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
name
date of birth
OEMI ID
page
place
year of birth
year of death
date of death
photo
century
birth place
place of death
profession
explanation about profession
gharana
guru
music field
Sivaramayya
OEMI2003
988
1886
1946
19-20
Mysore
?
veena player,composer
Well-known veena player and composer of the Mysore durbar
his father Veena Padmanabhayya, Veena Seshanna
Sivendra Nath Basu
OEMI2004
989
Benares
1878
1941
19-20
?
?
rudra veena player
Rudra veena player
Siyaram Tiwari
0121
OEMI2005
989
1921
20
Amta village, Darbhanga district, Bihar
vocalist
Noted dhrupad singer
his maternal grandfather Vishnudeva Pathak
dhrupad
P01595
Sohan Singh
0422
OEMI2006
990
1918
1987
0203
20
Ludhiana district, Punjab
Punjab
vocalist,
Vocalist of the Agra Rangile style
Agra
Dilip Chandra Vedi, Umrao Khan, Faiyaz Khan （Baroda）,
Sohirobanath Ambiye
OEMI2007
990
Paliye town, near Pedne, in Goa
1714
1792
18
?
Goa
singer
Ascetic poet and singer of Marathi bhafans of the Naath sect
Sohni Singh
OEMI2008
991
1879
19-20
?
?
Well-known harmonium player of eastern India
Kanailal Dhendi （esraaj）, his father （khayaal）
Sohrab Hossain
OEMI2009
991
1925
20
Nadia district, West Bengal
vocalist
Vocalist
Abbasuddin Ahmed （Bengali folk songs）
Sohrabji R. Dhondi
OEMI2010
991992
20
?
?
actor, singer
Actor-singer of the New Alfred Theatre of the early 20th cent.
Sokar Bapuji Trilokekar
OEMI2011
992
1836
1908
19-20
Mumbai
?
Late 19th-cent. author of Marathi musical plays
Somadasa, Elvitigala
1001
OEMI2012
992
1925
1990
0827
20
Kattota, near Veyangoda, Sri Lanka
Colombo
composer
Music composer of the stage, films, and radio
Somapala, P.L.A.
0913
OEMI2013
992
1921
1991
0326
20
Colombo
Colombo
vocalist, music director
Vocalist and music director
T.S. Sandarasekara
Somaraja Deva
OEMI2014
992
13
?
?
Author of Sangeeta Ratnaavalii, a 13th-dent.
Someswara
OEMI2015
992
13
?
?
patron,
Author and royal patron, quoted by Saarangadeva 13th cent., Saarada Tanaya, and Paarsvade
Someswara Bhagavatar
OEMI2016
993
1891
1943
19-20
?
?
vocalist
Noted vocalist of Bangalore
Noorani Mahadeva Bhagavatar
Somnath Das
OEMI2017
993
1906
20
Puri, Orissa
?
vocalist,
Vocalist of Odissi music
Somnath Pandit
OEMI2018
993
17
?
?
Author of Raaga Viboodha, written in 1609
P00225
Sonal Mansingh
?
OEMI2019
993
1944
20
Mumbai
Eminent exponent of Odissi dance
Kelucharan Mahapatra and Bharata Mylapore Gowri Amma
P00226
Sonam Tsersing Lepcha
0103
OEMI2020
993
1928
20
Sikkim
Recipient of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1995 in the category of folk music.
Sonti Venkata Subbayya
?
OEMI2021
994
?
?
?
vocalist,composer
Composer and vocalist
Sopandev
?
OEMI2022
994
1277
1296
?
13
?
?
Poet of Marathi abhangs
P00227
Sorokhaibam Naran Singh
?
OEMI2023
995
1913
20
Khurai Kongapal Sajor,Manipur
Performer and teacher of Manipuri dance
Hijam Borajao Singh, Oinam Ibungo Singh and a few others
Sosale Ramadas
?
OEMI2024
995
1890
1950
?
19-20
Sosale,Mysore district,Karnataka
Mysore
Harikathaa exponent and kanjiraa player
Sourindra Mohan Tagore
?
OEMI2025
998999
1840
1914
0605
19-20
Pathuriaghata,Kolkata
Kolkata
musicologist,patron
Reputed musicologist and patron
Srichand Misra
?
OEMI2026
1008
0.19
0.197
?
