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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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
P00231
OEMI2060
Suleman Juma Jumani
Veteran of folk music of Kutch, Gujarat
folk music
Kutch, Gujarat
1905
Kutch
his father Juma Jumani and Langa Bachhu Ustad
1029
OEMI0626
Fazal Hussain Khan
vocalist,
Vocalist of Lahore of the early 1900s
Lahore
?
?
?
?
319
OEMI1378
Mukhtar Begum
vocalist,
Vocalist of Lahore
Lahore
?
Amritsar district,Punjab
?
?
Fattu Khan
692
OEMI0056
Ahmad Nadim Qasami
poet
Urdu poet of ghazals and other forms
ghazals etc.
Lahore, Pakistan
1916
?
?
27
OEMI0081
Alimulla Khan
vocalist
Dhrupad singer
dhrupad
Lucknow
?
?
?
?
39
OEMI0053
Ahmad Hussain Khan
vocalist
Dhrupad singer and teacher at Bhatkhande College of Music
dhrupad
Lucknow
1887
?
Thakurganj, Lucknou
1963
1123
Lucknow
27
OEMI2059
Sulaiman
vocalist
Reputed khayaal and tappaa singer of Lucknow
khayaal
Lucknow
?
?
Rajab Ali Khan
1029
OEMI0470
Chhote Munne Khan
vocalist
Noted vocalist and teacher of Lucknow
Lucknow
?
1927
Lucknow
237
OEMI1395
Murad Ali Khan(Lucknow)
vocalist,
Vocalist of the 19th-cent.
Lucknow
?
?
?
?
696
OEMI0211
Azam Khan Kalpiwale
udra veena player,sitar player
Performer of the rudra veena and sitar of mid-19th cent. Lucknow
Lucknow
Kalpi
?
90
OEMI0473
Chhotibibi
tabla player
Mid-19th cent. female tabla player of the Lucknow durbar
Lucknow
?
?
Lucknow durbar
237
OEMI1905
Sayyed Mir Ali
vocalist
Well-known 19th-cent. vocalist of Lucknow
Lucknow
?
?
959
OEMI1909
Serfubai
vocalist
Khayaal singer of 19th-cent. Lucknow
khayaal
Lucknow
?
?
961
OEMI1935
Shamim
vocalist
Vocalist of the early 20th cent.
Lucknow
?
?
964965
OEMI2027
Srijanbai
singer
Competent singer
Lucknow
?
?
?
?
Ghasit Khan
1008
OEMI2102
Talim Hussain
Shehnai player of 1900s
Lucknow
?
?
?
?
1055
OEMI1962
Sheikh Munna
Shehnai player of the 1900s
Lucknow
?
?
971
OEMI1277
Mannabai
vocalist
Vocalist
Lucknow or Rampur
?
?
?
?
643
OEMI2086
Surujbai Khande
singer
Contemporary singer of folk songs of Madhya Pradesh. Particulary bharthari, dholaa maaru, chandaini, alha, and Raam kissaa songs
folk songs of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
?
Family, Jawaharlal Baghel and Pritam Pahadi
10381039
OEMI0160
Antu-bua Apte
vocalist
A khayaal pioneer of Maharashtra, particularly of the Lucknow style
khayaal
Maharashtra
0.182
Ramdurg, Karnataka
0.191
?
Lucknow
Mahadev Gokhale
68
OEMI0759
Gundo-bua Ingle
vocalist,
Vocalist in the durbar of Aundh, a small princely state in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
0.1876
Aundh
0.1925
Sangi, Maharashtra
Gwalior gharaanaa,durbar of Aundh
Balkrishna-bua Ichalkaranjikar
389
OEMI1984
Siddheshwar Sen
Folk artiste known for the theatrical form called Maach of Malwa, Rajasthan
Malwa, Rajasthan
Ujjjain, Madhya Pradesh
Radha Kishan Guru
976
OEMI0489
Chinnayya Mudaliyar (Manali)
patron,
A patron and feudal landlord of Manali near Chennai
Manali near Chennai
?
?
241
P02135
OEMI0125
Amubi Singh (Maisnam)
Well-known Manipuri dance guru
Manipur
1881
1121
Imphal, Manipur
1972
0629
Imphal
Oja Jhulonmacha Singh
53
OEMI0851
Ibomcha Sharma
Veteran teacher of Manipuri nata sankeertana
Manipuri nata sankeertana
Manipur
1897
0101
Imphal, Manipur
?
