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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Govind Ballal Deval
1113
OEMI0734
380
1855
1916
06??
19-20
Haripur, near Sangli, Maharashtra
?
producer, author
Veteran producer of Marathi musical plays and author of legendary plays like Saarada and Samsaykallol
Anna-saheb Kirloskar
Muthaiah Bhagavatar (Harikesanallur)
1115
OEMI1408
704
1877
1945
0630
19-20
Punalveli village, near Srivilliputtur, Tamil Nadu
Mysore
vocalist, composer
Well-known vocalist, Harikathaa exponent, and composer
Harikathaa
Akbar Allahabadi
1116
OEMI0067
31
1864
1921
0909
19
?
Allahabad
Noted Urdu poet of grazals and such other forms
Surendranath Bandopadhyay
1117
OEMI2081
1036
1886
1972
19-20
Vishnupur, Bengal
?
vocalist
Reputed vocalist of the Vishnupur gharaanaa
the Vishnupur gharaanaa
his reputed father, Anantlal, eldest brother Ram Prasanna Bandopadhyay
Ramachandra Sastri, H.
1118
OEMI1735
871
1906
20
Thanjavur region, Tamil Nadu
Noted flautist of the Karnatik style, and teacher
maestro Palladam Sanjeeva Rao
P01225
Chidanand Nagarkar
1120
OEMI0475
238
1919
1971
0526
No
20
Malleswaram, Bangalore
Mumbai
vocalist
Well-known vocalist
P02135
Amubi Singh (Maisnam)
1121
OEMI0125
53
Manipur
1881
1972
0629
No
19-20
Imphal, Manipur
Imphal
Well-known Manipuri dance guru
Oja Jhulonmacha Singh
Shrimatibai Narvekar
1121
OEMI1974
974
Mumbai
1903
1988
1223
20
Ankola, Karwar district, Karnataka
Mumbai
vocalist
Noted vocalist
Balkrishna-bua Banavali, Mohammad Hussain Khan and his famous brother Vilayat Hussain Khan
Prebhashankar Ramani
1122
OEMI1633
821
1890
1971
0121
19-20
Gujarat
?
Noted actor-singer of Gujaratii, Hindi, and Urdu plays
Chintoba Gurav
1122
OEMI0493
241
1874
1956
0403
19-20
?
?
Singer-actor of the Marathi stage
Khadilkar, K.P.
1123
OEMI1062
542
1872
1948
0826
19-20
?
Pune, Maharashtra
Playwright of Marathi musicals
Akbar (Emperor)
1123
OEMI0066
3031
1542
1605
?
16
Amarkot, Rajasthan
Agra
patron,
Mughal Emperor, great patron of the arts
Shanta Apte
1123
OEMI1948
967968
1923
1964
02??
20
?
Mumbai
Well-known singer-actress of Hindi and Marathi films, remembered for her singing roles in 'Duniyaa na Maane' (Hin, 1937) and such other films
Lalji Srivastava
1124
OEMI1188
600
1924
20
Prayag, near Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
tabla player
Tabla player
Yusuf Khan, Shyamlal, Jiyalal
Rupasinha, H.W.
1124
OEMI1828
905
1895
1971
0424
19-20
Matara, Sri Lanka
?
composer
singer, composer
M.G.Perera
Rais Khan
1125
OEMI1695
860
1939
20
Indore,Madhya Pradesh
sitar player
sitar player
Mohammad Khan
Narayanrao Patwardhan
1125
OEMI1493
731
1925
2000
0103
20
Panchgani, Maharashtra
Delhi
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist, teacher, and radio executive
his father
radio
P00115
Amudon Sharma
1125
OEMI0126
5354
1886
1976
0316
19-20
Imphal
Imphal
Eminent guru of Manipuri dance
his uncle Takhenchongbam Kanhai Sharma, his father Khomdon Sharma, Aribam Gopal Sharma
P00098
Rukmini, T.
1127
OEMI1825
904905
1936
20
Shimoga, Karnataka
violinist
violinist
R.R.Keshava Murthy
Bhanumathi, K.
12??
OEMI0342
157
1922
20
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Bharata Naatyam danseuse
Papanasam Vadivelu Pillai, Mylapore Gowri Amma
Phul Mohammad
12??
OEMI1621
809
1926
20
Baharampur, Murshidabad district, Bangladesh
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
his father and Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, Kader Baksh, Ram Govind Pathak, Mehdi Hussain Khan (of Rampur), Girija Shankar Chakravarti
Shankar Hombal
12??
OEMI1941
966
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
1927
20
Dharwar, Karnataka
Bharata Naatyam dancer and teacher
Rukmini Devi Arundale's Kalakshetra, Chennai
Ajoy Sinha Roy
1201
OEMI0065
30
Kolkata
1920
20
?
sitar player
Sitar player
Ananda Shankar
1202
OEMI0130
56
1942
1999
0326
20
Almora, Uttar Pradesh
Kolkata
composer
Composer
P00090
Sharatchandra Arolkar
1202
OEMI1953
968
1912
1994
0604
20
Karachi
Mumbai
vocalist
Senior vocalist of the Gwaalior tradition
Gwaalior
Laxmanrao Bodas, Krishnarao Shankar Pandit, Eknath Pandit, Krishnarao Mulay
Amaradeva,W.D.
