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
Parshuram Shahir
OEMI1601
798799
1754
1844
18-19
Vavi,Nasik district,Maharashtra
?
composer
composer
Jivan Khan(Seni)
OEMI0933
472
1748
1790
18
most probably Jaipur
princely state of Banda,Madhya Pradesh
vocalist,
vocalist of dhrupad and dhamaar
his father
William Jones
0920
OEMI2243
1147
1746
1794
?
18
England
Kolkata
Eminent scholar of Sanskrit, author, and jurist
Jnan Khan Seni
OEMI0945
481
1745
1812
18-19
Jaipur
Lucknow
vocalist, rabaab player
vocalist and rabaab player
Gulab Khan Seni
Anant Fandi
OEMI0134
57
1744
1819
18-19
Maharashtra
?
Poet and performer of Marathi ballads
Bhagwat Rasikdev
OEMI0331
148149
1742
18-19
Gadhakosh town, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh
Allahabad
composer
Composer of Vaishnava devotional songs
Swami Lalit Mohinidev
Ramnidhi Gupta
OEMI1774
882
1741
1838
18-19
Bihar
Kolkata
vocalist,composer
vocalist,composer of tappaas
tappaa
Chhajju Khan Seni
OEMI0458
230231
1740
1806
18-19
probably Jaipur
?
vocalist,rabaab player
Vocalist, rabaab player, and innovator
Pyar Khan (Rudra Vina)
OEMI1663
834
1737
18
Delhi
?
son of Bhupat Khan,grandson of khaayal luminary Sadaarang
Ramaswami Dikshitar
OEMI1752
875
1735
0.1817
18-19
Virinjiouram near Kanchipuram, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur
composer,vocalist
Well-known composer and vocalist
his father Muthuswaami Diikshitar, Melattur Veerabhadrayya, Venkata Vaidyanatha Diikshitar
Nazir, V.
OEMI1527
755
1735
1846
18-19
near Agra, Uttar Pradesh
?
Poet
Jivan Shah(Seni)
OEMI0934
473
1732
1810
18-19
Lucknow
rudra veena player
Eminent player of the rudra veena
Brajaranjana Deva
?
OEMI0405
201
1732
1787
?
18
Assam
Assam
composer
Composer of Assamese Vaishnava-Sattriiya songs
Moropant
OEMI1369
686687
1729
1794
18
Kolhapur district,Maharashtra
?
poet,keertan singer
Kartika Tirunal Maharaja
OEMI1031
523
1724
1798
18
?
Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala
patron,
patron and poet who ruled Travancore,a princely state in Kerala.
Mir Taqi Mir
?
OEMI1312
662
1722
1810
?
18-19
Akbarabad,near Agra,Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
Reputed Urdu poet
Mahipati-bua Tahrabadkar
OEMI1239
622
1715
1790
18
?
?
performer and poet of Marathi keertans
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
Arunachala Kavi
?
OEMI0174
76
1711
1788
?
18
Tillayandi,Thanjavur,Tamil Nadu
?
poet, composer
Well-known Tamil poet and composer
Ambalavana Kavirayar
Mohammad Shah 'Rangile'
0817
OEMI1357
681
1702
1748
0406
18
Ghazni,Afghanistan
Delhi
patron,
Mughal Emperor,a great patron of the performing arts
Venkata Kavi Othukadu
OEMI2184
1121
1700
1765
18
Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu
?
composer
Composer
Pooranur Natesa Bhagavatar
Feroze Khan(Adarang)
?
OEMI0628
319
Delhi
1692
1776
?
17-18
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist of the Delhi durbar
Delhi durbar
Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai
OEMI1920
963
1690
1757
17-18
Sind [now in Pakistan]
?
Sindhi devotional poet
Shah Latif
OEMI1921
963
1689
1752
17-18
Sind, Pakistan
?
poet
Mystic poet
Ramachandra Ata
OEMI1732
871
1687
1752
17-18
Narowa Sattra, Vasudeva Than, Assam
?
composer
Composer of Assamese Vaishnava-Sattriiya music
his father Ramaakaanta Aataa
Sarangapani
OEMI1883
945
1680
1710
17-18
?
?
composer
composer
Bullah Shah
?
