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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Gopalrao Joshi
OEMI0729
376
1897
1953
19-20
Pimpalgaon, Nashik district, Maharashtra
Nashik town
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Abdul Karim Khan, V.N.Bhatkhande, V.D.Paluskar
Paluskar,V.D.
0818
OEMI1580
786788
1872
1931
0821
19-20
Kurundwad,Maharashtra
Miraj,Maharashtra
vocalist, teacher
vocalist,teacher
P00082
Ramrao Naik
OEMI1777
883884
1909
1998
1021
20
Neeralagi, Savanur taluk, Karnataka
Bangalore
vocalist, teacher
vocalist, teacher
Sukadev Patri
?
OEMI2052
1026
1927
20
Kendrapada,Orissa
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Singhari Shyam Sundar Kar,Kundaladi Narayan Rao,and Khitish Chandra Maitra.
P00093
Vasantrao Rajopadhye
1228
OEMI2171
1118
1913
2008
1122
20-21
Satara district, Maharashtra
Mumbai
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
his brothers Narayanrao and Shankarrao Vyas
Govindarajan (Sirkazhi)
OEMI0742
381
1933
1988
0323
20
Seerkazhi, Tamil Nadu
Chennai
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist, teacher, and singer-actor in Tamil films
Swaminatha Pillai
Tamil films
Ramji-bhaiyya Agnihotri
0611
OEMI1766
879
1905
1982
0630
20
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
?
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
his father Madhava Rao
Rajaram Shukla
0509
OEMI1708
864
1925
20
Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Bhagvatkishor Vyakul, Mohan Misra, Lakshman Prasad Jaipurwale, Amir Khan
Balwant-bua Bapat
?
OEMI0284
115
19039
?
?
?
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Vasudev-bua Joshi(Gwalior gharaanaa),Kolhapur and Pune Gayan Samaj
P00216
Sangameshwar Gurav
1207
OEMI1867
926
1931
20
Madarakhandi, Bijapur district, Karnataka
vocalist, teacher
vocalist, teacher
Vishwanath Joshi
OEMI2214
1137
20
?
?
vocalist, teacher
vocalist, teacher
Krishnarao Pandit
Parashuram-bua Barve
OEMI1599
798
?
?
vocalist, teacher
vocalist,teacher
Vishnupant Chhatre
Ramchandra Agnihotri
OEMI1754
876
20
1982
0630
20
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Rajaa-bhaiyaa Poochwale
P00103
Deodhar,B.R.
0911
OEMI0549
266267
1901
1990
0310
20
Miraj,Maharashtra
Mumbai
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and eminent teacher
Paluskar
Gomez, P.C.
OEMI0711
371
1904
1984
1204
20
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and music teacher
Govindrao Apte
OEMI0746
382
1958
1008
20
?
?
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
Janardhan Pethe
OEMI0917
462
1912
1962
0328
20
Maharashtra
Kolkata
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Bhaskar-bua Joshi
1231
OEMI0348
163
1914
20
Karanj, Pune district, Maharastra
vocalist, teacher
Teacher and vocalist
Ramkrishna-bua Vaze, Shivram-bua Vaze, Dinkar Pathak, Haribhau Ghangrekar
P00087
Janakiraman,S.R.
0712
OEMI0916
461
1928
20
Lalgudi,Tamil Nadu
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Ramchandra Trivedi
OEMI1758
877
1911
1988
0322
20
?
Mumbai
vocalist, teacher
Teacher and vocalist
Kalyaan Bharati, Omkarnath Thakur
Ramaratnam, V.
OEMI1750
874875
1917
20
Chittor, Andhra Pradesh
vocalist, teacher, author
Vocalist, teacher, and author
D. Subbaramayya, Palghat Someswara Bhagavator, Mysore Vasudevacher, T. Chowdiah
Vishwanath Ringe
OEMI2215
1137
1921
20
?
vocalist, teacher, author
vocalist, teacher, author
Gwaalior
Krishnarao Pandit
Padmanabha Rao,B.K.
OEMI1565
780
1903
1966
20
Mysore
Mysore
vocalist, teacher, co,poser
vocalist,teacher,composer
P01948
Balabhau Umadekar(Kundal Guruji)
?
OEMI0262
109
1968
0604
No
20
?
?
vocalist, teacher, composer
Vocalist,teacher,and composer
Gwalior
Shankarrao Vyas
0123
OEMI1946
966
1898
1956
1218
19-20
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Mumbai
vocalist, teacher, music director
Vocalist, teacher, and music director of films, mainly in the 1940s
Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, Shankarrao
films
Ratanjankar, S.N.