Chongtham Chaoba, Nongmaithem Kanhai Singh, Laisram Mangaljao Singh, Thokcho Angou Singh, Loitam Jhulon
438
OEMI1070
Khangembam Gulapi Singh
vocalist
Well-known vocalist of Manipuri nata sankeertana music
Manipuri nata sankeertana
Manipur
1919
0822
Imphal, Manipur
1980
1022
Imphal
Kulachandra Sharma, Chungkham Thambalngou, Oja Natum Singh
547
OEMI2078
Surchand Sharma, G.
Noted author and scholar of the Manipur cultural tradition
Manipur
1915
0210
Imphal
Amudon Sharma, Meiti Tomba Singh, Kshetritombi Devi (Manipuri dance)
10341035
OEMI2050
Suhasini Mulgaonkar
Stage artiste known for her one-woman shows in Marathi
Marathi
?
?
1989
0612
Mumbai
1025
OEMI1316
Meghasyam
composer
Composer of Raas-leelaa songs and plays
Mathura district,Uttar Pradesh
1904
?
?
1966
?
?
666
OEMI0673
Ghasiram
singer
Composer and singer of Raas-leelaa songs
Raas-leelaa songs
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
?
?
356
OEMI1581
Pan Khan
vocalist,sitar player
vovalist,sitar player
Mathura,Uttar Pradesh
?
?
788
OEMI1525
Nazir Khan(Mathura)
sitar player
Sitar player
Mathura,Uttar Pradesh
?
?
1890
?
Hyderabad
Amir Bakhsh(Gaundpuri) of Jaipur
755
OEMI1156
Lakshman Prasad Jaipurwale
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Matunga Mumbai
1915
1977
12??
588
P00170
OEMI1092
Komik Khongjirem
musician
Folk musician of Meghalaya
Folk music
Meghalaya
?
?
566
OEMI2178
Virabhadrayya (Melattur)
composer
Composer (18th cent.)
Melattur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
?
?
1120
P00162
OEMI0979
Kaibuaia, H.
composer
Singer and composer of tribal folk music of Mizoram
tribal folk music
Mizoram
1919
Luangpawn, Mizoram
497
OEMI1302
Maula Bakhsh(Sarangi)
father of Allam Khan and Mohammad Khan
Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh
?
?
?
?
659
P00126
OEMI0194
Ashraf Khan
Singer-actor of the Parsi Theatre of Mumbai
Mumbai
?
?
?
?
83
P06002
OEMI2062
Sultan Khan
saarangi player
Veteran saarangi player
Mumbai
1941
Sikar, Rajasthan
Gulab Khan, Amir Khan
1029
P00345
OEMI0215
Azmat Hussain Khan
vocalist
Noted vocalist
Mumbai
1911
0305
Atrauli, near Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
1975
0726
Mumbai
Altaf Hussain Khan
9091
OEMI2204
Vilayat Hussain Khan
vocalist
Celebrated vocalist of the Agra gharaanaa
Mumbai
1895
Agra
1962
0524
Delhi
Ghulam Abbas and Tasadduk Hussain
11281129
P00120
OEMI0144
Anil Biswas
composer
Well-known composer of Hindi film music
Hindi film music
Mumbai
1914
0714
Barisal
2003
0531
Delhi
61
OEMI0710
Gokuldas Dhanji
vocalist,
Vocalist of early 20th cent., based in Mumbai
Mumbai
?
?
371
P01321
OEMI0177
Arvind Parikh
sitar player
Well-known sitar player
Mumbai
1927
?
?
?
?
77
OEMI0353
Bhatt, K.H.
vocalist,
Vocalist of the 1900s
Mumbai
?
?
168
OEMI0509
Comi Wadia
pianist, singer,conductor
Veteran pianist, singer, and conductor of the Paranjoti Chorus, of Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mumbai
1933
0806
Mumbai
248
P00081
OEMI1724
Ram Narayan
saarangi player
Eminent saarangi player
Mumbai
1927
1225
Udaipur
his father Nathuji Biawat, Uday Lal
869
OEMI0078
Ali Hussain Khan (Rudra Vina)
Veteran of the Sahaswan gharaanaa
Mumbai
185055
?
Lucknow
0.193
?
?