20
Benares
?
tabla player
Tabla player
his father Sarju Misra and uncle Bikku Maharaj
Srijanbai
?
OEMI2027
1008
Lucknow
?
?
?
singer
Competent singer
Ghasit Khan
Srikantha
?
OEMI2028
1008
Kathiawad(now in Gujarat)
?
?
?
Author
Srikrishna Dalvi
?
OEMI2029
1008
1926
2004
01??
20-21
?
Mumbai
Music critic and actor of Marathi plays
Srinivas Pandit
?
OEMI2030
1009
?
?
?
Author
Srinivasan,M.B.
?
OEMI2031
1009
1925
20
Chittoor,Andhra
Music director of south Indian films
Srinivasulu
?
OEMI2032
1009
Tamil nadu
?
?
?
composer
Composer
Sripada Pinakapani
0803
OEMI2033
1009
1913
20
Priyagraharam village, Srikakulam district.Andhra
vocalist
Noted vocalist
V.S.Lakshman Rao,Dwaram Venkataswami Naidu, and Rangaramanuja Iyengar
Subashi
?
OEMI2034
1010
Kolkata
?
20
?
?
Singer-actress of early 20th cent
Subba Ayyar(Chattapuram)
1227
OEMI2035
1010
1894
1961
0617
19-20
Palghat district,Kerala
?
Mridangam player and teacher
Subba Rao,B.
?
OEMI2036
10101011
1894
1970
?
19-20
Basavapatna,Karnataka
?
Exponent of both Hindustani and Karnatik music.
Subbanna
?
OEMI2037
1011
1854
1939
?
19-20
Mysore
Mysore
composer
Eminent veena player and composer
Dodda Seshanna and Sadasiva Rao
Subbanna(Mugur)
?
OEMI2038
1011
?
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist
Andalanuru Subbayya
Subbayyar Jhanjhamritam
?
OEMI2039
1011
Thanjavur,Tamil Nadu
?
19
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist(19th cent.)
P00058
Subbulakshmi,M.S.
0916
OEMI2040
10111012
1916
2004
1211
20-21
Madurai,Tamil Nadu
Chennai
vocalist
Celebrated vocalist
Subrahmanyam,G.N.
?
OEMI2041
1012
1919
20
Bangalore
Noted veena player
T.Venkatarao
P00203
Subramaniam,L
?
OEMI2042
1012
?
violinist
Well-known violinist and composer
Subramanya Bharathi
1211
OEMI2043
1013
1882
1921
0912
19-20
Ettayapuram,Tamil Nadu
?
composer
Celebrated Tamil poet and composer of songs
P00095
Suchitra Mitra
?
OEMI2044
1013
1924
20
Kolkata
vocalist
vocalist
Devi Choudhurani,Pankaj Mullick,Shantidev Ghosh
Sudarshan Shastri
?
OEMI2045
1013
?
?
?
sitar player
Sitar player and author
P00228
Suddhendra Narayan Singh Deo
?
OEMI2046
1021
1926
20
Seraikella,Bihar
dancer
Noted dancer of Chhau of the Seraikella tradition
Sudhakalasa
?
OEMI2047
1021
?
?
?
Author
P00229
Sudharani Raghupathy
0321
OEMI2048
1021
Chennai
1944
20
Pollachi,Tamil Nadu
Bharata Naatyam dancer and teacher
V.S.Kaushik,U.S.Krishna Rao,Chandrabhaga Devi,and Kittappa Pillai
P00230
Sudhir Phadke
0725
OEMI2049
10211022
1919
2002
0729
20-21
Kolhapur,Maharashtra
Mumbai
composer,vocalist
Noted singer and music composer
Vamanrao Phadke and Baburao Gokhale
Suhasini Mulgaonkar
?
OEMI2050
1025
Marathi
1989
0612
20
?
Mumbai
Stage artiste known for her one-woman shows in Marathi
Sujan Khan
?
OEMI2051
10251026
?
?
?
vocalist, composer
Vocalist and composer
Agra
Sukadev Patri
?
OEMI2052
1026
1927
20
Kendrapada,Orissa
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Singhari Shyam Sundar Kar,Kundaladi Narayan Rao,and Khitish Chandra Maitra.
Sukavi Narayanadeva
?
OEMI2053
1026
?
17
?
?
poet and compiler of Manasaa Ojaapaali songs
Sukhendu Goswami
?
