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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Personal ID
OEMI ID
Name
Field
Notes about Field
Speciality
Place of Residence
Year of Birth
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Year of Death
Date of Death
Place of Death
Gharana
Guru
Page
OEMI0566
Dhannabai
vocalist
Acclaimed vocalist,a pupil of the khayaal pioneer Sadaarang
khayaal
?
?
?
?
Pannaabaai
283
OEMI0580
Dhruvadasji
Devotional poet of Braja-bhoomi
1565
?
?
0.17
?
?
292
OEMI0582
Dilaram Mishra
Founder(c.17th cent.) of the Benares gharaanaa of vocal music.
Benares
?
?
?
?
Benares
295
OEMI0620
Fakruddin
vocalist,
Vocalist of Ajmer,Rahasthan
Rahasthan
?
?
?
?
316317
OEMI0637
Fredilis,M.
musician
Musician-in-charge of the State Military Band of Baroda State
?
?
?
?
321322
OEMI0660
Gauri
dancer
Well-known danseuse of the late 19th-cent
?
?
Kannuswami Nattuvanar
346
OEMI0694
Giribala Dasi
vocalist
Vocalist of the early 20th cent
Kolkata
?
?
365
OEMI0726
Gopalasambayya
vocalist
Noted veena player and vocalist
?
?
375
OEMI0733
Gora Kumbhar
Poet of Marathi abhangs
Teradhoki
0.1267
?
?
0.1296
?
?
377
P00740
OEMI0737
Govind Ram
Veteran actor and author of nautanki plays of Hathras, Uttar Pradesh
?
?
380
OEMI0741
Govindamatya
Author
?
?
381
OEMI0745
Govindprasad Gopaldas
vocalist
Vocalist of the early 20th-cent,
?
?
382
OEMI0760
Gurulugomi
Author of Sri Lankan medieval works
?
?
392
OEMI0784
Hakani Bakhsh
vocalist
Noted vocalist of the Jodhpur durbar of the late 19th cent.
Jodhpu
?
?
400
OEMI0786
Hali
poet
Urdu poet of ghazals
ghazals
1837
?
1914
0930
Panipat, Haryana
Mirza Ghalib
401
OEMI0790
Hamidanbai
vocalist,
Vocalist of the 19th cent.
?
?
401
OEMI0791
Hamirji
vocalist
Vocalist of the late 19th cent
?
?
404
OEMI0809
Hari Vallabh II
Author of a commentary on the Bhagavad Geetaa
?
?
411
OEMI0858
Imam Badi
vocalist
Noted vocalist of the 1850s from Benares
Benares
?
?
Shadi Khan
439
OEMI0874
Incha Baras
musician
Musician in the durbar of Mughal Emperor Mohammad Shah Rangile
?
?
442
OEMI0953
John de Silva
Late 19th-cent. pioneer of Sri Lankan Noorti plays
?
?
487
OEMI0963
Joshi, D.T.
sitar player
Sitar player and teacher of the Imdaadkhaani tradition
1914
10??
?
1993
10??
Kolkata
Inayat Khan, father of sitar maestro Vilayat Khan
489
OEMI0970
Kabir
Saint-poet
0.1398
?
0.1518
?
492493
OEMI0980
Kaka Hathrasi
publisher
Veteran publisher, founder of the Sangeet Karyalaya in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh
1906
0918
?
1995
0918
Hathras
498
OEMI1006
Kamalam
Danseuse of Tiruvarur
?
?
?
?
Muvvalur Sabhapati Iyer
508509
OEMI1008
Kambal
musician
A sage-musician of ancient times
?
?
?
?
509
OEMI1009
Kamleshwari Devi
vocalist,
Vocalist,mainly sang thumriis
thumrii
?
?
?
?
510
OEMI1038
Kasyapa
Quoted as an authority on music
?
?
525
OEMI1045
Kempegauda
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
Patnam Subrahmania Ayyar
538
OEMI1060
Keskar, B.V.