Sahaswan
38
P01070
OEMI0148
Anjanibai Lolekar
vocalist
Vocalist
Mumbai
1928
Goa
Agra
her brother Yashwantao Lolekar, husband R.L. Borkar, Anwar Hussain Khan
62
OEMI1568
Padmavati Gokhale (Shaligram)
vocalist
vocalist
Mumbai
1929
Kolhapur,Maharashtra
Govindrao Shaligram,a pupil of Alladiya Khan
780
OEMI2202
Vijay Raghava Rao
Well-known flute exponent and music director
Mumbai
1925
1103
Chennai
Chokkalingam Pillai (music and dance)
1127
OEMI1937
Shamsuddin Khan (Sitar)
sitar player
Sitar player of the Jaipur gharaanaa
Mumbai
19
?
1920
?
his father Amir Khan
965
P00053
OEMI1187
Lalji Raghunath Gokhale
tabla player
Veteran tabla player
Mumbai
1919
Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
Ahmedjan Thirakwa
600
OEMI0085
Alladiya Khan (Jaipur-Atrauli)
vocalist
Eminent vocalist
Mumbai
1855
0810
Uniyara, a former principality in Rajasthan
1946
0316
Mumbai
3941
OEMI0105
Ambaram
Pioneer singer-actor in Gujarati and Hindi plays.
Mumbai
?
?
?
?
48
OEMI0186
Asghar Ali
Singer-actor of the pioneer Alfred Theatre of Mumbai
Mumbai
?
?
?
?
81
P02665
OEMI0193
Ashok Ranade
musicologist,vocalist
Musicologist,author,and vocalist
Mumbai
1937
1025
?
82
OEMI1212
Madanlal Vyas
Scholar,noted for his translation of work on music from Bengal
Mumbai
1922
?
Jodhpur,Rajasthan
611
P00094
OEMI1966
Shivkumar Sharma
Eminent santoor player
Mumbai
1938
0113
Jammu
Kashmir Valley
972973
OEMI0327
Bhagabai Nadkaikarin
vocalist
Vocalist and early singer for discrecords during 1900-10
Mumbai
?
?
145
OEMI2206
Vinayak-bua Thakurdas
vocalist,
Vocalist and performer of Marathi keertan
Mumbai
?
?
1130
OEMI0986
Kale Khan (Kasurwale; Patiala)
vocalist
Emiinent vocalist
Mumbai
0.187
Patiala, Punjab
0.1915
Kanpur
his uncle Ustaad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
502503
OEMI1944
Shankarlal Hiralal
vocalist
Vocalist and a disc-record singer of 1900-10
Mumbai
?
?
966
OEMI2106
Tarabai Welingkar
vocalist
Khayaal and thumrii singer of the 1930s
Khayaal,thumrii
Mumbai
?
?
?
?
Muraba Govekar and Ali Hussain
1065
OEMI1307
Minakshi Shirodkar
Singer-actress of Marathi films and the stage
Mumbai
?
?
?
?
661662
P00038
OEMI0816
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Eminent present-day maestro of the flute
Mumbai
1938
0701
Allahabad
Bholanath Prasanna, Annapurna Deviee
415
OEMI1974
Shrimatibai Narvekar
vocalist
Noted vocalist
Mumbai
1903
1121
Ankola, Karwar district, Karnataka
1988
1223
Mumbai
Balkrishna-bua Banavali, Mohammad Hussain Khan and his famous brother Vilayat Hussain Khan
974
OEMI1228
Mahalingam Pillai,T.K.
Bharata Naatyam exponent
Mumbai
1917
?
?
2002
1206
?
Kuppayya Pillai and A.T.Govindaraja Pillai
619
P00007
OEMI0151
Annapurna Devi
surbahar player
Well-known surbahar player and teacher
Mumbai
1927
Maihar, Madhya Pradesh
6465
OEMI0187
Asha Bhosle
singer
Celebrate singer of Hindi films
Hindi films
Mumbai
1933
0908
Sangli,Maharashtra
8182
P00024
OEMI0588
Dinkar Kaikini
vocalist, teacher
Well-knownn vocalist and teacher
Mumbai
1927
1002
Mumbai
2010
0123
Mumbai
Kerekatti Nageshrao, Omkarnath Thakur, S.N. Ratanjankar
298
P00041
OEMI0969
Jyotsna Bhole
vocalist
Well-known vocalist and singer-actress of the Marathi stage of the 1930s and 1940s
Mumbai
1914
0511
Bandod, Goa
2001
0804
Mumbai
491
OEMI1539
Nirmala Devi
vocalist
Vocalist of the Benares tradition
Mumbai
Benares
1996
0615
Mumbai
Benares
762
P05988
OEMI1631
Prabha Atre
vocalist
Noted vocalist and teacher of the Kiraanaa tradition
Mumbai
1932
0913
Pune, Maharashtra
Kiraanaa
821
P03003
OEMI1995
Sitara Devi
Well-known Kathak danseuse
Mumbai
1920
Kolkata
her father Sukhdev Mishra, Achhan, Lachhu, and Shambhu Maharaj
986
P06255
OEMI2084
Suresh Talwalkar
tabla player
Noted performer of tabla
Mumbai
1948
0720
?