OEMI2054
1026
1911
1983
0716
20
Dhaka,Bangladesh
Kolkata
vocalist
Vocalist
Girija Shankar Chakravarti
Sukhsen
?
OEMI2055
1027
0.175
0.18
?
18
Gwalior
Gwalior
Reputed dhrupad exponent of the Seni tradition
Seni
Sukthankar,B.S.
0612
OEMI2056
1028
1891
1940
0406
19-20
?
Mumbai
patron,
Well-known patron of music and close friend of V.N. Bhatkhande
Sukumar Ray
OEMI2057
1028
1912
20
Dhaka, Bangladesh
musicologist
Musicologist and author
Hakim Mohammad Hussain and Gul Mohammad Khan
Sukumar Sahu
0815
OEMI2058
1028
1907
20
Balasore, Orissa
composer
Oriya composer
Sulaiman
OEMI2059
1029
Lucknow
?
?
vocalist
Reputed khayaal and tappaa singer of Lucknow
Rajab Ali Khan
khayaal
P00231
Suleman Juma Jumani
OEMI2060
1029
Kutch, Gujarat
1905
20
Kutch
Veteran of folk music of Kutch, Gujarat
his father Juma Jumani and Langa Bachhu Ustad
folk music
Sultan Bakhsh
OEMI2061
1029
19
?
?
sitar player
Well-known late 19th-cent. sitar player of Dhaka
Ratan Chand Das
P06002
Sultan Khan
OEMI2062
1029
Mumbai
1941
20
Sikar, Rajasthan
saarangi player
Veteran saarangi player
Gulab Khan, Amir Khan
Sumar Suleman Jumani
OEMI2063
1029
1919
1999
04??
20
Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat
Mundra
Performer of folk shehnai and sundri
Suleman Juma Jumani
Sunanda Patnaik
1107
OEMI2064
10291030
1934
20
Cuttack, Orissa
vocalist
Well-known vocalist
Vinayakrao Patwardhan, Omkarnath Thakur
Sundar Prasad
OEMI2065
1030
1898
1970
0530
19-20
Karvadi town, Rajasthan
?
Noted Kathak dancer
Bindadin Maharaj
Sundarabai of Surat
OEMI2066
1030
20
?
?
vocalist
She was vocalist in the 20th-century
Sundarabai of Benares
OEMI2067
1030
Kolkata
20
?
?
vocalist
She was vocalist of sawaal-jawaab, birhaa, and kajri songs in the 20th-century
Sundarabai of Charkhari
OEMI2068
1030
20
?
?
vocalist
She was vocalist of khayaal in the 20th-century
khayaal
Sundarabai Jadhav
OEMI2069
1030
0.1886
1953
0603
19-20
?
Mumbai
vocalist
Noted vocalist, especially of light classical varieties
Thakurdas-bua, Ghulam Rasool Khan, and Gamman Khan
Sundaram Iyer （Umayalpuram）
OEMI2070
1030
20
?
?
Noted performer of ghatam （pot-drum）
Sundaram, V.P.K.
OEMI2071
10301031
1915
2003
0309
20-21
Tamil Nadu
?
musicologist
Musicologist and author
Ramanathapuram Sivam （basic lessons in music）
Sundarlal Vaidya
OEMI2072
1031
1840
19
Modoi village, Makhira district, Uttar Pradesh
?
Poet, singer, and performer of Raas-leelaa
Sunderlal Gangani
OEMI2073
1031
?
Kathak dancer and teacher
Shivnarayan and Gauri Shankar
Sunil Kothari
1220
OEMI2074
1031
Kolkata
1933
20
Mumbai
author
Well-known critic and author of books on dance and related topics
Sunil Santa
0414
OEMI2075
10311032
1915
1981
0411
20
Sri Lanka
?
musician
Musician, best remembered for his efforts to create a music tradition intrinsic to Sri Lanka
Suraj Khan
OEMI2076
1034
16
?
?
vocalist
Sixteenth-century vocalist
Suratsen
OEMI2077
1034
0.1539
0.1615
16-17
Rewa, Madhta Pradesh
Agra
vocalist
Vocalist
his father Taansen
Surchand Sharma, G.
