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
OEMI0577
Dholekar,A.S.
A pioneer in broacasting and allied media
1895
?
Mumbai
1969
05??
Mumbai
289
OEMI0576
Dhirendranath Das
Noted singer-actor and music director of the Bengal stage
1904
0804
Kolkata
1961
1125
?
287
OEMI0575
Dhirendranath Bose
Sarod player and teacher
1878
?
Bengal
1953
?
Kolkata
Asadulla Khan and Karamatulla Khan
287
OEMI0574
Dhirendranath Bhattacharya
vocalist
Vocalist
1891
0409
Bengal
1963
?
?
287
P06271
OEMI0573
Dhirendra Chandra Mitra
vocalist
Vocalist, particularly known for Nazrul geeti
1914
?
Kolkata
Hanumandas Singh
287
OEMI0572
Dhir Ali-miya
Flute player and music director
1920
0101
Mushiganj,Bangladesh
1984
1214
?
his uncle Sadiq Ali
286
OEMI0571
Dhaturam Sarma Oja
Noted singer of Vyaasa Ojaapaali of Assam
Assam
0.1883
?
Athiyabari,Darrang district,Assam
1970
?
Athiyabari,Assam
Chandrakantadeva Sarma, Bhabiram Sarma, and Manoranjan Sastri.
285
P02301
OEMI0570
Dharmiklal Pandya
Noted exponent of Gujarati aakhyaan
1932
0811
Baroda,Gujarat
his father Chunilal Govindram Pandya
285
OEMI0569
Dharmayya Ramasamayya
Eminent veena player and scholar
Tamil Nadu
?
?
?
?
285
OEMI0568
Dharmapuri Subbarayar
composer
Well-known composer of jaavali
?
?
?
?
284
OEMI0567
Dharmapuram Swaminathan
Singer (Oduvar) of traditional Tamil hymns
1923
?
Veerakkam,Tamil Nadu
284
OEMI0566
Dhannabai
vocalist
Acclaimed vocalist,a pupil of the khayaal pioneer Sadaarang
khayaal
?
?
?
?
Pannaabaai
283
OEMI0565
Dhanapandian,D.A.
Performer of Tamil Kathaa Kaalakshepam
1921
?
?
1997
1110
?
281
OEMI0564
Dhanammal(Vina)
veena player
Veena celebrity
1867
?
Chennai
1938
1015
Chennai
281
OEMI0563
Dhabakoti Ammal
vocalist
Vocalist
Tamil Nadu
?
?
1920
?
?
281
OEMI0562
Dewan Raghunath
composer
Composer of Syaamaa songs of Bengal
?
?
?
?
280
OEMI0561
Divudu lyer
violinist
Violinist
Karur,Tiruchirapalli district,Tamil Nadu
1861
?
?
1901
?
?
280
OEMI0560
Devji-bua Paranjape
vocalist
Well-known vocalist and teacher
0.1798
?
Pune,Maharashtra
1878
?
Dhar,Madhya Pradesh
Gadgil-bua
279
OEMI0559
Devilal Samar
Promoter of Rajasthani folk arts
1911
?
Udaipur,Rajasthan
1981
1203
Mumbai
Uday Shankar
278279
OEMI0558
Devidas
saarangi player
Saarangi player at the turn of the 18th cent.
Pune,Maharashtra
?
?
?
?
Bijaram
278
P00010
OEMI0557
Devendrappa,B.
vocalist
Noted vocalist
?
Ayanur,Shimoga district,Karnataka
1986
?
Mysore
275276
OEMI0556
Devendranath Changkatti
vocalist
Vocalist
1890
?
Guwahati,Assam
?
?
probably Lakshmiram Barooah
275
P00143
OEMI0555
Devendra Murdeshwar
Maestro of Hindustani flute
1923
0919
North Kanara district,Karnataka
2000
0129
Mumbai
Pannalal Ghosh(flute) and Amir Hussain Khan(vocal music)
275
OEMI0554
Devenacharya
Author
?