Scholar of ancient Indian culture and statesman
1902
?
1984
0828
Nagpur, Maharashtra
541542
OEMI1067
Khajurbai
vocalist
Noted khayaal singer
khayaal
?
?
543
OEMI1069
Khande Dasappa
tabla player,mridangam player
Mridangam and tabla player of the durbar of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
?
?
547
OEMI1080
Khwaja Bakhsh
vocalist
Vocalist of the Atraauli gharaanaa
?
0.1836
?
Atraauli
556
OEMI1081
Kiron
Singer-actress of early 20th cent.
Kolkata
?
?
558
OEMI1089
Kohala
Generally believed to be the autor of a Sanskrit work, in verse, titled Sangeeta Meru, on drama and music
?
?
560561
OEMI1091
Kolar Rajamma
vocalist
Karnatik vocalist
1910
?
1990
0404
Chennai
Chittor Subramania Pillai
563
OEMI1151
Lahiri, S.N.
vocalist
Vocalist of the early 20th cent.
Kolkata
?
?
586
OEMI1185
Lalit Mohinidev
Poet-devotee of Braja Pradesh
0.1727
?
0.1805
?
595
OEMI1193
Lalu Rababi
rabaab player
An early rabaab player
?
?
?
?
601
OEMI1250
Malkajan Chulbulewali
singer-dancer
?
?
630
OEMI1257
Manarang
vocalist, composer
Vocalist and composer of khayaal
khayaal
?
?
?
?
Manarang
634
OEMI1262
Mangubai
vocalist
Noted dhrupad singer of the Gwalior durbar
dhrupad
0.185
?
?
0.194
?
?
Haddu and Hassu Khan
639
OEMI1273
Mankar
Noted Ojaapaali singer and poet of 16th-cent
Assam
?
?
?
?
643
OEMI1277
Mannabai
vocalist
Vocalist
Lucknow or Rampur
?
?
?
?
643
OEMI1300
Matrugupta
Scholar of music and poetics
?
?
?
?
657
OEMI1311
Minapa
singer,composer
Buddhist singer and composer
Kamarup,Assam
?
?
?
?
662
OEMI1316
Meghasyam
composer
Composer of Raas-leelaa songs and plays
Mathura district,Uttar Pradesh
1904
?
?
1966
?
?
666
OEMI1331
Mirza-saheb
harmonium player
1875
?
1937
?
672
OEMI1332
Misra
vocalist,dancer
vocalist,dancer
?
1890
?
672
OEMI1345
Mohammad Bakhsh
saarangi player
saarangi player
?
?
679
OEMI1348
Mohammad Hussain
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
679
OEMI1355
Mohammad Reza
author
?
?
681
OEMI1364
Mohanlal
singer-actor
?
?
683
OEMI1432
Nagaridev
Sixteenth-century devotee-poet of Braja Pradesh
1547
?
?
?
?
715
OEMI1452
Nanhibai
vocalist
Well-known 19th-cent. singer in the Jodhpur durbar
Jodhpur
?
?
723
OEMI1455
Nannu-miya
Well-known performer of dholak
?
?
723
P04625
OEMI1473
Narayana Iyer
ghatam player
Noted 19th-cent. performer of ghatam
?
?
727
OEMI1496
Narharidevji
Devotional poet of Vrindavan.
0.1587
?
?
0.1688
?
?
731
OEMI1521
Nayak Bakhshu
vocalist
Eminent dhrupad singer and composer
dhrupad
0.146
?
?
0.1535
?
?
Raja Maansingh Toomar
751752
OEMI1555
Norbai
courtesan singer-dancer
Courtesan singer-dancer
?
Vrindavan,Yttar Pradesh
767
OEMI1571
Pahad Singh
pakhaawaj player
pakhaawaj player
?
?
Jaawli
781
OEMI1588
Pannabai
courtesan singer
Courtesan-singer of the durbar of the Mughal Emperor Mohammad Shah Rangile(r.1719-48)
?
