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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OEMI1774
Ramnidhi Gupta
vocalist,composer
vocalist,composer of tappaas
tappaa
1741
Bihar
1838
Kolkata
882
OEMI1794
Rangnekar, M.G
writer
writer, director, producer of Marathi musical plays
1907
0410
?
1995
0201
?
887
OEMI1805
Rasol Beg
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
892
OEMI1819
Roshan Jamil
dancer-actress,teacher
1931
0508
Dhaka Bangladesh
2002
0314
Dhaka
902
P02973
OEMI1820
Roshan Kumari
kathak danseuse
?
902
OEMI1822
Roy, R.N.
vocalist
vocalist
?
?
903
OEMI1876
Santidev Ghosh
exponent of Rabindra Sangeet
Rabindra Sangeet
1910
0507
Bangladesh []the part of India
1999
1201
Kolkata
942943
OEMI1884
Sarasdev
poet-devotee of Braja Pradesh
?
?
946
OEMI1948
Shanta Apte
Well-known singer-actress of Hindi and Marathi films, remembered for her singing roles in 'Duniyaa na Maane' (Hin, 1937) and such other films
1923
1123
?
1964
02??
Mumbai
967968
P02951
OEMI1960
Sheikh Gulab
He represented Madhya Pradesh from 1954 to 1985 in presenting folk dances at the Republic Day parades and at All India folk dance festivals
1914
Lakho village, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh
971
OEMI1962
Sheikh Munna
Shehnai player of the 1900s
Lucknow
?
?
971
OEMI1977
Shyam Kumbhar
Pakhaawaj player of the Vrindavan region, Uttar Pradesh
0.1466
?
?
975
OEMI1999
Sivakalundo
vocalist,
Vocalist of the 1900s, and an early disc-record singer
Chennai
?
?
987
OEMI2022
Sopandev
Poet of Marathi abhangs
1277
?
?
1296
?
?
994
OEMI2030
Srinivas Pandit
Author
?
?
?
?
1009
OEMI2031
Srinivasan,M.B.
Music director of south Indian films
1925
?
Chittoor,Andhra
1009
OEMI2032
Srinivasulu
composer
Composer
Tamil nadu
?
?
?
?
1009
OEMI2056
Sukthankar,B.S.
patron,
Well-known patron of music and close friend of V.N. Bhatkhande
1891
0612
?
1940
0406
Mumbai
1028
P00233
OEMI2083
Suresh Awasthi
Author, administrator, and teacher
1918
Rawatpur, Uttar Pradesh
1036
OEMI2159
Vaikunta Sastri
composer
composer
?
?
1108
OEMI2191
Venkatasubbayya
veena player
Veena maestro of the durbar of Krishnaraja Wodeyar (III r.1799-1868 )of Mysore
Mysore
1792
?
1838
Mysore
1123
OEMI2197
Victor Paranjoti
composer
Eminent conductor and composer of Western music and a pioneer in synthesizing Western and Eastern musical forms
1906
Bangalore
1967
0201
Mumbai
1126
OEMI2218
Visvavasu
ancient author
?
?
1138
OEMI2223
Vitthal Vipuldev
composer
Composer of Vaishnava devotional songs
16
?
17
?
1139
OEMI2229
Vyas,D.G.
Scholar
?
?
1966
?
Mumbai
1142
OEMI2273
Mardana (Bhai)
rabaab player
Rabaab player, loyal accompanist of Guru Nanak, born in a Muslim family of folk musicians
1496
Talwandi, old Punjab Province
0.154
?
650651
OEMI0405
Brajaranjana Deva
composer
Composer of Assamese Vaishnava-Sattriiya songs
1732
?
Assam
1787
?
Assam
201
P00080
OEMI0420
Chaitanya Deva,B.
musicologist
Noted musicologist and author
?
Bangalore,Karnataka
1981
0528
New Delhi
208
OEMI0442
Chandrasena, R.A.
Music director and teacher
1924
0827
Kandy, Sri Lanka
1980
0301
?
221
OEMI0490
Chinnayya Swami
vocalist
Violin player in the Kolhapur durbar sometime during 1900-20
Kolhapur
?
?
241
OEMI0608
Dwijendralal Roy
composer
Well-knownpoet-composer
1863
Krishna Nagar, Bengal
1913
0517
Kolkata
307
P06726
OEMI0644
Gajananrao Joshi
violinist
Reputed violinist
1911
0630
Mumbai
1987
0628
?
325
OEMI0819
Harmasji Ardeshir
Singer-actor of Hindi plays
Mumbai
?
?
416
OEMI0887
Jap(Jacob),Kunst
Ethnomusicologist
1891
0812
Groningen,Netherlands
1960
1207
Amsterdam
446
OEMI0934
Jivan Shah(Seni)
rudra veena player
Eminent player of the rudra veena
1732
1810
Lucknow
473
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
OEMI1048
Kesava Pillai,K.C
composer
composer,poet,scholar
1868
Kollam,Kerala
1913
0904
?
539540
OEMI1113
Krishnarao Gore
singer-actor
1880
?
1940
0608
Wai Maharashtra
572
P00175
OEMI1137
Kunju Kurup(Guru)
Kathakali performer and teacher
1881
Takazhi,Alappuzha district,Kerala
1974
?