?
?
?
275
OEMI0553
Deval,K.B.
musicologist
Musicologist
1847
0506
Sangli,Maharashtra
1931
0316
?
274275
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
OEMI0551
Desikachar,V.
Noted flute exponent and teacher
1924
?
Mysore
M.Venkatesa Iyengar and Venkatagiriappa
271
OEMI0550
Deshpande,P.L.
author
Veteran Marathi author
Mumbai
1919
1108
?
2000
0612
Pune,Maharashtra
269270
P00103
OEMI0549
Deodhar,B.R.
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and eminent teacher
1901
0911
Miraj,Maharashtra
1990
0310
Mumbai
Paluskar
266267
OEMI0548
Deo Kavi
Author
?
Etawah,Uttar Pradesh
1749
?
?
266
OEMI0547
Dejendranath Bagchi
vocalist
Vocalist and disc-record singer
Kolkata
?
?
?
?
264
OEMI0546
Dehiram Sarma Oja
Singer of Vyaasa Ojaapaali of Assam
0.1839
?
Vyasapara,Darrang district,Assam
0.1919
?
Vyasapara
264
OEMI0545
Dipali Nag
vocalist
Vocalist
1922
0222
Agra
Agra Rangile
Tassaduq Hussain Khan,Bashir Ahmad Khan,Faiyaz Khan,Vilayat Hussain Khan
264
P00022
OEMI0544
Debu Chaudhuri
sitar player
Noted sitar player
Delhi
1935
?
Mymansingh,now in Bangladesh
Mustaq Ali Khan(sitar) and Sukhendu Goswami(vocal)
262
OEMI0543
Debo
vocalist,
Vocalist of 1900s
Kolkata
?
?
?
?
262
OEMI0542
Debkantha Bagchi
Noted 19th-cent. music director of the Bengal theatre
Bengal theatre
1860
?
Nabadwip district,Bengal
1930
?
probably Kolkata
Gopal Chandra Chakravarty
262
P02330
OEMI0541
Deba Prasad Das
Well-known Odissi dancer,choreographer,and teacher
1932
?
Kantapada near Cuttack,Orissa
1986
0716
?
Mohan Mahapatra and Singari Shyam Sundar Kar
262
OEMI0540
Dayar Khan
vocalist,
Vocalist of the 1760s.
?
?
?
?
Maharaja Takhat Singh
262
OEMI0539
Day,C.R.
Author
?
?
?
?
261
OEMI0538
Daulatrao Scindia(Shinde)
patron,
Patron and Maharaja of Gwalior state in Madhya Pradesh
?
?
?
?
Gwalior Khayaal
261
OEMI0537
Daulat Khan
vocalist
Vocalist
Kolkata
?
?
1920
?
Mumbai
Natthu Khan Khandare
260
OEMI0536
Dattu-bua Inamdar
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher of Hindustani music
1908
?
Targao,Dharwad district, Karnataka
1986
0927
?
his father Srinivas-bua Thakurdas
260
OEMI0535
Dattopant Mangalwedhekar(Joshi)
reputed player of pakhaawaj
1905
?
Mangalwedha,Solapur district,Maharashtra
1987
1103
?
Pakhaawaj
260
OEMI0534
Dattopant Hallyalkar
Singer-actor of Marathi stage
1875
0129
?
1916
0218
?
260
OEMI0533
Dattibai
vocalist
Early 20th-cent. vocalist.
?
?
?
?
Mughlu Khan
259
OEMI0532
Dattatraya Narayan Panchakshari
Harmonium player
1912
0512
?
1981
0821
Baroda,Gujarat
his father,Narayan Panchakshari
259
OEMI0531
Dattaram Parvatkar
saarangi player
Noted saarangi player
0.1898
?
Parvati town,Goa
1973
0715
Mumbai
Khaprumama Parvatkar and Balkrishna-bua and Laxmanrao
259
P00142
OEMI0530
Datar,D.K.
violinist
Noted violinist
1932
1014
based in Mumbai
259
OEMI0529
Dasopant
Poet
1551
?