Pandharinath Nageshkar
1036
OEMI1098
Krishna Iyengar (Madurai)
vocalist
Vocalist, noted for pallavi rendition
Mumbai
?
?
569
OEMI0347
Bhaskar-bua Bakhle
vocalist,composer
Eminent vocalist and composer of Marathi stage music
Mumbai
1869
1017
Kathor, near Baroda
1922
0408
Pune
Well-known keertan singer, Vishnu-bua Pingle
162163
OEMI0550
Deshpande,P.L.
author
Veteran Marathi author
Mumbai
1919
1108
?
2000
0612
Pune,Maharashtra
269270
P05877
OEMI1084
Kishori Amonkar
vocalist
Reputed vocalist
Mumbai
1931
0410
?
559
OEMI1280
Manohar,S.S.
vocalist,
Vocalist of the 1900s
Mumbai
?
?
?
?
644
P06735
OEMI1967
Shobha Gurtu
vocalist,
Vocalist, well known especially for thumrii, daadraa, hoori, ghazal, and such other forms
thumrii, daadraa, hoori, ghazal
Mumbai
1927
Belgaum, Karnataka
2004
0927
Mumbai
Menakabai Shirodkar, Gamman Khan, Nattan Khan
973
OEMI0819
Harmasji Ardeshir
Singer-actor of Hindi plays
Mumbai
?
?
416
OEMI1939
Shankar Abhyankar
sitar player, teacher
Veteran sitar player and teacher
Mumbai
1934
0519
Satara, Maharashtra
Shankarrao Vyas, Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan
965966
OEMI1278
Manohar Chimote
Well-known harmonium player
Mumbai
1929
03??
Nagpur,Maharashtra
Bhishmadev Vedi,Lakshman Prasad Jaipurwale,and Amir Hussain Khan
643
OEMI1386
Munnan Khan(Murshidabad)
vocalist, sitar player
Vocalist and sitar player(second half, 19th cent.)
Murshidabad (now in Bangladesh)
?
?
?
?
Bade Rajab Ali Khan
694
OEMI0591
Dodda Subba Rao
veena player
Veena maestro of the durbar of Mysore Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV (r.1895-1940)
Mysore
?
?
299300
OEMI0137
Ananta Padmanabha Rao
veena player
Veena maestro of the durbar of the last Maharaja of Mysore
Mysore
58
OEMI0082
Aliya Lingaraja Urs
patron,
Royal patron of Mysore
Mysore
1823
?
?
1874
?
?
39
OEMI0297
Bangalore Nagarathammal
vocalist
Well-known vocalist and dance exponent of the Mysore durbar
Mysore
1878
1103
Mysore
1952
0519
Tiruvaiyar, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
119
OEMI0373
Bidaram Krishnappa
vocalist
Well-known vocalist of the Mysore royal durbar.
Mysore
1866
?
Mysore
1931
?
?
Bhendi Bazaar
184185
OEMI0477
Chikka Rama Rao
vocalist
Well-known vocalist of the royal durbar of Mysore
Mysore
1890
Kurudi Kotah district, Karnataka
1945
?
238239
OEMI0483
Chinna Vaithi
vocalist
Vocalist of the durbar of Mysore Maharaja Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
Mysore
?
?
240
OEMI0322
Bellari M. Venkatesachar
vocalist
Vocalist
Mysore
1933
Bellari, Karnataka
his father Mundaragi Raghavendrachar, his elder brother Narasimha
135
OEMI1900
Savyasachi Iyengar
veena player,
Veena player of the durbar of Mysore ruler Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (r. 1799-1868)
Mysore
?
?
957
P00026
OEMI0595
Doreswamt Iyengar, V.
veena player
Well-known veena player of Mysore
Mysore
1920
Mysore
his father, Venkatesa Iyengar
300
OEMI0320
Belakavadi Srinivasa lyengar
vocalist
Noted vocalist of the Mysore durbar
Mysore
1888
Sivagiripuram, near Siva Ganga, Karnataka
1936
?
his uncle and Krishna Bhagavatar
135