OEMI0414
204
1680
1752
?
17-18
Lulani,near Lahore,Pakistan
?
poet
Mystic poet
Lalit Kishori Dev
OEMI1183
594595
1680
1770
17-18
Hathkauti, Bhadavar region, Uttar Pradesh
Vrindavan
composer
Composer of devotional sings of Vrindavan
Jacome Gonsalvez
OEMI0888
447
1676
1742
17-18
Pioneer of Sinhala Christian music in Sri Lanka.
Amirkhan Khusrau Khan
?
OEMI0119
51
1670
0.1742
?
17-18
probably Delhi
Delhi
sitar player
Sitar pioneer.
Sadarang (Niyamat Khan)
OEMI1833
908
1670
1747
17-18
?
Delhi
vocalist
pioneer of khayaal?
khayaal
Wali Dakkani
?
OEMI2236
1144
1668
1742
?
17-18
?
?
Early Urdu poet
Shridhar Nazrekar
OEMI1970
974
1658
1729
17-18
Khadki, near Pune, Maharashtra
?
Performer of Marathi keertan and author of aakhyaans
Ramakanta Ata
OEMI1738
872
1649
1717
17-18
Bali Sattra
in the present Vasudeva Than, on the banks of the Sowansiri, Lakhimpur district, Assam
Compser of Assamese Vaishnava-Sattriiya music
his father Daamodara Aataa
Venabai
OEMI2182
1121
1627
1678
17
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
?
Performer of Marathi keertans
saint-poet Raamdaas
Damodardas
?
OEMI0521
253
1617
1647
?
17
?
?
Poet-devotee of Braja-bhoomi
Samraj
OEMI1863
924
1613
1700
17
?
?
composer
singer, composer
Ranganathaswami Nigadikar
OEMI1791
887
1612
1684
17
?
?
composer
performer and composer of Marathi aakhyaans for keertans
Ramdas （Swami）
OEMI1761
878
1608
1681
17
Jamba, Maharashtra
?
Saint-poet of Maharashtra
Kshitrayya
OEMI1122
574575
1600
1680
17
Muvvapuri,Krishna district,Andhra
Varahur,Tamil Nadu
composer
composer
Tukaram （Sant）
OEMI2136
10941095
1598
1650
Dehu, near Pune, Maharashtra
Dehu
Saint-poet whose name is Synonymous with Marathi abhangs
Ibrahim Adil Shah
OEMI0853
438
1580
1627
16-17
Bijapur
?
musician
Musician-king of Bijapur, Karnataka
Dhruvadasji
?
OEMI0580
292
1565
0.17
?
16
?
?
Devotional poet of Braja-bhoomi
Purushottam Thakur
OEMI1656
832
1561
1619
16-17
Patbausi, near Barpeta
Bhela, in the former state of Cooch-Behar
composer
Composer of traditional Vaishnava-Sattriiya music of Assam
Jagannath Kaviraya
OEMI0901
450
1560
1660
16-17
?
?
vocalist, composer
Vocalist and composer
Aniruddha
OEMI0147
62
1553
1626
16-17
?
?
composer
Acclaimed composer of Vaishnava-Sattriya music of Assam
Gopala Ata, Yadumoni
Dasopant
?
OEMI0529
259
1551
1616
?
16-17
?
?
Poet
Eknath
?
OEMI0611
310
1548
1599
?
16
Paithan,Maharashtra
Paithan
Eminent saint-poet of Maharashtra
Nagaridev
?
OEMI1432
715
1547
?
16
?
?
Sixteenth-century devotee-poet of Braja Pradesh
Saraswati (Anis Khaton)
OEMI1885
947
1545
1620
16-17
Rewa
Delhi
vocalist
Talented daughter of Taansen
Nandadas
OEMI1444
721
1545
1595
16
Raopur village, Etah district, Uttar Pradesh
Govardhan, Uttar Pradesh
Saint-poet of Vrindavan
Akbar (Emperor)
1123
OEMI0066
3031
1542
1605
?
16
Amarkot, Rajasthan
Agra
patron,
Mughal Emperor, great patron of the arts
Gopala Ata
OEMI0719
374
1541
1611
16-17
Khokhoragaon, near Gadgaon
?