1205
OEMI0100
46
Sri Lanka
1927
20
Koralavalla,Moratuva,Sri Lanka
violinist
Noted singer,music director,and violinist
P00216
Sangameshwar Gurav
1207
OEMI1867
926
1931
20
Madarakhandi, Bijapur district, Karnataka
vocalist, teacher
vocalist, teacher
P00239
Uday Shankar
1208
OEMI2142
11001101
1900
1977
0926
20
Udaipur
Kolkata
A legend in dance, a pioneer of modern Indian ballet
Anna Pavlova, Sankaran Namboodiri
Bapurao Pendharkar
1210
OEMI0304
121
1892
1937
0315
19-20
Jamkhindi, Maharashtra
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Singer-actor of the Marathi stage
Ramkrishna-bua Vaze
P02845
Haobam Atomba Singh
1210
OEMI0796
409
1885
1975
0221
19-20
Imphal, Manipur
Imphal
Eminent guru of Manipuri dance; also referred to as Tomba Singh
Subramanya Bharathi
1211
OEMI2043
1013
1882
1921
0912
19-20
Ettayapuram,Tamil Nadu
?
composer
Celebrated Tamil poet and composer of songs
Nomita Ghose
1211
OEMI1551
766
1959
20
Dhaka,Bangladesh
vocalist
vocalist
Jashoda Ghose,P.C.Gomes,Barin Mazumdar
Ahmad Faraz
1212
OEMI0052
27
Peshawar,Pakistan, and London
1931
20
Noushera,Pakistan
poet
Urdu poet of ghazals and other forms
ghazals etc.
Dinanath Mangeshkar
1212
OEMI0587
297298
1900
1942
0424
20
Mangeshi,Goa
Pune
actor, vocalist
Celebrated vocalist and actor-singer of the Marathi stage
Perera, M.G.
1212
OEMI1618
807808
Petah
1875
1942
0419
19-20
Colombo
?
Activist and author of early music books in Sinhalese
Parvin Mushtari
1213
OEMI1608
801
1954
20
Bangladesh
Singer of classical forms and Nazrul-geeti
Ghantasala
1214
OEMI0672
355
1922
1974
?
20
Chautapelle, Andhra Pradesh
?
composer
Well-known singer-composer of south Indian films
Narayan Behera
1214
OEMI1462
726
1917
20
Ganjam, Orissa
vocalist
Vocalist
Surya Narayan Shastri, Venkataswami Naidu
Kulatillake,C.de S.
1214
OEMI1126
577578
1926
20
Ambalangoda,Sri Lanka
musicologist
musicologist
Dadasaheb Asarkar
1215
OEMI0512
249
1895
1965
0515
19-20
Amravati, North Maharashtra
?
Flute player and flute manufacturer
Raghunath Seth
1215
OEMI1682
856
1931
20
Gwalior
flute player
P00377
Ashesh Chandra Banerji
1216
OEMI0189
82
1920
No
20
Vishnupur,Bankura district,Bengal
esraaj player
Well-known esraaj player and teacher
Vishnupur
Gulubhai Jasdanwala
1216
OEMI0757
387
1906
1980
0608
20
Mumbai
Mumbai
vocalist, patron
Vocalist and patron
Manji Khan, Alladiya Khan
Mahmudunnabi
1216
OEMI1242
622
1941
1990
1220
20
Burdwan region,Bengal
Dhaka,Bangladesh
singer
Sheikh Dawod
1216
OEMI1959
971
1916
1992
0321
20
Solapur, Maharashtra
Hyderabad
tabla player
Noted tabla player
Mohammad Kasim and Tajamull Hussain, Alladiya Khan, and Mehboob Khan
P00101
Sivaraman, K. (Umayalpuram)
1217
OEMI2002
988
1935
20
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Well-known mridangam performer
Arupathi Natesa Iyer, Thanjavur Vaidyanatha Iyer, Palghat Mani Iyer, and Rangu Iyengar
Girija Shankar Chakravarti
1218
OEMI0696
366
Bengal
1885
1948
0425
19-20
Behramupur, Murshidabad region, Bengal
Kolkata
vocalist
Reputed vocalist and teacher, a pioneer in revitalizing the khayaal in Bengal
Radhika Prasad Goswami, Muzaffar Khan, Mohammad Ali Khan
khayaal
Altaf Mahmud
1220
OEMI0094
4445
?
