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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Vengichan Swami (Thiruvilwamala)
OEMI2183
1121
0.1873
19-?
Thiruvilwaamala, Thrissur district, Kerala
?
Performer of the drum, maddalam, for Kathakali
his uncle Chittan Pattar and Chinnaswami Bhagavatar (maddalam)
Venkata Kavi Othukadu
OEMI2184
1121
1700
1765
18
Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu
?
composer
Composer
Pooranur Natesa Bhagavatar
P00016
Venkata Rao (Chintalapalli)
OEMI2185
1121
0.1875
1969
19-20
?
Mysore
vocalist
Vocalist
his uncles Bhaskar Rao and Venkataramayya and some others
Venkata Subbayyar (Uttukkadu)
OEMI2186
11211122
0.17
1765
18
Uttukkaadu, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
?
composer
Composer of keertanam in Tamil and Sanskrit
Nidamangalam Raja Bhagavatar
Venkatadri Bhagavatar
OEMI2187
1122
1814
1884
19
?
Thiruvananthapuram
Eminent veena player of the durbar of Swaati Tirunaal
his father, scholar-musician Raja of Kodungallur
Venkatagiriyappa
0426
OEMI2188
1122
Mysore
1887
1951
19-20
Heggadedevana Kote village, near Mysore
?
veena player
Veena maestro of the Mysore durbar
his maternal grandmother Dodda Subbarao, maternal uncle Chikka Subbarao
Venkatamakhi
OEMI2189
11221123
Thanjavur
17
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur
musicologist
Outstanding musicologist of the 17th cent
Nothing authentic is known
Venkataramaiah, K.S. ('Papa')
0912
OEMI2190
1123
1901
1972
0317
20
?
?
violinist
Violinist
his father Karur Srikantayya and Govindaswami Pillai
Venkatasubbayya
OEMI2191
1123
Mysore
1792
1838
18-19
?
Mysore
veena player
Veena maestro of the durbar of Krishnaraja Wodeyar (III r.1799-1868 )of Mysore
Venkatesa Devaru
OEMI2192
1123
Mysore
1908
1963
20
Tirupadi Puliyar, near Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
?
Noted mridangam player of the Mysore durbar of Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar (r.1895-1940)
his well-known father Muthuswami Tewar
Venkatesa Iyengar
OEMI2193
1123
1888
1973
19-20
?
Mysore
veena player
Veena player
Chikka Subba Rao and Venkatagiriyappa
P00049
Venkateswara Rao (Atluri)
OEMI2194
1123
1910
1982
0823
20
Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh
?
Mridangam player
Palghat Mani
Venkitadri Swamigal
OEMI2195
1123
1806
1876
19
Allur, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
?
vocalist,composer
Composer and vocalist
Venugopala Krishna Sharma (Pasumarty)
OEMI2196
1123
1933
20-
Kuchipudi village, Andhra Pradesh
Well-known performer of Kuuchipuudi dance-drama
Chinta Venkatarama Ayya and Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastri
Victor Paranjoti
OEMI2197
1126
1906
1967
0201
20
Bangalore
Mumbai
composer
Eminent conductor and composer of Western music and a pioneer in synthesizing Western and Eastern musical forms
Victor Perera, B.
0223
OEMI2198
1126
1931
1998
0326
20
Dematagoda, Sri Lanka
?
violinist
Violinist, vocalist, and teacher
H. Don Vincent, J. Sadiris Silva, and Edmund Silva (of Peliyagoda), C.R. Vyas, S.C.R. Bhat. and Chindanand Nagarkar, Shridhar Parsekar
Vidur Mallick
OEMI2199
11261127
1936
2002
0721
20-21
Amta village, near Darbhanga, Bihar
?
vocalist
Dhrupad vocalist and teacher
Darbhanga Dhrupad gharaanaa
his father Sukhdev Mallick
Vidyadhari Devi
OEMI2200
1127
Kolkata
1874
1971
0510
19-20
Bhadoi, near Benares
Delhi
vocalist
Reputed khayaal and thumrii singer
khayaal
Vidyapati Thakur
OEMI2201
1127
0.136
0.1448
14-15
?
?
composer
Legendary poet and composer of sings rich in devotional and literary content
Vijay Raghava Rao
1103
OEMI2202
1127
Mumbai
1925
20-
Chennai
Well-known flute exponent and music director
Chokkalingam Pillai (music and dance)

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