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
P00074
OEMI0922
Jasraj(Pandit)
vocalist
Eminent present-day vocalist and foremost exponent of the Mewaati tradition.
1930
0120
Hissar,Haryana
463
OEMI0897
Jagabandhu Sahu
vocalist, vocalist, teacher
Violin player,Vocalist,and teacher
1914
0119
Orissa
1990
?
449
OEMI2167
Vasant Amrit
vocalist
vocalist
1902
0119
Surat, Gujarat
1991
0119
Surat
Abdul Karim Khan
1116
OEMI0552
Dev Kishor Sharma(Phurailatpam)
Senior teacher,music director,and ardent promoter
1921
0118
Imphai,Manipur
Maisnam Amubi,Konjeng Toyaima,Haobam Tomba,Huirem Lala,Sorokhaibam Paka,R.K. Akesana,and Chungkham Thambalangou
273
P00119
OEMI0143
Anil Bagchi
Music director of Bengali stage and films of yesteryears
1908
0117
Midnapore district, Bengal
1977
0715
Kolkata
6061
OEMI1797
Ranjana Devi
singer, teacher
1949
0117
?
Y.Gulap Singh, Ibemcha Devi, Y. Gambhini Devi
887888
OEMI1823
Rukmani Devi
singer-actress
1923
0115
Ramboda, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
1978
1028
Colombo
904
OEMI2117
Thakur Jagdish Singh 'Din'
tabla player
Noted pakhaawaj and tabla player
1905
0113
Raigarh Madhya Pradesh
1982
1215
Raigarh
his uncle Thakur Lakshman Singh and in pakhaawaj from Baba Thakurdas and in tabla from Munir Khan,Natthu Khan,and Abid Hussain
1071
OEMI0129
Ananda Samarakon
composer
Noted composer of light music, and creator of Sri Lanka's national anthem
light music
1911
0113
Vatarakka Liyanvala, Padukka, Colombo district, Sri Lanka
1962
0405
?
56
OEMI1205
Lionel Edirisingha
Eminent music educator of Sri Lanka
1917
0113
Galle,Sri Lanka
1988
0523
?
607
P00094
OEMI1966
Shivkumar Sharma
Eminent santoor player
Mumbai
1938
0113
Jammu
Kashmir Valley
972973
OEMI0378
Bimal Roy
musicologist
Reputed musicologist.
1911
0113
Kalia [now in Bangladesh]
1997
0411
Kolkata
191
OEMI1495
Nariswar Sarma Barua
teacher
Well-known teacher
1911
0112
Dipila,Darrang district,Assam
1986
1011
Dipila
his father Tapeswar Sarma and Chandrakantadeva Sarma
731
OEMI1755
Ramchandra, C.
composer
Well-known composer of mainly Hindi film music
Hindi film music
1918
0112
Puntambe Chitli, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra
1982
0105
Mumbai
Shankarro Sapre
876877
P02265
OEMI2127
Timir Baran Bhattacharya
Reputed exponent of orchestration and noted music director of films in the late 1930s and 1940s.
1904
0110
Kolkata
1987
0329
Kolkata
clarinet lessons from Rajendranath Chattopadhya,vocal music from Radhika Mohan Goswami,and Mohammad Amir Khan,and later Allauddin Khan
1083
P01721
OEMI0296
Bangalore K. Venkataram
Eminent ghatam player
1934
0110
?
2003
1018
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
119
OEMI1490
Narayanrao Indorekar
tabla player
Tabla exponent
1907
0108
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
1989
0602
?
his father Gopalrao, Jahangir Khan, Gammi Khan
730
OEMI1052
Keshav Chandra Bandopadhyay
tabla player
Tabla exponent
1892
0106
near Dhaka, Bangladesh
?
Prasanna Kumar Banikya, Maulaviram Mishra, Natthu Khan
540
OEMI2129
Tiruvarur Rajayi
vocalist
Danseuse and vocalist
1896
0106
Tiruvarur,Tamil Nadu
1926
11??
Chennai
her granduncle,Gopalakrishna Nattuvanar
1084
P01269
OEMI1501
Nasir Ahmad Khan
saarangi player
Saarangi player
1930
0105
Uttar Pradesh
Buddhu Khan, Mahaphuz Khan, Habib Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan
733
OEMI1152
Laila Arjumand Banu
vocalist
Vocalist
1926
0105
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ramani Mohan Bhattacharya, Manju Khan, Gul Mohammad Khan, Yusuf Khan Koraishi, Gopal Dasgupta
586
OEMI1414
Muthusamy, R.
violinist
Violinist and music director of Sinhalese films
1928
0105
Nagarcoil, Tamil Nadu
1988
0627
Sri Lanka
his father, Ramayya Bhagavatar
705
P00226
OEMI2020
Sonam Tsersing Lepcha
Recipient of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1995 in the category of folk music.