1231
OEMI1807
893894
1900
1974
0214
20
Bhatwadi, near the Opera House area, Mumbai
Mumbai
vocalist, teacher, scholar
teacher, scholar, vocalist
Krishnaji Bhatt Honavar, Anant Manohar Joshi
Chinnaswami Dikshitar
OEMI0485
240
1778
1823
18-19
tamil Nadu
?
vocalist, veena player
Vocalist and veena player
Balaswami Dikshitar
0621
OEMI0272
112
1786
1858
0216
18-19
Thanjavur district,Tamil Nadu
Ettayapuram,Tamil Nadu
vocalist, violinist
Vocalist and the first violinist in south Indian music.
His father Raamaswaami and elder brother,Muthuswaami Diikshitar
Bellari M. Seshagiriachar
OEMI0321
135
1935
1985
20
Bellari
Bangalore
vocalist, violinist
Well-known vocalist and violinist
his elder brother Narasimha Murthy
Kachchi Sastri
OEMI0972
493
19
?
?
vocalist, violinist
Vocalist and violinist (19th cent.)
Sabhisa Iyer, T.S.
OEMI1830
907
1872
1948
0522
19-20
Agra Mangudi, Tamil Nadu
Chennai
vocalist, violinist, teacher
vocalist, violinist, teacher
Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer,
Jagabandhu Sahu
0119
OEMI0897
449
1914
1990
20
Orissa
?
vocalist, vocalist, teacher
Violin player,Vocalist,and teacher
Mirashi-bua
OEMI1325
671
1883
1966
0105
19-20
Ichalkaranji,Maharashtra
?
vocalist,actor-singer
vocalist,actor-singer
Pahadi Sanyal
0222
OEMI1572
782
1906
1974
20
Darjeeling
Bengal
vocalist,actor-singer
vocalist,actor-singer
Bilas Khan
?
OEMI0376
189
0.154
0.1621
?
16
Rewa,Madhya Pradesh
?
vocalist,composer
Eminent dhrupad singer and composer
dhrupad
Zahur Khan (Khurja)
OEMI2256
11571158
0.185
20
19-20
?
?
vocalist,composer
Noted vocalist (dhrupad, hoori, and khayaal) and composer
Khurjaa gharaanaa
his father Ghulam Hussain Khan
kdhrupad, hoori,,hayaal
Mysore Karigiri Rao
?
OEMI1423
709
1853
1927
?
19-20
?
Mysore
vocalist,composer
Well-known vocalist and composer of the Mysore durbar
Mysore Sadasiva Rao
?
OEMI1424
709710
0.18
1885
?
19
?
Mysore
vocalist,composer
Well-known vocalist and composer
P00054
Balamurali Krishna,M.
07??
OEMI0267
110
1930
20
Sankaragupta region,Andhra Pradesh
vocalist,composer
Eminent vocalist and composer
Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu
Patnam Subrahmania Ayyar
OEMI1611
805
Thanjavur
1845
1902
19-20
?
Thanjavur
vocalist,composer
Composer and vocalist of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Melattur Ganapati Sastrigal, Venkatasubbayyar (Manambuchavadi)
Anandadasa
OEMI0131
56
vocalist,composer
Composer and vocalist of Kannanda javalis and performer of Harikatha
Kannanda javalis
Mehndi Hassan
OEMI1319
667
Jaipur
vocalist,composer
ghazal singer ,composer
ghazal
P00189
Mysore Vasudevachar
?
OEMI1425
710
0.1865
1961
?
19-20
Mysore
?
vocalist,composer
Well-known vocalist and composer
Sonti Venkata Subbayya
?
OEMI2021
994
?
?
?
vocalist,composer
Composer and vocalist
Gopalakrishna Bharati
OEMI0723
375
1810
1896
19
Narimanan, near Mudikondon, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
vocalist,composer
Celebrated composer and vocalist
Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer
?
OEMI1222
618
Thanjavur
1844
1893
?
19
Vaiyacheri village,near Thanjavur town,Tamil Nadu
?
vocalist,composer
Legendary vocalist-composer of Thanjavur
Venkitadri Swamigal
OEMI2195
1123
1806
1876
19
Allur, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
?
vocalist,composer
Composer and vocalist
Tyagaraja
0504
OEMI2140
10971098
1767
1847
0106
18-19
Tiruvarur, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
Tiruvarur, Thanjavur district
vocalist,composer
Celebrated composer and vocalist, of saintly status, often referred to as Tyaagaraaja Swaami
Master Krishnarao
0120
OEMI1295
656
1898
1974
1020
19-20
Alandi,near Pune,Maharashtra
Alandi
vocalist,composer
Well-known vocalist and composer-actor of the Marathi stage
Bhaskar-bua Bakhle
1017
OEMI0347
162163
Mumbai
1869
1922
0408
19-20
Kathor, near Baroda
Pune
vocalist,composer
Eminent vocalist and composer of Marathi stage music
Well-known keertan singer, Vishnu-bua Pingle
Panchanadayyar(Tarangambadi)
OEMI1583
792
1824
1874
19
Thanjavur,Tamil Nadu
?
vocalist,composer
vocalist,composer
Ramnidhi Gupta
OEMI1774
882
1741
1838
18-19
Bihar
Kolkata
vocalist,composer
vocalist,composer of tappaas
tappaa
Misra
OEMI1332
672
1890
19
?