0210
OEMI2078
10341035
Manipur
1915
20
Imphal
Noted author and scholar of the Manipur cultural tradition
Amudon Sharma, Meiti Tomba Singh, Kshetritombi Devi （Manipuri dance）
Surdas
OEMI2079
1035
0.1478
15
Sihi village, near Delhi
?
singer
Blind singer
It is not known
Surdas Madanmohan
OEMI2080
1035
0.1537
1600
16
?
Vrindaavan, Uttar Pradesh
composer
Composer of devotional songs
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
Surendranath Mazumdar
OEMI2082
1036
19-20
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist （dhrupads and tap-khayaals） of Kolkata, a contemporary of Dwijendralal Roy （1863-1913）
khayaal,dhrupad
P00233
Suresh Awasthi
OEMI2083
1036
1918
20
Rawatpur, Uttar Pradesh
Author, administrator, and teacher
P06255
Suresh Talwalkar
0720
OEMI2084
1036
Mumbai
1948
20
?
tabla player
Noted performer of tabla
Pandharinath Nageshkar
Suresh-babu Mane
OEMI2085
10361037
1902
1953
0215
20
?
Miraj, Maharashtra
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
his father Abdul Karim Khan, mother Tarabai Barodekar, and an uncle Abdul Wahid Khan
Surujbai Khande
OEMI2086
10381039
Madhya Pradesh
?
singer
Contemporary singer of folk songs of Madhya Pradesh. Particulary bharthari, dholaa maaru, chandaini, alha, and Raam kissaa songs
Family, Jawaharlal Baghel and Pritam Pahadi
folk songs of Madhya Pradesh
Suryaboro Singh
OEMI2087
1039
0.189
1939
19-20
Imphal, Manipur
Imphal
Noted exponent of nata sankeertana music and dance of Manipur
his maternal uncle Chingsubam Ibeton Singh
Suryaji Mahatme
OEMI2088
1039
1837
1899
1213
19
Goa
?
sitar player
Author and sitar exponent
Suryanarayana, R.K.
0614
OEMI2089
1039
1937
2003
1225
20-21
Mysore
?
composer
Noted veena player and composer
his well-known father R.S. Kesavamurthy
Sushila Mishra
OEMI2090
1039
0.192
1998
0808
20
Thrissur district, Kerala
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Author and connoisseur of both Karnatik and Hindustani music
Swaminatha Iyer (Tiruchi)
OEMI2091
1042
1920
1998
0519
20
Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu
?
vocalist, teacher
vocalist, teacher
Subramania Iyer
Swaminatha Pillai, T.N.
OEMI2092
1042
1900
1961
20
Tirupamburam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
Chennai
performer of the flute
Nataraja Sundaram Pillai
Swamy Naidu, A.
OEMI2093
1042
20
?
?
actor, singer
actor, singer
P00235
Swapan Chaudhuri
OEMI2094
1044
1947
20
Kolkata
tabla player
tabla exponent
Swapnasundari Rao Prakash
OEMI2095
10441045
20-21
Chennai
Kuuchipuudi dancer, teacher
Pasumarty Seethaaraamayya, Yeleswarupu Suryaprakash, Vempati Chinna Satyam
P00247
Swarna Venkatesa Dikshitar, V.V.
0721
OEMI2096
1045
1921
2002
0316
20-21
Tamil Nadu
?
composer
composer
Pataka Sundaram Pillai
Swati Tirunal (Maharaja)
0416
OEMI2097
1045
1813
1846
1225
19
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
composer,patron,
composer, patron of the arts
Tanjore Subba Rao, Karamana Subrahmanya Bhagavatar, Nemom Natesa Bhagavatar
Syama Sastri
0426
OEMI2098
1048
1762
1827
18-19
Tiruvarur, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur
composer
composer
his maternal uncle
Syed Abdul Hadi
0701
OEMI2099
1049
1940
20-
Comilla,Bangladesh
Singer of light forms of music
Tabakkal Hussain Khan
?
OEMI2100
1050
?
20
?
?
vocalist,
Vocalist from Talwandi in Punjab
Taj Khan
?
OEMI2101
10521053
0.182
0.1904
?
19-20
?
Nepal
vocalist
Eminent singer of dhrupad and khayaal
Haidar Khan,Sadiq Ali Khan,
dhrupad,khayaal
Talim Hussain
?
OEMI2102
1055
Lucknow
?
20
?
?
Shehnai player of 1900s

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