?
793794
OEMI1602
Parsvadeva
author
?
?
799
OEMI1610
Patnaik, D.N.
Scholar of Odissi dance and other performing arts of Orissa
Cuttack, Orissa
1933
0201
?
805
OEMI1624
Pingle, B.A.
musicologist
Musicologist and author of History of Indian Music
?
?
811812
OEMI1626
Pitambardas
veena player, vocalist
Veena player and vocalist
?
?
812
OEMI1659
Putli
vocalist
vovalist
?
?
834
OEMI1666
Radha Krishna
poet,author
?
?
842
OEMI1668
Radhabai
singer-actress
?
?
842
OEMI1684
Raghuram Joshi
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
857
OEMI1689
Rahimanbai
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
Babu Ram Sahai
857858
OEMI1712
Rajeshwari Devi
vocalist
Noted vocalist of Benares
Benares
0.188
?
1940
?
865
P02700
OEMI1719
Ram Gopal
Reputed dancer who, like Uday Shankar, took Indian dances to many parts of the world
0.192
?
2003
1012
London
868
OEMI1762
Ramdas Guru
Fourth Guru of the Sikhs
?
?
878
OEMI1771
Ramkumar Basak
pakhaawaj player
?
?
881
P02382
OEMI1773
Ramlal Bareth
Kathak dancer, teacher
?
1936
0306
?
Jailal Maharaj
881
OEMI1788
Ranadhir Roy
esraaj player
1944
?
1989
0324
Kolkata
886
P00242
OEMI1795
Rani
singer-actress
?
?
887
OEMI1797
Ranjana Devi
singer, teacher
1949
0117
?
Y.Gulap Singh, Ibemcha Devi, Y. Gambhini Devi
887888
OEMI1804
Rasikdev
poet-devotee
?
?
891892
OEMI1817
Ropram Katara
Priest and Raas-leelaa performer
?
?
901
OEMI1829
Ruth St. Denis
danseuse, choreographer
1879
0120
?
1968
0721
?
905906
OEMI1846
Sai Ilyas
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
914
OEMI1859
Sambayya
veena player
veena performer
?
?
922
OEMI1863
Samraj
composer
singer, composer
1613
?
1700
?
924
OEMI1866
Sanand Bapu
rudra veena player
rudra veena exponent and scholar
1904
?
1980
0617
Sanand, Gujarat
925
OEMI1877
Sanyal, A.N.
author, teacher
?
?
943
OEMI1879
Sarabhoji Ⅱ
Maharaja of Thanjavur
?
?
944
OEMI1882
Sarangadeva
musicologist
musicologist, author
?
?
944945
OEMI1883
Sarangapani
composer
composer
1680
?
1710
?
945
OEMI1891
Sarmad
poet
Mystic poet
?
1657
Delhi
950
OEMI1899
Savta Mali
Poet of Marathi abhangs
0.125
?
0.1295
?
957
OEMI1905
Sayyed Mir Ali
vocalist
Well-known 19th-cent. vocalist of Lucknow
Lucknow
?
?
959
OEMI1908
Sena Nhavi
Devotional poet
?
?
961
OEMI1909
Serfubai
vocalist
Khayaal singer of 19th-cent. Lucknow
khayaal
Lucknow
?
?
961
OEMI1925
Shahu Maharaj
patron,
Well-known patron of the arts
?
?
963
OEMI1930
Shamanna
veena player,
Veena vidwaan - popular as Veena Shamanna - of the durbar of Maharaja Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar （r.1799-1868）
?
?
964
OEMI1934
Shambhu Qavval
Qavvaali singer who usually sang with his brother Shankar （d. 1984）
?
?
964
OEMI1935
Shamim
vocalist
Vocalist of the early 20th cent.
Lucknow
?
?
964965
OEMI1942
Shankar Vaze
Author of Marathi musical plays
?
?
966