1928
0103
Sikkim
993
OEMI1790
Ranganath Mishra
tabla player
Tabla player
1932
0103
Benares, Uttar Pradesh
Bikku Maharaj, Gama Maharaj
887
OEMI0572
Dhir Ali-miya
Flute player and music director
1920
0101
Mushiganj,Bangladesh
1984
1214
?
his uncle Sadiq Ali
286
OEMI0851
Ibomcha Sharma
Veteran teacher of Manipuri nata sankeertana
Manipuri nata sankeertana
Manipur
1897
0101
Imphal, Manipur
?
Chongtham Chaoba, Nongmaithem Kanhai Singh, Laisram Mangaljao Singh, Thokcho Angou Singh, Loitam Jhulon
438
P02697
OEMI0503
Chowdiah, T.
vocalist
Violin celebrity
1895
0101
Tirumakudalu, Karnataka
1967
0119
?
Bidaram Krishnappa
244245
OEMI1233
Mahendra Bhatt
violinist
violinist
1989
01??
Rajasthan
Manmohan Bhatt
621
P00132
OEMI0271
Balasubramaniyam,G.N.
vocalist
Reputed vocalist
1910
01??
?
1965
0501
Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala
111112
OEMI1901
Sawai Gandharva
singer-actor,vocalist
Eminent vocalist and actor-singer of the Marathi stage
Marathi satge
1886
01??
Kundgol, Dharwar, Karnataka
1952
0912
Pune, Maharashtra
Balwantrao Kolhatkar, Abdul Karim Khan
957958
OEMI0015
Abdul Majid Khan
saarangi player
Reputed saarangi player
0.1888
?
?
1977
0319
Mumbai
Abdulla Khan(d.1917)and Kale Khan
5
OEMI0016
Abdul Rahim Khan
vocalist
Vocalist
0.186
?
Delhi
0.193
?
probably Hyderabad
his family(Ghulam Gaus Khan and Tanras Khan
6
OEMI0019
Abdul Wahid Khan
vocalist
Reputed vocalist
0.1878
?
Kirana, Uttar Pradesh
0.1949
?
Saharanpur,Uttar Pradesh
Haidar Bakhsh
6
OEMI0005
Abdul Aziz Khan
musician
Durbar musician of Dharampur
Dharampur
?
?
1940
?
Mumbai
2
OEMI0008
Abdul Ghani Khan
sitar player
sitar player
?
Khajurgaon[present-day Rae Bareilly],Uttar Pradesh
1938
?
Khajurgaon
Azami Khan Kalpiwale
2
OEMI0011
Abdul Kadar Khan
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
1910
?
Rajasthan
1970
0309
?
3
OEMI0004
Abudul Azis Khan
saarangi player
saarangi
0.1875
?
Bithur,near Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh
1946
?
?
Alladiya Khan Biturwale
2
OEMI0013
Abdul Latif
composer
Singer and composer
1930
?
Barisal,Bangladesh
Surendranath Das
5
OEMI1197
Latif Khan
vocalist,
Vocalist of the Agra tradition
1875
?
Agra Uttar Pradesh
Agra
Pyar Khan
604
OEMI0018
Abdul Sattar
vocalist,
Vocalist of the 1900s
Kolkata
?
?
?
?
6
OEMI0182
Asadullah Khan
Reputed sarod player
1858
?
Kolkata
1915
?
Kolkata
7879
OEMI0537
Daulat Khan
vocalist
Vocalist
Kolkata
?
?
1920
?
Mumbai
Natthu Khan Khandare
260
OEMI0007
Abdul Gani Bayati
composer
Singer and composer,especially of zari
1909
?
Nurullahpur,Barisal district,Bangladesh
1978
0819
Dhaka
2
OEMI0002
Abban Khan
vocalist
Dhrupad vocalist
Dhrupad
?
Saharanpur,Uttar Pradesh
1922
Saharanpur
Behnam Khan Dagar(c.1800-1887)
1
OEMI0006
Abdul Gafur
vocalist,
Vocalist of early 20th cent
?
?
?
?
2
OEMI0017
Abdul Salam
composer
Composer,a contemporary of the famous Kazi Nazrul Islam(b.1899)
?