1930
1971
0830
20
Barisal, Bangladesh
Dhaka
Singer and music director
Sunil Kothari
1220
OEMI2074
1031
Kolkata
1933
20
Mumbai
author
Well-known critic and author of books on dance and related topics
P00070
Nasir Aminuddin Dagar
1220
OEMI1502
733
1924
20
Indore,Madhya Pradesh
vocalist
dhrupad vocalist
his father Nasiruddin Khan Dagar
dhrupad
Manhar Barve
1220
OEMI1263
639
1910
1972
0526
20
Mumbai
?
vocalist, instrumentalist
Vocalist and instrumentalist
Ganapatrao Barve
Krishnarao Mulay
1223
OEMI1114
572
1864
1944
0721
19-20
Pune
Bilimora,South Gujarat
rudra veena player
performer of rudra veena
Annasaheb Gharpure,Ganesh Krishna Apte
Hari Nagabhoshanam
1224
OEMI0804
411
1884
1959
0907
19-20
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh
?
violinist
Well-known violinist
P01175
Mohammad Rafi
1224
OEMI1354
680681
1924
1980
0830
20
Kotta,Sultansingh,Punjab
Mumbai
singer of Hindi films
Banne Khan
1225
OEMI0298
120
1835
1910
?
19-20
Nausahana Nangali, Punjab
Hyderabad
vocalist
Vocalist
P00081
Ram Narayan
1225
OEMI1724
869
Mumbai
1927
20
Udaipur
saarangi player
Eminent saarangi player
his father Nathuji Biawat, Uday Lal
Radheshyam Kathavachak
1225
OEMI1672
843
1890
19
Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh
?
writer
writer of Hindi musical plays
Hindi musical plays
Naushad Ali
1225
OEMI1517
745746
1919
2006
0506
20-21
Lucknow
Mumbai
composer
Renowned composer of Hindi film music
Hindi film music
Jnanendra Prasad Goswami
1225
OEMI0949
482
1902
1945
1029
20
?
?
vocalist
vocalist
Loknath Goswami, radhika Prasad Goswami
Krishnarao Chonkar
1225
OEMI1111
572
1908
1996
0912
20
?
Mumbai
Singer-actor
Mohanrao Palekar,Gulubhai Jasdanwala
Ramkishan Solanki
1225
OEMI1768
880
1938
20
Pushkar, Rajasthan
Performer of the drum, nagaaraa
Abha Alam
1226
OEMI0023
8
1947
1976
1121
20
Madaripur,Faridpur district,Bangladesh
Dhaka
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Mithun Dey
Bimalakant Roy Choudhuri
1226
OEMI0379
191
1909
1980
0705
20
Kolkata
?
musician
Musician and author.
Sahaswaan
Master Madan
1226
OEMI1296
656657
1927
1942
0605
20
Shimla,Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
Singer
P00042
Ginde, K.G.
1226
OEMI0693
365
1925
1994
0713
20
Belhongale, Belgaum district, Karnataka
Kolkata
vocalist
Reputed vocalist and teacher
S.N. Ratanjankar
Shaukat Ara Islam
1227
OEMI1955
969
1939
20
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Singer of ghazals and Nazrul-geeti
Subba Ayyar(Chattapuram)
1227
OEMI2035
1010
1894
1961
0617
19-20
Palghat district,Kerala
?
Mridangam player and teacher
P06152
Nikhil Ghosh
1228
OEMI1534
760761
1918
1995
0303
20
Barisal Bangladesh
Mumbai
tabla player,musicologist
Renoened tabla maestro, acclaimed teacher, educationist, and musicologist
legends Amir Hussain Khan, Ahmedjan Thirakwa
P00093
Vasantrao Rajopadhye
1228
OEMI2171
1118
1913
2008
1122
20-21
Satara district, Maharashtra
Mumbai
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
his brothers Narayanrao and Shankarrao Vyas
Indira Devi Chowdhurani
1229
OEMI0876
443
1873
1960
0812
19-20
?
?
Music educator and writer from poet Rabindranath Tagore's family
Mohan Khokar
1230
OEMI1361
682
1924
1999
0917
20
Quetta, now in Pakistan
Chennai
historian,archive-holder of Indian dances
Barve P.N.
1230
OEMI0309
124
1918
20
Akola, Maharashtra
vocalist,
Vocalist and recording executive
Dinkarbhhau Patwardhan, Krishnarao Pandit, and some others
Mallikarjun Mansur
1231
OEMI1254
631632
1910
1992
0912
20
Mansur village,near Dharwar,Karnataka
?
vocalist
Eminent vocalist
Baburao Joshi
1231
OEMI0228
94
1908
1984
1111
20
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Pune
Author, with spesialization in Marathi drama and its music
Ratanjankar, S.N.
1231
OEMI1807
893894
1900
1974
0214
20
Bhatwadi, near the Opera House area, Mumbai
Mumbai
vocalist, teacher, scholar
teacher, scholar, vocalist
Krishnaji Bhatt Honavar, Anant Manohar Joshi
Malbarao Sardesai
1231
OEMI1247
627
1911
20
Panaji,Goa
performer of the pot drum ghumat,author
Bhaskar-bua Joshi
1231
OEMI0348
163
1914
20
Karanj, Pune district, Maharastra
vocalist, teacher
Teacher and vocalist
Ramkrishna-bua Vaze, Shivram-bua Vaze, Dinkar Pathak, Haribhau Ghangrekar

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