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
OEMI1357
Mohammad Shah 'Rangile'
patron,
Mughal Emperor,a great patron of the performing arts
1702
0817
Ghazni,Afghanistan
1748
0406
Delhi
681
OEMI1833
Sadarang (Niyamat Khan)
vocalist
pioneer of khayaal?
khayaal
1670
?
1747
Delhi
908
OEMI2236
Wali Dakkani
Early Urdu poet
1668
?
?
1742
?
?
1144
OEMI0888
Jacome Gonsalvez
Pioneer of Sinhala Christian music in Sri Lanka.
1676
1742
447
OEMI1970
Shridhar Nazrekar
Performer of Marathi keertan and author of aakhyaans
1658
Khadki, near Pune, Maharashtra
1729
?
974
OEMI1738
Ramakanta Ata
Compser of Assamese Vaishnava-Sattriiya music
1649
Bali Sattra
1717
in the present Vasudeva Than, on the banks of the Sowansiri, Lakhimpur district, Assam
his father Daamodara Aataa
872
OEMI1883
Sarangapani
composer
composer
1680
?
1710
?
945
OEMI1863
Samraj
composer
singer, composer
1613
?
1700
?
924
OEMI1791
Ranganathaswami Nigadikar
composer
performer and composer of Marathi aakhyaans for keertans
1612
?
1684
?
887
OEMI0622
Faqirullah Saif Khan
Author of Raaga Darpan
17
?
?
1684
0826
Allahabad
317
OEMI1761
Ramdas （Swami）
Saint-poet of Maharashtra
1608
Jamba, Maharashtra
1681
?
878
OEMI1122
Kshitrayya
composer
composer
1600
Muvvapuri,Krishna district,Andhra
1680
Varahur,Tamil Nadu
574575
OEMI2182
Venabai
Performer of Marathi keertans
1627
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
1678
?
saint-poet Raamdaas
1121
OEMI0901
Jagannath Kaviraya
vocalist, composer
Vocalist and composer
1560
?
1660
?
450
OEMI1891
Sarmad
poet
Mystic poet
?
1657
Delhi
950
OEMI1544
Nityanandadeva
composer
Noted compser of Assamese Vaishnava-Sattriya songs
Assamese
16051608
Assam
1650
Assam
his elder brother Ramadeva
764
OEMI2136
Tukaram （Sant）
Saint-poet whose name is Synonymous with Marathi abhangs
1598
Dehu, near Pune, Maharashtra
1650
Dehu
10941095
OEMI0521
Damodardas
Poet-devotee of Braja-bhoomi
1617
?
?
1647
?
?
253
OEMI0853
Ibrahim Adil Shah
musician
Musician-king of Bijapur, Karnataka
1580
Bijapur
1627
?
438
OEMI0147
Aniruddha
composer
Acclaimed composer of Vaishnava-Sattriya music of Assam
1553
?
1626
?
Gopala Ata, Yadumoni
62
OEMI0449
Chaturbhujdas
One of the eight poet-devotees of the group called Ashtachhaap Kavi, of the Vaishnava Pushti Maargi sect.
1540
?
1625
?
225226
OEMI2139
Tulsidas
Saint-poet, celebrated author of Raama Charita Maanas, the story of Sri Raama, in Avadhi, a dialect of the Hindi-speaking region of India
0.1532
?
1623
?
Naraharidaas
10951096
OEMI1885
Saraswati (Anis Khaton)
vocalist
Talented daughter of Taansen
1545
Rewa
1620
Delhi
947
OEMI1656
Purushottam Thakur
composer
Composer of traditional Vaishnava-Sattriiya music of Assam
1561
Patbausi, near Barpeta
1619
Bhela, in the former state of Cooch-Behar
832
OEMI0529
Dasopant
Poet
1551
?
?
1616
?
?
259
OEMI0719
Gopala Ata
A disciple of Maadhavadeva and innovator in the Vaishnava-Sattriiya music of Assam
1541
Khokhoragaon, near Gadgaon
1611
?
Maadhavadeva
374
OEMI0066
Akbar (Emperor)
patron,
Mughal Emperor, great patron of the arts
1542
1123
Amarkot, Rajasthan
1605
?
Agra
3031
OEMI2080
Surdas Madanmohan
composer
Composer of devotional songs
0.1537
?