A disciple of Maadhavadeva and innovator in the Vaishnava-Sattriiya music of Assam
Maadhavadeva
Chaturbhujdas
OEMI0449
225226
1540
1625
16-17
?
?
One of the eight poet-devotees of the group called Ashtachhaap Kavi, of the Vaishnava Pushti Maargi sect.
Adil Shah Sur
?
OEMI0040
22
1524
1557
?
16
?
?
musician
Afghan nobleman,reputedly a musician as well
Sevakji （Damodar Swami）
OEMI1914
962
1524
1557
16
Ghadha, Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh
Vrindavan
Devotional poet of Vrindavan
Krishnadas Kaviraj
OEMI1103
570571
1521
1586
16
Vardhaman district, Bengal
Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
Devotional poet
Chhita Swami
OEMI0462
235236
1514
1589
16
?
Punchhari, Rajasthan
composer
Composer of devotional songs
Govinda Swami
OEMI0740
381
1509
1589
16
Bharatpur region, Rajasthan
?
composer
Composer of devotional songs
devotional songs
Hitaharivans
OEMI0842
433
1506
1556
16
Baad, near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
?
Devotional poet and propagator of the Sri Raadhaa Vallabh Vaishnava sect
Nijaguna Sivayogi
OEMI1532
760
1500
16
?
?
composer
Author and composer of devotional songs
Krishnadas （Poet-devoti）
OEMI1102
570
1500
15781585
16
Chilotra, Ahmedabad region, Gujarat
Chilotra
composer
Composer of Raas-leelaa songs
Paramanandadas
OEMI1597
797
1497
1587
15-16
Kanauj,Uttar Pradesh
Surabhi Kund,Govardhan,Rajasthan
One of the eight poet-devotes(Ashtachhaap) of the Vaishnava Pushti Margi sect.
Mardana （Bhai）
OEMI2273
650651
1496
0.154
15-16
Talwandi, old Punjab Province
?
rabaab player
Rabaab player, loyal accompanist of Guru Nanak, born in a Muslim family of folk musicians
Samokhan Singh (Maharaj)
OEMI1861
923
1495
1556
15-16
?
?
rudra veena player,vocalist
rudra veena player and singer of dhruvapada
Hariram Vyas
OEMI0817
415416
1492
0.1598
15-16
Orchha, Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the river Betwa
?
vocalist
Noted story-teller and vocalist
Madhavadeva
?
OEMI1217
613
Assam
1490
1597
?
15-16
Letekuphukuri in Narayanpur region,along the north bank of River Brahmaputra
Bhela Kakatkuta in the present Cooch-Behar region
Vaishnava saint-musician
Vaishnava saint-musician of Assam
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
?
OEMI0421
208209
1486
1533
07??
15-16
Nabadwip,Bengal
Puri,Orissa
Founder of the Gaudiya Vaishnava sect
Kumbhandas
OEMI1132
578579
1472
1586
15-16
Jamuna Vatan,Rajasthan
Anyor,Sankarshan Kund,Govardhan region,Rajasthan
one of the eight poet-devotees(Ashtachhaap)of the Vaishnava Pushti Maargi sect
Raya Ramananda
OEMI1813
897
1467
1525
15-16
?
?
composer
Oriya composer of devotional songs, mainly of the kaavya-geeti variety.
Mansingh Tomar
?
OEMI1286
645
1450
1517
?
15-16
?
?
?
Sankaradeva
OEMI1871
939940
1449
1568
15-16
Alipukhuri Bardowa of the present Nagaon district, Assam
Bhela Kakatkuta [near Madhupur] in the old state of Cooch-Behar, now part of Bengal
Great Vaishnava saint of Assam who laid the foundations of the Sattriiya school of devotional music and dance.
Kusumabara
Narsinh Mehta
?
OEMI1498
732
1415
1481
?
15
Talaja, near Junagadh town,north Gujarat
?
Saint-poet of Gujarat
Annamacharya （Tallapakam）
OEMI0150
64
Telugu
1408
1503
15-16
Tallapaka village,Cuddapah district, Andhra Pradesh
?
composer
Telugu composer （15th cent.） considered to be the pioneer of south Indian keertan
Sopandev
?
OEMI2022
994
1277
1296
?
13
?
?