?
?
?
6
OEMI0042
Afruddin Khan
Qavvaali singer
?
?
?
?
23
OEMI0057
Ahmed Ali Khan
Distinguished sarod player
0.1875
?
Rampur
1920
?
Rampur
2728
OEMI0068
Akil Ahmed Khan
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher, of the Agra tradition
?
?
?
?
Agra
33
OEMI0081
Alimulla Khan
vocalist
Dhrupad singer
dhrupad
Lucknow
?
?
?
?
39
OEMI0084
Allabande Khan
vocalist
Reputed vocalist of the Dagar lineage
?
0.1875
?
Shahjahanour,Uttar Pradesh
1925
?
Alwar, Rajasthan
39
OEMI0097
Amanat Khan
vocalist
Vocalist
?
0.1928
?
probably Narsingarh, Madhya Pradesh
1968
0103
Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
46
OEMI0183
Asgar Ali Khan
Well-known sarod player of the durvar of Darbhanga,Bihar
0.1841
?
Gwalior
0.1912
?
Darbhanga
81
OEMI0190
Ashiq Ali Khan
vocalist
Vocalist
?
?
1948
?
Patiala
82
P00126
OEMI0194
Ashraf Khan
Singer-actor of the Parsi Theatre of Mumbai
Mumbai
?
?
?
?
83
OEMI0622
Faqirullah Saif Khan
Author of Raaga Darpan
17
?
?
1684
0826
Allahabad
317
P00244
OEMI2250
Yusuf Ali Khan
sitar player
Reputed sitar exponent
0.1887
?
Lucknow
1962
1014
?
Azam Khan Kalpiwale and Abdul Ghani Khan
11551156
OEMI0010
Abdul Hassan Qaisar
Author of the work Margat-ul-Naghm(1676)
?
?
?
?
3
OEMI0053
Ahmad Hussain Khan
vocalist
Dhrupad singer and teacher at Bhatkhande College of Music
dhrupad
Lucknow
1887
?
Thakurganj, Lucknou
1963
1123
Lucknow
27
OEMI0626
Fazal Hussain Khan
vocalist,
Vocalist of Lahore of the early 1900s
Lahore
?
?
?
?
319
P01760
OEMI2249
Yunus Hussain Khan
vocalist
Noted vocalist
1938
?
?
1991
0926
Delhi
Agra
his famous father,Vilayat Hussain Khan
1155
OEMI0043
Aftabuddin Khan
Instrumentalist
0.1862
?
Shibpur,Bangladesh
1933
?
?
Ramdhan and Ramkanai Sheel(violin),and other instruments from Kasim Ali
23
OEMI0054
Ahmad Khan
vocalist,
Vocalist of llate 18th cent.,
?
?
?
?
?
27
P00114
OEMI0076
Ali Bakhsh Khan
vocalist
Vocalist of the reputed duo Alia-Fattu
0.185
?
?
1925
?
?
38
P01173
OEMI0293
Bande Ali Khan
udra veena player
Eminent rudra veena player
0.183
?
Saharanpur,Uttar Pradesh
0.1896
?
Pune,Maharashtra
Seni
116117
OEMI0376
Bilas Khan
vocalist,composer
Eminent dhrupad singer and composer
dhrupad
0.154
?
Rewa,Madhya Pradesh
0.1621
?
?
189
OEMI0412
Bughara Khan
tabla player
Noted tabla exponent
?
?
?
?
Delhi
204
OEMI0584
Dilawar Khan
vocalist
Noted khayaal singer
khayaal
Bengal
?
?
1909
?
Delhi
Delhi
Murad Khan
295
OEMI1291
Masidullah Khan
tabla player
Noted tabla exponent and teacher
0.189
?
?
1974
1216
?
Farukhaabaad
Nanne Khan
655
P02009
OEMI1293
Masit Khan
Innovator of the Mastikhaani gat
0.173
?
?
0.18
?
?
655
OEMI1301
Maujuddin Khan
vocalist
Eminent vocalist
?
?
?
?
658659
P06695
OEMI1384
Munir Khan
tabla player
Eminent tabla player
1857
?
Laliyana,near Meerut,Uttar Pradesh
1938
0911
Raigarh,Madhya Pradesh
694
OEMI1399
Muravvat Khan
sitar player,vocalist
Durbar musician. vocalist and sitar player
0.186
?
?
0.1945
?
?