1600
Vrindaavan, Uttar Pradesh
1035
OEMI0611
Eknath
Eminent saint-poet of Maharashtra
1548
?
Paithan,Maharashtra
1599
?
Paithan
310
OEMI1217
Madhavadeva
Vaishnava saint-musician
Vaishnava saint-musician of Assam
Assam
1490
?
Letekuphukuri in Narayanpur region,along the north bank of River Brahmaputra
1597
?
Bhela Kakatkuta in the present Cooch-Behar region
613
OEMI1444
Nandadas
Saint-poet of Vrindavan
1545
Raopur village, Etah district, Uttar Pradesh
1595
Govardhan, Uttar Pradesh
721
OEMI0462
Chhita Swami
composer
Composer of devotional songs
1514
?
1589
Punchhari, Rajasthan
235236
OEMI0740
Govinda Swami
composer
Composer of devotional songs
devotional songs
1509
Bharatpur region, Rajasthan
1589
?
381
OEMI1597
Paramanandadas
One of the eight poet-devotes(Ashtachhaap) of the Vaishnava Pushti Margi sect.
1497
Kanauj,Uttar Pradesh
1587
Surabhi Kund,Govardhan,Rajasthan
797
OEMI1132
Kumbhandas
one of the eight poet-devotees(Ashtachhaap)of the Vaishnava Pushti Maargi sect
1472
Jamuna Vatan,Rajasthan
1586
Anyor,Sankarshan Kund,Govardhan region,Rajasthan
578579
OEMI1103
Krishnadas Kaviraj
Devotional poet
1521
Vardhaman district, Bengal
1586
Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
570571
OEMI1871
Sankaradeva
Great Vaishnava saint of Assam who laid the foundations of the Sattriiya school of devotional music and dance.
1449
Alipukhuri Bardowa of the present Nagaon district, Assam
1568
Bhela Kakatkuta [near Madhupur] in the old state of Cooch-Behar, now part of Bengal
Kusumabara
939940
OEMI1651
Purandaradasa
musician
Saint-musician, usually called the grandfather of present-day Karnatik music
0.1471
Purandaragad village
1564
0102
Hampi Karnataka
830831
OEMI0040
Adil Shah Sur
musician
Afghan nobleman,reputedly a musician as well
1524
?
?
1557
?
?
22
OEMI1914
Sevakji （Damodar Swami）
Devotional poet of Vrindavan
1524
Ghadha, Bundelkhand region, Uttar Pradesh
1557
Vrindavan
962
OEMI1861
Samokhan Singh (Maharaj)
rudra veena player,vocalist
rudra veena player and singer of dhruvapada
1495
?
1556
?
923
OEMI0842
Hitaharivans
Devotional poet and propagator of the Sri Raadhaa Vallabh Vaishnava sect
1506
Baad, near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
1556
?
433
OEMI1314
Mirabai
Sixteenth-century saint-poet of legendary fame
0.1504
?
Kudki,near Merta,former Jodhpur state of Rajasthan
1546
?
?
663664
OEMI0421
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Founder of the Gaudiya Vaishnava sect
1486
?
Nabadwip,Bengal
1533
07??
Puri,Orissa
208209
OEMI1813
Raya Ramananda
composer
Oriya composer of devotional songs, mainly of the kaavya-geeti variety.
1467
?
1525
?
897
OEMI1286
Mansingh Tomar
?
1450
?
?
1517
?
?
645
OEMI0150
Annamacharya （Tallapakam）
composer
Telugu composer （15th cent.） considered to be the pioneer of south Indian keertan
Telugu
1408
Tallapaka village,Cuddapah district, Andhra Pradesh
1503
?
64
OEMI1498
Narsinh Mehta
Saint-poet of Gujarat
1415
?
Talaja, near Junagadh town,north Gujarat
1481
?
?
732
OEMI1439
Namdev
He was a contemporary of the celebrated saint-poet Jnaaneswar
1270
Pandharpur, Maharashtra
1350
?
718719
OEMI0914
Janabai
Poetess of Marathi abhangs
1350
461
OEMI0968
Jyotiriswara
Author of Varna Ratnaakara and two more works titled Maithili Dhurta Sumagama and Nritya Vidyaa Kathaa
0.128
?
1340
?
