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
OEMI0372
Bi Rahimanbai
Mid 19th cent. singer of Charkhari,Uttar Pradesh
Charkhari
?
?
?
?
184
OEMI0374
Bikku Maharaj
tabla player
Eminent tabla player of Benares
Benares
1863
?
?
1949
?
?
188
P00135
OEMI0388
Bipin Singh
Noted guru of Manipuri dance
1918
0823
Silchar Singari village, Cachar district, Assam
2000
0109
Kolkata
193
OEMI0408
Brhat Kasyapa
Quoted as an author
?
?
?
?
201
OEMI0433
Chandra Prabha
vocalist
Reputed vocalist of the Bhavnagar durbar, Gujarat
Bhavnagar durbar, Gujarat
1860
?
1925
?
Bhavnagar durbar,
217
OEMI0439
Chandrarekha
The most privileged danseuse of the durbar of Thanjavur Maharaja Vijaya Raghava Nayak
Thanjavur
?
?
220
OEMI0456
Chhaila Bhai
Singer of light classical music
?
?
230
OEMI0465
Chhota Rani
Singer-actress of Bengali plays
?
?
236
OEMI0477
Chikka Rama Rao
vocalist
Well-known vocalist of the royal durbar of Mysore
Mysore
1890
Kurudi Kotah district, Karnataka
1945
?
238239
OEMI0483
Chinna Vaithi
vocalist
Vocalist of the durbar of Mysore Maharaja Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
Mysore
?
?
240
OEMI0510
Curt Sachs
musicologist
Well-known musicologist and author of works on instruments
1881
0129
Berlin
1959
0205
New York
248
OEMI0527
Ali Bakhsh II
vocalist
Vocalist
Hyderabad
?
?
?
?
37
OEMI0528
Dasharathi Roy
composer
Reputed composer of paanchaali,kavi-gaan,and other similar Bengali songs.
1806
?
Badhmuda,Burdwan district,Bengal
1857
?
?
258259
OEMI0548
Deo Kavi
Author
?
Etawah,Uttar Pradesh
1749
?
?
266
P00144
OEMI0579
Dhruba Ghosh
saarangi player
Well-known saarangi player
1957
1025
Mumbai
Delhi
290
OEMI0593
Don Bastian, C.
Late 19th-cent. pioneer of Noorti plays of Sri Lanka
?
?
300
OEMI0611
Eknath
Eminent saint-poet of Maharashtra
1548
?
Paithan,Maharashtra
1599
?
Paithan
310
OEMI0621
Fani Bala
Singer-actress
Kolkata
?
?
?
?
317
OEMI0624
Fateh Ali
vocalist
Late 19th-cent. vocalist
?
?
?
?
Patiaalaa
318
P00146
OEMI0631
Fida Hussain
Singer-actor of the Parsi Theatre
1899
?
Moradabad,Uttar Pradesh
?
?
319
OEMI0646
Gajen Barua
dancer
Noted dance exponent
1915
Jamugurihat, Darrang district, Assam
1977
0120
Jamugurihat
326
OEMI0654
Gangadhar
Poet and author of a work of 27 raagamaalaa verses on Bhairav, Maalkauns, Hindool, Deepak, Sri, and Megh raagas and raaginis as per the Hanumaan Mat scheme
?
?
332
OEMI0673
Ghasiram
singer
Composer and singer of Raas-leelaa songs
Raas-leelaa songs
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
?
?
356
OEMI0700
Giriraja Kavi
composer
Eminent 18th-cent. composer of Telugu origin
?
?
367
OEMI0704
Godavari
vocalist,
Vocalist and prolific disc-record artiste of 1900-10, in Telugu and Tamil
?
?
370
OEMI0717
Gopal Nayak
musician
there are at least five medieval musicians of the same name, mentioned in different sources
?
?
373374
OEMI0718
Gopal Oriya
Nineteenth-century author of jaatraa folk plays
jaatraa folk plays
?
?
374
OEMI0792
Handel Manuel
Eminent pianist, organist, and conductor
1918
0427
Chennai
1994
1022
Chennai
407408
P00153
OEMI0807
Hari Uppal
Exponent of folk dances, especially of Bihar
1926
Patna, Bihar
411
OEMI0808
Hari Vallabh I
Author of Sangeet Darpan （c.1625-1643） in Hindi
?
