri Lanka
1988
0413
Colombo
681
OEMI1924
Shahadat Hussain Khan
Sarod player
1958
07??
Comilla, Bangladesh
his father Abid Hussain Khan and uncle Bahadur Hussain Khan
963
OEMI1949
Shanti Vardhan
Choreographer and dancer of Manipuri
1916
Comilla, Bangladesh
1954
0903
?
968
OEMI0062
Ajay Bardan
Flute player
Kolkata
1917
?
Comilla, now in Bangladesh
1991
0328
Mumbai
29
OEMI0833
Himangsu Dutta
composer
Composer of light classical Bengali songs, popularly called raaga-pradhaan songs
light classical Bengali song
1908
Comilla, now in Bangladesh
1944
Kolkata
424425
OEMI2099
Syed Abdul Hadi
Singer of light forms of music
1940
0701
Comilla,Bangladesh
1049
P00179
OEMI1203
Lila Samson
Bharata Naatyam exponent
1951
?
Coonoor,Tamil Nadu
606
OEMI1647
Priyambada Mohanty
Noted odissi danseuse
1939
Cuttack, Orissa
Banbihari Maity, Singhari Shyam Sundar Kar, Pankaj Charan Das, Kelucharan Mahapatra, Debaprasad Das
827828
OEMI1543
Nitai Charan Sinha
vocalist
Vocalist
1916
02??
Cuttack, Orissa
his maternal uncle Gopal Charan Gosh, few teachers
764
P01343
OEMI2064
Sunanda Patnaik
vocalist
Well-known vocalist
1934
1107
Cuttack, Orissa
Vinayakrao Patwardhan, Omkarnath Thakur
10291030