490
OEMI0116
Amir Khusrau
poet-musician, Sufi mystic
Thirteenth-century poet-musician and Sufi mystic of the Delhi Sultanate
0.1253
?
Patiala
1325
?
?
Qavvaal
5051
OEMI2022
Sopandev
Poet of Marathi abhangs
1277
?
?
1296
?
?
994
OEMI0218
Baba Farid
Poet
1200
1280
Delhi
92
OEMI2256
Zahur Khan （Khurja）
vocalist,composer
Noted vocalist （dhrupad, hoori, and khayaal） and composer
kdhrupad, hoori,,hayaal
0.185
?
20
?
Khurjaa gharaanaa
his father Ghulam Hussain Khan
11571158
OEMI0486
Chinnaswamy Mudaliar, A.M.
A pioneer in modern compilation of musical compositions
?
20
?
240
OEMI1753
Rambhau Saverkar
vocalist
Noted khayaal singer of Indore
khayaal
Indore
?
19
?
Haddu Khan
876
OEMI1189
Lalji-bua
vocalist
Noted dhrupad singer
dhrupad
?
19
?
600
OEMI1840
Sagara Daivajna
singer
Salmara village, near Pingalesvara, Kamrup district, Assam
19
?
910
OEMI2223
Vitthal Vipuldev
composer
Composer of Vaishnava devotional songs
16
?
17
?
1139
OEMI2026
Srichand Misra
tabla player
Tabla player
0.19
?
Benares
0.197
?
?
his father Sarju Misra and uncle Bikku Maharaj
1008
OEMI0800
Harendra Kishore Roy Choudhuri
patron,musician
Patron and musician
0.1887
Ramgopalpur, now in Bangladesh
0.195
?
tabla; Natthu Khan, Prasanna Kumar Banikya, Masid Khan, Maulaviram, Abid Hussain Khan
410
OEMI0625
Fazal Hussain
sitar player
Eminent sitar player of the Seni lineage
0.1878
?
?
0.1949
?
?
Agra,Seni
Amir Khan
318319
OEMI0019
Abdul Wahid Khan
vocalist
Reputed vocalist
0.1878
?
Kirana, Uttar Pradesh
0.1949
?
Saharanpur,Uttar Pradesh
Haidar Bakhsh
6
OEMI0708
Gokulchand Pujari
Mridang player and singer
1872
Sasani, Uttar Pradesh
0.1947
Hathras, Uttar Pradesh
Kudau Singh
371
OEMI1399
Muravvat Khan
sitar player,vocalist
Durbar musician. vocalist and sitar player
0.186
?
?
0.1945
?
?
Azam Khan Kalpiwale and Abdul Ghani Khan
698
OEMI1450
Nanhe Khan （Vocal, Agra）
vocalist?
Vocalist?
1899
Mysore
0.1945
Agra
Agra gharaanaa?
Kallan Khan
723
OEMI0233
Bade Agha Khan
vocalist, teacher
Vocalist and teacher
1892
Baghdad
0.1944
Lucknow
96
OEMI1262
Mangubai
vocalist
Noted dhrupad singer of the Gwalior durbar
dhrupad
0.185
?
?
0.194
?
?
Haddu and Hassu Khan
639
OEMI1447
Nanhe Khan （Mumbai）
tabla player
Well-known tabla player
Gujarat and Mumbai
0.1872
?
0.194
?
his father Hussain Bakhsh, his elder brother Ghasit Khan
722
P06664
OEMI0232
Badal Khan
saarangi player
Eminent saarangi player of the Paanipat gharaanaa
0.1834
?
0.1937
Agra
Paanipat
95
OEMI1915
Shabbu Khan
vocalist
Vocalist of the Delhi gharaanaa
Hyderabad
?
0.1936
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Delhi
his family
962
OEMI0392
Biru Mishra
tabla player
Reputed tabla and pakhaawaj player
Nepal durbar
188696
Benares
0.1935
?
Vishwanath Prasad, Madan Mohan Mishra
194
OEMI0599
Duliya Rana
writer, performer
Writer and performer of Shekhaawati khyaals of Rajasthan
0.1855
?
0.1935
Jaipur
303
OEMI0016
Abdul Rahim Khan
vocalist
Vocalist
0.186
?