579580
OEMI1161
Lakshmandas Seth
patron,
Patron of the arts
Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
?
?
589
OEMI1169
Lakshmiram Barua
composer
Early 20th cent. Assamese composer and author of Sangeetkos
?
?
591
OEMI1183
Lalit Kishori Dev
composer
Composer of devotional sings of Vrindavan
1680
Hathkauti, Bhadavar region, Uttar Pradesh
1770
Vrindavan
594595
OEMI1225
Mahadeva Annavi
Dance exponent of the durbar of Thanjavur
?
?
?
?
619
OEMI1326
Mirasi Rimju Ali
saarangi player
Saarangi player
?
?
672
OEMI1552
Nongthon Singh,N.
tabla player
performer of tabla and other drums
1935
0215
Imphal,Manipur
766
OEMI1761
Ramdas (Swami)
Saint-poet of Maharashtra
1608
Jamba, Maharashtra
1681
?
878
OEMI1780
Ramsingh Thakur
singer
1909
Khhanjara town, Himachal Pradesh
2002
0418
Lucknow
884
OEMI1812
Ravji-bua Gogate
vocalist
vocalist
Maharashtra
?
897
OEMI1860
Samina Choudhuri
singer
1966
0824
Khulna, Bangladesh
923
OEMI0291
Balwantrao Vaidya
Pakhaawaj player
1823
?
Jamkhindi area,Maharashtra
1895
?
?
116
OEMI0812
Haridas Mukherji
vocalist,
Vocalist of 1900s, based in Kolkata
Kolkata
?
?
412
P00087
OEMI0916
Janakiraman,S.R.
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
1928
0712
Lalgudi,Tamil Nadu
461
OEMI0948
Jnanam(Tiruvarur)
danseuse of Tiruvarur,Thanjavur district,Tamli Nadu
482
OEMI1039
Kavasji Jamshedji
Singer-actor
?
?
532
OEMI1281
Manohar-bua Joshi
vocalist
Noted 19-cent. vocalist.
?
Wadatha village,Maharashtra
1888
?
Aundh region,Maharashtra
644
OEMI1759
Ramchandra Vaidya
Poet and performer of Marathi keertans
1871
Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
Ujjain
877
OEMI0636
Fox-Strangways,A.H.
Author of The Music of Hindostan
1859
?
Norwich,England
1948
?
Salisbury,England
321
OEMI0930
Jayarama lyer,T.K.
violinist
Violinist and a former conductor
1894
Kuttalam,near Kumbakonam,Tamli Nadu,
470
OEMI1126
Kulatillake,C.de S.
musicologist
musicologist
1926
1214
Ambalangoda,Sri Lanka
577578
OEMI1288
Marcellene Jayakody
musician
Musician,noted for his contributions to the church music
1902
0603
Dankotuva,Sri Lanka
1998
0115
?
650
OEMI0455
Chennakesavayya, N.
vocalist, composer
Vocalist and composer
1895
1105
Natanahalli village, near Mangalore, Mandya district, Karnataka
1986
?
229
OEMI0403
Bose,R.N.
vocalist,
Vocalist of Bengali songs
Kolkata
?
?
?
?
198
OEMI0419
Chaggan(Master)
Singer-actor of the 1900s.
Kolkata
?
?
?
?
208
OEMI0543
Debo
vocalist,
Vocalist of 1900s
Kolkata
?
?
?
?
262
OEMI0641
Gaisberg,F.W.
Pioneer sound recordist of early 20th cent.
1872
?
?
?
?
324
OEMI0802
Hargovind Swami
Reputed contemporary artiste of Raas-leelaa performances
Januthar village, Bharatour region, Uttar Pradesh
411
OEMI0888
Jacome Gonsalvez
Pioneer of Sinhala Christian music in Sri Lanka.
1676
1742
447
P00074
OEMI0922
Jasraj(Pandit)
vocalist
Eminent present-day vocalist and foremost exponent of the Mewaati tradition.
1930
0120
Hissar,Haryana
463
OEMI0972
Kachchi Sastri
vocalist, violinist
Vocalist and violinist (19th cent.)
?
?
493
OEMI1209
Londhe,G.M.
Noted singer-actor of the Marathi stage
1902
0718
Indore,Madhya Pradesh
1944
1027
Mumbai
608
OEMI1264
Mani Embrantiri
Singer of Kathakali music
1885
?
Tchilakodu village,Manjeswaram,South Karnataka
1954
?
Aluva
639
OEMI1608
Parvin Mushtari
Singer of classical forms and Nazrul-geeti
1954
1213
Bangladesh
801
OEMI1858
Sambamorthy, P.
musicologist
musicologist, teacher
1901
0214
Bitragunta, now in Andhra Pradesh
1973
1023
Chennai
922
OEMI1893
Sastry, B.V.K.
Noted author and columnist
Bangalore
1916
Nanjangud, Mysore district, Karnataka
2003
0922
Bangalore
952
OEMI1931
Shambhu (Master)
Singer-actor in Gujarati and Hindi plays of the 1900s
?
?
964
OEMI2029
Srikrishna Dalvi
Music critic and actor of Marathi plays
1926
?
?
2004
01??
Mumbai
1008
P00235
OEMI2094
Swapan Chaudhuri
tabla player
tabla exponent
1947
Kolkata
1044