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
Shrimatibai Narvekar
1121
OEMI1974
974
Mumbai
1903
1988
1223
20
Ankola, Karwar district, Karnataka
Mumbai
vocalist
Noted vocalist
Balkrishna-bua Banavali, Mohammad Hussain Khan and his famous brother Vilayat Hussain Khan
Shrikant Bakre
0825
OEMI1972
974
Kolkata
1930
20
Nagpur, Maharashtra
vocalist
Vocalist
Baburao Pathak, Manhar Barve, and Amir Khan
Shridhar Parsekar
OEMI1971
974
1920
1964
0911
20
Parse, Goa
?
violinist
Noted violinist
Gajananrao Joshi
P00223
Shrikrishna Khatri Pahalwan
OEMI1973
974
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
?
composer
Nautankii artiste and writer-composer
Nautanki
Shripad Krishna Kolhatkar
OEMI1975
974
1871
1934
19-20
?
?
Well-known Marathi playwright who also composed music for his plays
Shyamamani Devi
OEMI1979
975
Cuttack, Orissa
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist
Singhari Shyam Sunder Kar, Balakrishna Dash, and, Kundal Adinarayana Rao
Shyamdas Mishra
0713
OEMI1980
975
1948
20
Mungher district, Bihar
vocalist
Vocalist
Omkarnath Thakur and Balwantrai Bhatt
Shubha Mudgal
OEMI1976
975
1959
20
Allahabad
vocalist
Well-known vocalist, recipient of the Padma Shri in 2000
Ramasray Jha, Vinay Chandra Maudgalya, Vasant Thakkar, Naina Devi, Jitendra Abhisheki, and Kumar Gandharva, Shubha
Shyam Kumbhar
OEMI1977
975
0.1466
15
?
?
Pakhaawaj player of the Vrindavan region, Uttar Pradesh
Shyam Sundar Dhir
OEMI1978
975
1897
1988
0116
19-20
Gadamadhupur, Cuttack, Orissa
?
vocalist
Vocalist
his father Jagabandhu Dhir, Hanuman Prasad Jaipurwale and Ram Prasad
Shyamlal Kshetri
OEMI1981
975
Kolkata
1858
1927
19-20
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Kolkata
patron
Noted patron of musicians
Sidhar Khan Dhadi
OEMI1982
976
16
?
?
tabla player
Founder of the Delhi tabla gharaanaa
the Delhi tabla gharaanaa
Siddharam Jadhav
0815
OEMI1983
976
1927
20
Mangalwedha, Solapur district, Maharashtra
Reputed player of sundri, a wind instrument of the blowin type
his elder brother Baburao
Siddiqi Manganiar
OEMI1986
976
1939
20
Jamphli, West Rajasthan
singer
Folk singer
family elders
folk
Siddheshwar Sen
OEMI1984
976
Malwa, Rajasthan
20
Ujjjain, Madhya Pradesh
Folk artiste known for the theatrical form called Maach of Malwa, Rajasthan
Radha Kishan Guru
P06436
Siddheshwari Devi
OEMI1985
976
1908
1977
0318
20
Benares
Delhi
vocalist
Eminent vocalist, noted especially for thumrii, tappaa, and daadraa
her reputed grandmother, Badi Maina, Siyaji Maharaj, Bade Ramdasji
Simha Bhopala
OEMI1988
977
c.14-15
?
?
musicologist
King and musicologist of medieval times
Simha
OEMI1987
977
16
?
?
Author of a late 16th-cent. Kannada work on dance, Laasya Ranjanaa
Singhanadeva
OEMI1990
982
?
?
patron,
Royal patron of Devgiri, near Aurangabad in Maharashtra
P00224
Sisirkana Dhar Chowdhury
OEMI1993
982
1937
20
Shillong, Meghalaya
violinist
Noted violinist and teacher
V.G. Jog
Sinnayya （Ghanam）
OEMI1992
982
?
?
composer
Telugu composer of padam and keertana
padam and keertana
Sitab Khan
OEMI1994
982
18
?
?
tabla player
Tabla pioneer, late 18th cent.
the Delhi tabla gharaanaa
Singhari Shyam Sundar Kar
0304
OEMI1991
982
1908
1975
0316
20
Puri, Orissa
?
vocalist,teacher
Veteran Odissi vocalist and teacher
Gadi Jagannath Pratihari, Kalpatara Nayak, Mana Govinda Mohanty, Chintamani Mishra, and Harihhara Rayguri
Sitara Devi
OEMI1995
986
Mumbai
1920
20
Kolkata
Well-known Kathak danseuse
her father Sukhdev Mishra, Achhan, Lachhu, and Shambhu Maharaj
Sitaram-bua Phatarphekar
OEMI1998
986
0.191
20
near Phatarphe, Goa
vocalist
Vocalist
the Agra gharaanaa
Parshuram-bua Parsekar, Yashwantrao Lolekar, and Vilayat Hussain Khan
Sitaram Mundale
OEMI1996
986
0.1891
1947
1205
19-20
?
Mumbai
vocalist
Vocalist
Sitaramayya （Todi）
OEMI1997
986
19
?
?
vocalist
Well-known vocalist of early 119th cent.
Sivakalundo
OEMI1999
987
Chennai
20
?
?
vocalist,
Vocalist of the 1900s, and an early disc-record singer
Sivakkolundu Desikar （Kottaiyur）
OEMI2000
987
Kottaiyur village, Thanjavur
?
composer
Composer of the Tamil opera
P00101
Sivaraman, K. （Umayalpuram）
1217
OEMI2002
988
1935
20
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Well-known mridangam performer
Arupathi Natesa Iyer, Thanjavur Vaidyanatha Iyer, Palghat Mani Iyer, and Rangu Iyengar
Sivaraman （Kottakkal）
OEMI2001
988
1936
2010
0719
20-21
Palakkad district, Kerala
Karalmanna, Kerala
Kathakali artiste
Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair
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
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
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）,
Sohrab Hossain
OEMI2009
991
1925
20
Nadia district, West Bengal
vocalist
Vocalist
Abbasuddin Ahmed （Bengali folk songs）
Sohni Singh
OEMI2008
991
1879
19-20
?