?
411
OEMI0810
Harichandan
Author of the work
?
?
412
OEMI0836
Hirabai I
vocalist
Vocalist
0.1828
Lucknow region
?
431
OEMI0842
Hitaharivans
Devotional poet and propagator of the Sri Raadhaa Vallabh Vaishnava sect
1506
Baad, near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
1556
?
433
OEMI0844
Husnabai
vocalist
Khayaal singer of Benares
khayaal
Benares
?
1938
?
436
OEMI0854
Ilahi Bakhsh
vocalist
Vocalist of the Rangile gharaanaa
?
?
Rangile
439
OEMI0859
Imam Bakhsh
vocalist
Vocalist of the Jodhpur durbar during 1830-62
Jodhpu
?
?
439
OEMI0868
Inayat Hussain
vocalist
Reputed vocalist of the Jodhpur durbar during 1873-88
?
?
441
OEMI0878
Indramohan Das
sitar player
Sitar-maker of late 19th cent
?
?
443444
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
P00160
OEMI0919
Jani-miya
vocalist
Eighteenth-century vocalist, particularly known for qavvaali
462
OEMI0995
Kalu-miya
saarangi player
Saarangi player
?
?
?
?
506
P00164
OEMI1001
Kamala
Well-known Bharata Naatyam danseuse
Bharata Naatyam
1934
0616
Mayuram,Tamil Nadu
507
OEMI1007
Kamalbai
courtesan singer-dancer
Courtesan singer-dancer
?
?
?
?
509
OEMI1025
Kantimati
Along with her danseuse-colleague Gowri and guru Kannuswami.
?
?
517
OEMI1036
Kasim Ali
rabaab player
rabaab player
1827
Benares
1905
Bhawal,Bangladesh
524
OEMI1062
Khadilkar, K.P.
Playwright of Marathi musicals
1872
1123
?
1948
0826
Pune, Maharashtra
542
OEMI1082
Kirtidhara
One of the commentators of Bharata-muni's Naatyasaastra
?
?
558
OEMI1124
Kshitij Basu
vocalist
vocalist of Bengal songs
1914
?
1982
0122
Kolkata
575
OEMI1132
Kumbhandas
one of the eight poet-devotees(Ashtachhaap)of the Vaishnava Pushti Maargi sect
1472
Jamuna Vatan,Rajasthan
1586
Anyor,Sankarshan Kund,Govardhan region,Rajasthan
578579
OEMI1146
La Meri
American danseuse
?
?
583
OEMI1147
Lachhiram
performer and writer of Rajasthani khyaals of the Kuchaamani style
1867
Budasu,Rajasthan
1937
?
585
OEMI1179
Lalchand Boral
vocalist
Reputed vocalist
1870
Kolkata
1907
?
592593
OEMI1186
Lalita Devi
Noted thumti singer of Benares
Benares
?
?
598
OEMI1189
Lalji-bua
vocalist
Noted dhrupad singer
dhrupad
?
19
?
600
P06261
OEMI1191
Lalmani Mishra
musicologist
Musicologist and teacher
1924
0811
Kanpur
1979
0717
Benares
600
OEMI1194
Lalu Ram Sahu
Folk artiste
1920
?
Bajrangpur town,Rajnandgaon district,Madhya Pradesh
601
P00179
OEMI1203
Lila Samson
Bharata Naatyam exponent
1951
?
Coonoor,Tamil Nadu
606
OEMI1206
Lochan Kavi
Author of Raaga Taranginii(17th cent.)
?
?
?
?
607
OEMI1207
Lokanath Ratha
vocalist
Noted Odissi vocalist
Odissi
1919
0901
Balisahi,Puri,Orissa
608
OEMI1211
Madanapala
A prince of Andhra, author of Ananda Sanjeevan
?
?
?
?
611
OEMI1212
Madanlal Vyas
Scholar,noted for his translation of work on music from Bengal
Mumbai
1922
?