?
vocalist,dancer
vocalist,dancer
Mansukhram Nayak
?
OEMI1287
645
?
?
?
vocalist,musician
Vocalist, chief musician
Ramanathan, S.
0408
OEMI1745
873874
1917
1986
0519
20
Tirukoilur, Tamil Nadu
?
vocalist,musicologist
Noted musicologist, teacher, and vocalist
Ramudu Bhagavatar, Manalurpettai Subrahmanya Diikshitar, Tiger Varadachariar, and Valadi Krishna Iyer
Gokalram (Bhagat)
OEMI0705
370
Jodhpur
?
?
vocalist,patron,
Vocalist attached to the temples of Jodhpur, directly patronized by the royal palace
Gulab Khan (Seni)
OEMI0754
386
0.17
0.1768
18
Delhi
Jaipur, Rajasthan
vocalist,rabaab player
Dhrupad singer and rabaab player
his father Hassan Khan Seni
dhrupad
Chhajju Khan Seni
OEMI0458
230231
1740
1806
18-19
probably Jaipur
?
vocalist,rabaab player
Vocalist, rabaab player, and innovator
Dabir Khan
OEMI0511
249
1912
1972
20
Rampur
Kolkata
vocalist,rudra veena player
Reputed rudra veena player and vocalist
Pan Khan
OEMI1581
788
Mathura,Uttar Pradesh
18
?
?
vocalist,sitar player
vovalist,sitar player
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
Nanhe Khan (Vocal, Kirana)
OEMI1451
723
?
?
vocalist?
Vocalist?
Kiraanaa
his father Shahab Khan
Nanhe Khan (Vocal, Agra)
OEMI1450
723
1899
0.1945
19-20
Mysore
Agra
vocalist?
Vocalist?
Agra gharaanaa?
Kallan Khan
Mohammad Khan(vocal)
OEMI1352
680
1870
1922
19-20
Agra
Agra
vocalist?
vocalist?
Natthan Khan
Ali Bakhsh (Khyal)
?
OEMI0075
3738
Rajasthan
1864
1902
?
19-20
Mandawar, in the former state of Alwar, Rajasthan
Mandawar
writer
Writer of khyaals, a form of folk opera of Rajasthan
khyaals, a form of folk opera of Rajasthan
Joseph David Penkar
OEMI0959
488
1949
0906
20
Mumbai
Mumbai
writer
Writer of musical plays on Jewish religious themes, in Marathi, in the early 20th cent,
Radheshyam Kathavachak
1225
OEMI1672
843
1890
19
Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh
?
writer
writer of Hindi musical plays
Hindi musical plays
Sadashiv Narayan Thosar
OEMI1834
908
1882
1952
0317
19-20
?
?
writer
writer
Krishnarao Sangle
OEMI1115
573
?
?
writer
writer
Natharam Sharma Gaur
?
OEMI1511
740
1874
1943
?
19-20
Dariyapur village, Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh
Hathras
writer
Writer and artiste of nautanki plays
nautanki plays
Chiranjilal
OEMI0495
241
19
?
?
writer
Writer and artiste of nautanki plays of late 19th cent.
nautanki plays
Damodar Nevalkar
?
OEMI0518
253
1884
1919
?
19-20
?
?
writer
Writer of Marathi musical plays
Marathi musical plays
Lebdev,G.S.
?
OEMI1201
606
?
?
?
writer
wrote the first modern Bengali play
modern Bengali play
Rangnekar, M.G
0410
OEMI1794
887
1907
1995
0201
20
?
?
writer
writer, director, producer of Marathi musical plays
Duliya Rana
OEMI0599
303
0.1855
0.1935
19
?
Jaipur
writer, performer
Writer and performer of Shekhaawati khyaals of Rajasthan
Gajanan Varma
?
OEMI0642
325
1926
20
Ratangarh,Rajasthan
writer, performer
writer and performer
Madhav Patankar
?
OEMI1215
612
1862
1916
0203
19-20
?
Maharashtra
writer, producer
Writer and producer of Marathi musical plays
Marathi musical plays

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