?
1616
?
?
259
OEMI0528
Dasharathi Roy
composer
Reputed composer of paanchaali,kavi-gaan,and other similar Bengali songs.
1806
?
Badhmuda,Burdwan district,Bengal
1857
?
?
258259
OEMI0527
Ali Bakhsh II
vocalist
Vocalist
Hyderabad
?
?
?
?
37
OEMI0526
Dasganu
Poet and singer of Marathi keertans
1868
?
?
1962
?
?
258
OEMI0525
Dasari
Reputed naagaswaram exponent of the first half of the 19th cent
?
?
?
?
258
OEMI0524
Dargahi Mishra
vocalist
Reputed vocalist and teacher of Benares
Benares
1849
?
Benares
1926
?
?
257
OEMI0523
Dandapani Disikar,M.M.
vocalist
Veteran singer of Tamil devotional music
Tamil devotional music
1908
0827
Tiruchengattangudi,near Nannilam,Tamil Nadu
1972
0626
?
254
OEMI0522
Damodarlal Kabra
Sarod player
1926
0317
Kuchaman[Marwad],Rajasthan
1979
0804
Ahmedabad,Gujarat
Ali Akbar Khan(of Maihar)
253
OEMI0521
Damodardas
Poet-devotee of Braja-bhoomi
1617
?
?
1647
?
?
253
OEMI0520
Damodara
Author of the 16th-cent.
?
?
?
?
253
OEMI0519
Damodar Pandit
vocalist,
Vocalist and poet(13th cent.)
?
?
?
?
Naagdevaachaarya
253
OEMI0518
Damodar Nevalkar
writer
Writer of Marathi musical plays
Marathi musical plays
1884
?
?
1919
?
?
253
P00141
OEMI0517
Damayanti Joshi
Kathak danseuse
1932
?
?
Lucknow Kathak
253
OEMI0516
Dakshinamorti Pillai
Distinguished mridangam player
1876
?
?
1937
?
?
252
OEMI0515
Dakshinamorti Sastri
composer
Composer(19th cent.) of Telugu devotional songs
?
?
?
?
252
OEMI0514
Dakshina Charan Sen
A pioneer of orchestra in Bengal
Bengal
1860
?
probably Maheshpur,Bengal
1925
?
Kolkata
251252
OEMI0513
Dag Dehalvi
Poet of ghazals and other literary forms, a junior contemporary oof Ghalib and Momin
1831
0525
Delhi
1905
0214
Hyderabad
250251
OEMI0512
Dadasaheb Asarkar
Flute player and flute manufacturer
1895
1215
Amravati, North Maharashtra
1965
0515
?
249
P06042
OEMI0511
Dabir Khan
vocalist,rudra veena player
Reputed rudra veena player and vocalist
1912
Rampur
1972
Kolkata
249
OEMI0510
Curt Sachs
musicologist
Well-known musicologist and author of works on instruments
1881
0129
Berlin
1959
0205
New York
248
OEMI0509
Comi Wadia
pianist, singer,conductor
Veteran pianist, singer, and conductor of the Paranjoti Chorus, of Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mumbai
1933
0806
Mumbai
248
OEMI0508
Clements,E.C.
Author of a pioneering work Introduction to the Study of Indian Music
1875
England
1935
?
247
OEMI0507
Clarence Wijewardena
composer
Popular Sri Lanka singer, composer, and lyricist
1943
0802
Haputale, Sri Lanka
1996
1213
?
246
OEMI0506
Chunnilal Hathraswale
Noted nautanki artiste of Dariyapur, near Hathras, Uttar Pradesh
?
?
dance by Kalkadin and Bindadin, music by Natharam of Hathras
245
OEMI0505
Chunnabai
vocalist
Vocalist
19
?
1901
Pune, Maharashtra
Bande Ali Khan
245
P02301
OEMI0504
Chunilal Pandya
Well-known performer of Gujarati aakhyaan
Modasa, North Gujarat
1948
?