Poet of Marathi abhangs
Namdev
OEMI1439
718719
1270
1350
13-14
Pandharpur, Maharashtra
?
He was a contemporary of the celebrated saint-poet Jnaaneswar
Baba Farid
OEMI0218
92
1200
1280
13
Delhi
Poet
Ramchandra Agnihotri
OEMI1754
876
20
1982
0630
20
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Rajaa-bhaiyaa Poochwale
Sagolshem Kalidaman Singh
OEMI1841
911
20
20
Imphal, Manipur
?
vocalist
vocalist
Y.Kartik Singh, Rajkumar Suryaboro Sana
Chunnabai
OEMI0505
245
19
1901
19
?
Pune, Maharashtra
vocalist
Vocalist
Bande Ali Khan
Shamsuddin Khan （Sitar）
OEMI1937
965
Mumbai
19
1920
19-20
?
?
sitar player
Sitar player of the Jaipur gharaanaa
his father Amir Khan
Natthu Khan
?
OEMI1516
741
18
0.1884
?
18
?
?
vocalist
Eminent exponent of the Gwaalior Khayaal gharaanaa
Gwaalior khayaal
his father Kader Bakhsh
khayaal
Vilayat Ali （Haji）
OEMI2203
1128
18
18-19
?
?
tabla player,composer
Tabla wizard, teacher, composer of gats, and founder of the 19th-cent.
Farukhaabaad tabla gharaanaa
Miyaa Bakhshu
Hasir Khan
OEMI0820
418
18
18
?
?
vocalist
Vocalist
the Qavvaal gharaanaa of Dalhi
Zainul Abedin
OEMI2259
1158
18
0.1887
18-19
in or around Lucknow
Hyderabad
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
Faqirullah Saif Khan
?
OEMI0622
317
17
1684
0826
17
?
Allahabad
Author of Raaga Darpan
Vitthal Vipuldev
OEMI2223
1139
16
17
16-17
?
?
composer
Composer of Vaishnava devotional songs
Mutthu Thandavar
OEMI1419
706
16
16
Sirkazhi,south of Chidambaram,Tamil Nadu
?
composer
composer
Lallu Singh
OEMI1190
600
0.1928
2000
0824
20
?
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
tabla player
Tabla player and teacher
Madho Singh
Amanat Khan
?
OEMI0097
46
?
0.1928
1968
0103
20
probably Narsingarh, Madhya Pradesh
Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
vocalist
Vocalist
Hiradevi Mishra
OEMI0840
432
Benares
0.1926
1983
0107
20
?
Benares
vocalist,
Vocalist of light classical forms, specially of the Benares tradition
Alla Khan, her husband Kamal Mishra
Chaturlal
OEMI0450
226
0.1925
1965
1014
20
Udaipur
tabla player
Eminent tabla exponent
Ahmedjan Thirakwa
Rajkumari
OEMI1715
866
0.1925
2000
0317
20
Benares
Mumbai
Noted singer-actress of yesteryears
Bulakilal Yadav
?
OEMI0413
204
0.1923
2000
0408
20
?
Allahabad
tabla player
Tabla player
Lalji Shrivastav
Ram Gopal
OEMI1719
868
0.192
2003
1012
20-21
?
London
Reputed dancer who, like Uday Shankar, took Indian dances to many parts of the world
P00034
Gopal Mishra
OEMI0716
372373
0.192
1977
1222
20
Benares
Delhi
saarangi player
Noted saarangi player
his grandfather Ganeshji Mishra, Bade Ramdas Mishra
Sushila Mishra
OEMI2090
1039
0.192
1998
0808
20
Thrissur district, Kerala
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Author and connoisseur of both Karnatik and Hindustani music
Durga Prasad
OEMI0303
304
0.192
20
Benares, Uttar Pradesh
Noted Kathak dancer, also known as Pande Maharaj
his father, Sukhdev Maharaj,and later from Achchan Maharaj 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
Purushottamadas Pakhawaji
OEMI1658
832
Nathadwara
0.1907
20
Nathadwara
?
pakhaawaj player
Veteran pakhaawaj player of the Nathadwara temple tradition of Rajasthan
Nathadwara temple tradition of Rajasthan
Goswami Govindlalji

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