?
Well-known harmonium player of eastern India
Kanailal Dhendi （esraaj）, his father （khayaal）
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
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
Somnath Pandit
OEMI2018
993
17
?
?
Author of Raaga Viboodha, written in 1609
Somnath Das
OEMI2017
993
1906
20
Puri, Orissa
?
vocalist,
Vocalist of Odissi music
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.
Someswara Bhagavatar
OEMI2016
993
1891
1943
19-20
?
?
vocalist
Noted vocalist of Bangalore
Noorani Mahadeva Bhagavatar
Sopandev
?
OEMI2022
994
1277
1296
?
13
?
?
Poet of Marathi abhangs
Sonti Venkata Subbayya
?
OEMI2021
994
?
?
?
vocalist,composer
Composer and vocalist
Sosale Ramadas
?
OEMI2024
995
1890
1950
?
19-20
Sosale,Mysore district,Karnataka
Mysore
Harikathaa exponent and kanjiraa player
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
Srikrishna Dalvi
?
OEMI2029
1008
1926
2004
01??
20-21
?
Mumbai
Music critic and actor of Marathi plays
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
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
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
Subba Ayyar(Chattapuram)
1227
OEMI2035
1010
1894
1961
0617
19-20
Palghat district,Kerala
?
Mridangam player and teacher
Subashi
?
OEMI2034
1010
Kolkata
?
20
?
?
Singer-actress of early 20th cent
Subbayyar Jhanjhamritam
?
OEMI2039
1011
Thanjavur,Tamil Nadu
?
19
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist(19th cent.)
Subbanna(Mugur)
?
OEMI2038
1011
?
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist
Andalanuru Subbayya
Subbanna
?
OEMI2037
1011
1854
1939
?
19-20
Mysore
Mysore
composer
Eminent veena player and composer
Dodda Seshanna and Sadasiva Rao
P00203
Subramaniam,L
?
OEMI2042
1012
?
violinist
Well-known violinist and composer
Subrahmanyam,G.N.
?
OEMI2041
1012
1919
20
Bangalore
Noted veena player
T.Venkatarao
Subramanya Bharathi
1211
OEMI2043
1013
1882
1921
0912
19-20
Ettayapuram,Tamil Nadu
?
composer
Celebrated Tamil poet and composer of songs
Sudarshan Shastri
?
OEMI2045
1013
?
?
?
sitar player
Sitar player and author
P00095
Suchitra Mitra
?
OEMI2044
1013
1924
20
Kolkata
vocalist
vocalist
Devi Choudhurani,Pankaj Mullick,Shantidev Ghosh
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
P00228
Suddhendra Narayan Singh Deo
?
OEMI2046
1021
1926
20
Seraikella,Bihar
dancer
Noted dancer of Chhau of the Seraikella tradition
Sudhakalasa
?
OEMI2047
1021
?
?
?
Author
Suhasini Mulgaonkar
?
OEMI2050
1025
Marathi
1989
0612
20
?
Mumbai
Stage artiste known for her one-woman shows in Marathi
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
Sukumar Sahu
0815
OEMI2058
1028
1907
20
Balasore, Orissa
composer
Oriya composer
Sukumar Ray
OEMI2057
1028
1912
20
Dhaka, Bangladesh
musicologist
Musicologist and author
Hakim Mohammad Hussain and Gul Mohammad Khan
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
Sumar Suleman Jumani
OEMI2063
1029
1919
1999
04??
20
Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat
Mundra
Performer of folk shehnai and sundri
Suleman Juma Jumani
Sulaiman
OEMI2059
1029
Lucknow
?
?
vocalist
Reputed khayaal and tappaa singer of Lucknow
Rajab Ali Khan
khayaal
P06002
Sultan Khan
OEMI2062
1029
Mumbai
1941
20
Sikar, Rajasthan
saarangi player
Veteran saarangi player
Gulab Khan, Amir Khan
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
Sundar Prasad
OEMI2065
1030
1898
1970
0530
19-20
Karvadi town, Rajasthan
?
Noted Kathak dancer
Bindadin Maharaj
Sundarabai of Benares
OEMI2067
1030
Kolkata
20
?
?
vocalist
She was vocalist of sawaal-jawaab, birhaa, and kajri songs in the 20th-century
Sundarabai of Surat
OEMI2066
1030
20
?
?
vocalist
She was vocalist in the 20th-century
Sundaram Iyer （Umayalpuram）
OEMI2070
1030
20
?
?
Noted performer of ghatam （pot-drum）
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
Sundarabai of Charkhari
OEMI2068
1030
20
?
?
vocalist
She was vocalist of khayaal in the 20th-century
khayaal
Sunil Kothari
1220
OEMI2074
1031
Kolkata
1933
20
Mumbai
author
Well-known critic and author of books on dance and related topics
Sunderlal Gangani
OEMI2073
1031
?
Kathak dancer and teacher
Shivnarayan and Gauri Shankar
Sundarlal Vaidya
OEMI2072
1031
1840
19
Modoi village, Makhira district, Uttar Pradesh
?
Poet, singer, and performer of Raas-leelaa
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
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
P06255
Suresh Talwalkar
0720
OEMI2084
1036
Mumbai
1948
20
?
tabla player
Noted performer of tabla
Pandharinath Nageshkar

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