245
P02697
OEMI0503
Chowdiah, T.
vocalist
Violin celebrity
1895
0101
Tirumakudalu, Karnataka
1967
0119
?
Bidaram Krishnappa
244245
OEMI0502
Chodia Imam Bakhsh
tabla player
Eminent 19th-cent. tabla player
?
?
The Fraukhaabaad tabla gharaanaa
Haji Vilayat Ali Khan
244
OEMI0501
Chokkanatha Naik
Ruler （r.1701-31） of Madurai, Tamil Nadu
?
?
244
OEMI0500
Chokhamela
Poet of Marathi abhangs
?
0.1338
Mangalwedha, near Sangli, Maharashtra
243
P00020
OEMI0499
Chittor Subrahmania Pillai
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
1898
0622
Gollamachannapalli, Andhra Pradesh
1975
1018
?
Kanchipuram Naina Pillai
243
OEMI0498
Chitti Babu Naidu, B.
Author of Key to Hindu Music, an early work in English by an Indian, on this topic
?
?
243
P00019
OEMI0497
Chitta Babu
veena player
Well-known veena player
1936
1013
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
243
OEMI0496
Chitrabai
vocalist
Tappaa singer of Benares
tappaa
Benares
?
?
242
OEMI0495
Chiranjilal
writer
Writer and artiste of nautanki plays of late 19th cent.
nautanki plays
?
?
241
OEMI0494
Chirag
vocalist
Early 20th-cent. vocalist of Punjjabi sings, mostly qavvaalis
qavvaal
Punjjabi
?
?
241
OEMI0493
Chintoba Gurav
Singer-actor of the Marathi stage
1874
1122
?
1956
0403
?
241
OEMI0492
Chintamani Mishra
vocalist
Dhupad vocalist; lived during the first half of the 19th cent.
?
?
no raliable information
241
OEMI0491
Chinni Krishna Dasa
composer
Composer （19th cent） of kritis and svarajaatis in Telugu
?
?
241
OEMI0490
Chinnayya Swami
vocalist
Violin player in the Kolhapur durbar sometime during 1900-20
Kolhapur
?
?
241
OEMI0489
Chinnayya Mudaliyar （Manali）
patron,
A patron and feudal landlord of Manali near Chennai
Manali near Chennai
?
?
241
OEMI0488
Chinnayya （Tallapakam）
composer
Telugu composer of devotional music
devotional music
?
?
240241
OEMI0487
Chinnayya
One of the four brothers of the Tanjore Quartet
1806
Tamil Nadu
1856
?
240
OEMI0486
Chinnaswamy Mudaliar, A.M.
A pioneer in modern compilation of musical compositions
?
20
?
240
OEMI0485
Chinnaswami Dikshitar
vocalist, veena player
Vocalist and veena player
1778
tamil Nadu
1823
?
240
OEMI0484
Chinnaswami Dasar
composer
Composer of keertans in Sanskrit and Tamil
0.1828
Kuttanur, near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
0.1881
?
240
OEMI0483
Chinna Vaithi
vocalist
Vocalist of the durbar of Mysore Maharaja Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
Mysore
?
?
240
OEMI0482
Chinna Pakkiri
Celebrated naagasrwaram player of early 20th cent.
?
?
240
OEMI0481
Chimman Khan
vocalist
Vocalist of the Atraauli gharaanaa
?
?
Atraauli
239
P02765
OEMI0480
Chimanlal Nayak
Singer-actor of the Gujarati stage and exponent of Bhavaai, a Gujarati stage from
1916
0414
Unava village, Mehsana district, Gujarat
1977
1023
?
239
OEMI0479
Chikkaramappa （Begada）
veena player,
Veena player of the durbar of Mysore during the reign of KrishnarajaWodeyar III
Mysore
?
?
Venkatasubbayya
239
OEMI0478
Chikka Subba Rao
Noted veena player of the durbar of Mysore during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
Mysore
?
?
his father Dodda Subba Rao
239