Delhi
0.193
?
probably Hyderabad
his family(Ghulam Gaus Khan and Tanras Khan
6
OEMI0078
Ali Hussain Khan (Rudra Vina)
Veteran of the Sahaswan gharaanaa
Mumbai
185055
?
Lucknow
0.193
?
?
Sahaswan
38
OEMI0633
Fida Hussain Khan(Sitar)
sitar player
Son of Gwalior sitar veteran,Amir Khan.
0.1875
?
?
0.1927
?
?
Amir Khan
320
OEMI0601
Duraiswami Iler （Manattattai）
vocalist
Reputed vocalist
0.1865
?
0.1926
?
his paternal uncle Manattattai Ramaswami Iyer
303
OEMI0022
Abdulla Khan(Sarod)
musician
Durber musician of Darbhanga state,Bihar
arbhanga state,Bihar
0.1843
?
Shahjahanour,Uttar Pradesh
0.1926
?
Darbhanga,Bihar
7
OEMI0213
Azhaganambi Pillai
Mridangam performer of Kumbhakonam, Tamil Nabu
1863
Srirangam
0.1926
His uncles, Swaminatha Pillai and Venka Pillai
90
OEMI0222
Bablibai Salgaonkar
vocalist
Reputed khayaal singer of her time
khayaal
0.186
Salgaon, Goa
0.1925
Mumbai
Agra
Natthan Khan
93
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
OEMI1095
Krishna Bhamini
vocalist
Vocalist
?
0.1922
Kolkata
569
OEMI0268
Bala-saheb Guruji
vocalist
Vocalist of the Gwalior gharaanaa
0.1846
?
Gwalior
0.192
?
Gwalior
Gwalior
110
OEMI2149
Umrao Khan （Vocal）
vocalist
Vocalist
0.1845
0.192
Hyderabad
his illustrious father Tanras Khan
1102
OEMI0546
Dehiram Sarma Oja
Singer of Vyaasa Ojaapaali of Assam
0.1839
?
Vyasapara,Darrang district,Assam
0.1919
?
Vyasapara
264
OEMI0180
Asad Ali Khan(Rampur)
Sursinger maestro
0.1858
?
Rampur,Uttar Pradesh
0.1918
?
Rampur
78
OEMI1541
Nissar Hussain Khan （Gwalior）
vocalist
Noted vocalist and teacher
0.1844
Gwalior
0.1916
?
his foster-father Natthu Khan
763764
OEMI1615
Patwardhan
Pakhaawaj player and teacher
1868
Miraj, Maharashtra
0.1916
Miraj
806
OEMI0670
Ghanshyamdas Pakhawaji
Pakhaawaj player
1880
Rajasthan
0.1915
?
his father Shankarlal
354355
OEMI0986
Kale Khan （Kasurwale; Patiala）
vocalist
Emiinent vocalist
Mumbai
0.187
Patiala, Punjab
0.1915
Kanpur
his uncle Ustaad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
502503
OEMI1394
Murad Ali Khan(Hyderabad)
vocalist
Vocalist
?
?
0.1915
?
?
696
OEMI1449
Nanhe Khan （Tabla）
tabla player
Tabla player?
1850
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
0.1915
probably Kolkata
his father Hussain Ali, Vilayat Ali
723
OEMI0112
Amir Khan(Seni,Gwalior)
sitar player
Eminent sitar player
0.1847
?
Gwalior
0.1915
?
Gwalior
50
OEMI2275
Mehbob Khan
vocalist
Vocalist and composer, well-known by his pen-name 'Daras-piyaa'
0.1839
Atrauli
0.1915
Atrauli
his father Zahur Khan, Tanras Khan
666
OEMI0183
Asgar Ali Khan
Well-known sarod player of the durvar of Darbhanga,Bihar
0.1841
?
Gwalior
0.1912
?
Darbhanga
81
OEMI0237
Bade Munne （Khan Khayal）
Reputed exponent
?
0.1912
Lucknow
97
OEMI2267
Zohrabai （Agrewali）
vocalist
Vocalist, rated topmost among the female singers of her time in north India
0.187
Agra
0.1911
Patna
Her first teacher was Ahmed Khan, later Mehboob Khan
11601161
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
P02179
OEMI0753
Gulab Bai
Well-known singer of Jaipur
?
0.191
Mysore
Haidar Bakhsh
386