Azam Khan Kalpiwale and Abdul Ghani Khan
698
OEMI1401
Musharraf Khan
rudra veena player
Rudra veena player(19th cent.)
Jaipur Rajasthan
?
?
?
?
Bade Rajab Ali Khan
699
OEMI1427
Nabat Khan
rudra veena player
Rudra veena maestro of the Seni gharaanaa
0.153
?
Singhalgad, Rajasthan
0.161
?
Agra[then called Akbarabad]
Seni
711
OEMI2051
Sujan Khan
vocalist, composer
Vocalist and composer
?
?
?
?
Agra
10251026
OEMI2251
Yusuf Khan
vocalist
Vocalist
?
?
?
?
Haapur
1156
OEMI2100
Tabakkal Hussain Khan
vocalist,
Vocalist from Talwandi in Punjab
?
?
?
?
1050
OEMI0021
Abdulla Khan(Delhi)
vocalist
Eminent vocalist
Delhi
?
?
?
?
7
P06115
OEMI0093
Altaf Hussain Khan
vocalist
Noted vocalist of the Khurjaa gharaanaa
?
0.1878
?
Khurja, near Delhi
1964
?
Delhi
Khurjaa
44
OEMI0375
Bilas Baras Khan
vocalist
Dhrupad singer of the Pune durbar
dhrupad
Pune
?
?
?
?
Pune durbar
189
OEMI0294
Bande Hussain Khan
vocalist
Khayaal singer of the Agra gharaanaa
khayaal
Baroda
1906
?
?
?
?
Agra
Faiyaz Khan
117
OEMI0025
Abhilasha
Author of Sangeet Chandra
south India
?
?
?
10
OEMI0414
Bullah Shah
poet
Mystic poet
1680
?
Lulani,near Lahore,Pakistan
1752
?
?
204
P06119
OEMI0415
Bundu Khan
saarangi player
Celebrated saarangi player
1880
?
Delhi
1955
0113
Karachi
Sangi Khan and maternal uncle Mamman Khan
204205
OEMI0540
Dayar Khan
vocalist,
Vocalist of the 1760s.
?
?
?
?
Maharaja Takhat Singh
262
P00204
OEMI1255
Mamman Khan
saarangi player
Eminent saarangi player
0.1859
?
Delhi
1940
0602
Delhi
Sangi Khan and Ghulam Hussain Khan
633
OEMI1259
Mangal Khan
sitar player
Sitar player
?
?
?
?
638
OEMI1272
Manji Khan
vocalist
Talented vocalist
1888
?
Atrauli,Rajasthan
1937
?
Mumbai
Haidar Khan
642
OEMI1383
Munduru Khan
Sarod player
0.181
?
Rampur,Uttar Pradesh
0.1884
?
Rampur
693694
P06696
OEMI1388
Munne Khan
vocalist
Vocalist and a disc-record singer of the early 1900s.
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
?
?
?
?
695
OEMI1499
Nasar Khan
Well-known pakhaawaj player
1829
?
Banda, Uttar Pradesh
1903
0801
?
Taj Khan Deredar
732
OEMI1513
Natthan Khan
vocalist
Reputed vocalist
0.184
?
Agra
0.1907
?
Mysore
Agra
his uncle Ghulam Abbas Khan
741
OEMI1515
Natthe Khan
vocalist
Vocalist
0.1745
?
?
?
?
Khurjaa
741
OEMI1516
Natthu Khan
vocalist
Eminent exponent of the Gwaalior Khayaal gharaanaa
khayaal
18
?
?
0.1884
?
?
Gwaalior khayaal
his father Kader Bakhsh
741
OEMI2101
Taj Khan
vocalist
Eminent singer of dhrupad and khayaal
dhrupad,khayaal
0.182
?
?
0.1904
?
Nepal
Haidar Khan,Sadiq Ali Khan,
10521053
OEMI2104
Tanras Khan
Khyaal stalwart
0.1814
?
Dasna,near Delhi
0.1885
?
Hyderabad
10591060
OEMI2245
Yashin Khan
vocalist
vocalist
1935
?
Dhaka,Bangladesh
his father Gul Mohammad Khan
1153
OEMI2252
Zaffar Khan
rabaab player
Eminent rabaab player
0.1776
?
?
0.184
?
Benares
Seni
his father Chhajju Khan
1157
OEMI0022
Abdulla Khan(Sarod)
musician
Durber musician of Darbhanga state,Bihar
arbhanga state,Bihar
0.1843
?
Shahjahanour,Uttar Pradesh
0.1926
?
Darbhanga,Bihar
7