Jodhpur,Rajasthan
611
OEMI1296
Master Madan
Singer
1927
1226
Shimla,Himachal Pradesh
1942
0605
Shimla
656657
OEMI1318
Mehli Mehta
violinist,director,conductor
violinist,director,conductor
1908
Mumbai
2002
1019
Los Angels,USA
667
OEMI1319
Mehndi Hassan
vocalist,composer
ghazal singer ,composer
ghazal
Jaipur
667
OEMI1321
Meruswami
A pioneer of south Indian Harikathaa during the reigns of Maratha kings.
Harikathaa
?
?
669
P00185
OEMI1322
Minati Mishra
Odissi danseuse and teacher
1934
Cuttack,Orissa
671
OEMI1353
Mohammad Pana
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
680
OEMI1361
Mohan Khokar
historian,archive-holder of Indian dances
1924
1230
Quetta, now in Pakistan
1999
0917
Chennai
682
OEMI1390
Munnibai
vocalist
Vocalist
?
?
?
?
695
OEMI1428
Nabi Bakhsh
vocalist
vocalist of the Jodhpur durbar.
Jodhpur
?
?
?
?
712
OEMI1431
Nagaridas
Devotional poet of Vrindavan
?
?
?
?
715
OEMI1436
Najukjan
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
?
?
717
OEMI1453
Nanja Raja
Author of Sangeeta Gangaadhara
?
?
723
OEMI1454
Nannu Sahai
tabla player
Tabla player
1892
Benares
1926
?
723
OEMI1456
Nanu Ram
Well-known performer and writer of Shekhaavati khyaals of Rajasthan
?
?
724
P01281
OEMI1517
Naushad Ali
composer
Renowned composer of Hindi film music
Hindi film music
1919
1225
Lucknow
2006
0506
Mumbai
745746
OEMI1519
Nawabjan
vocalist
Vocalist
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
?
?
?
?
751
P00190
OEMI1550
Nokot Khriam
Maker of musical instruments
1944
Nongblai,Meghalaya
766
OEMI1561
Omdajan
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
772
OEMI1570
Paglibai
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
781
OEMI1593
Papajan
vocalist
vocalist
Hyderabad
?
?
795
OEMI1616
Pedda Dasari
composer
Composer of keertans in Telugu and Sanskrit
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
?
?
807
OEMI1617
Pir Bakhsh
sitar player
Sitar player of the Jodhpur durbar
Jodhpur
?
?
807
OEMI1646
Prem Singh
Singer of Sikh devotional hhymns
?
?
827
OEMI1681
Raghunath Rath
author
?
?
856
P06013
OEMI1682
Raghunath Seth
flute player
1931
1215
Gwalior
856
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
OEMI1726
Ram Sahai
tabla player
Outstanding tabla player, originator of the Benares tradition in tabla
0.1815
Benares
0.1868
Benares
Benares
870
OEMI1740
Ramamatya
Author of Svara Mela Kalaanidhi, dated around 1550
?
?
872
OEMI1801
Ras Baras
author
?
?
888
P06507
OEMI1811
Ravi Shankar
sitar player
musician, wizard of the sitar
1920
0407
Benares
895897
OEMI1827
Ruparam
actor, writer
?
?
905
OEMI1843
Sahachari Sukh
composer
composer
?
?
911
OEMI1847
Saigal, K.L.
singer, actor
1904
0411
Nawashehr, Jammu
1947
0118
Jullundar, Punjab
914915
OEMI1949
Shanti Vardhan
Choreographer and dancer of Manipuri
1916
Comilla, Bangladesh
1954
0903
?
968
OEMI1987
Simha
Author of a late 16th-cent. Kannada work on dance, Laasya Ranjanaa
?
?
977
OEMI2000
Sivakkolundu Desikar （Kottaiyur）
composer
Composer of the Tamil opera
Kottaiyur village, Thanjavur
?
987
OEMI2024
Sosale Ramadas
Harikathaa exponent and kanjiraa player
1890
?
Sosale,Mysore district,Karnataka
1950
?
Mysore
995
OEMI2028
Srikantha
Author
Kathiawad(now in Gujarat)
?
?
?
?
1008
OEMI2034
Subashi
Singer-actress of early 20th cent
Kolkata
?
?
?
?
1010