Pt. Ravi Shankar is legendary persona has taken the sitar to empyreal heights, both nationally and internationally. Chhote Rahimat Khan is a popular sitar player who has performed many shows in India and aboard. Anokhelal Mishra, famed as the Samrat of Tabla playing, had exceptional skills which fetched him the repute of being the wizard of specific Tabla syllables. This great accompanist and soloist was greatly admired for his simplicity and sobriety. Ustad Vilayat Khan was one of Indias most well known sitar maestros, born in Gauripur in Mymensingh, Bengal. Kanchipuram Nayana Pillai was music composer in 19th century who hailed from South India, and was a master in pallavi rendition. Nikhil Ranjan Banerjee was a Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar Gharana who played the stringed instrument sitar Pt. Pannalal Ghosh is the man behind making Bansuri (flute) an integral part of Hindustani Classical Music. Pandit Samta Prasad was a noted Tabla player who had also performed in a number of Hindi films. He had been honoured with various prestigious awards including Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. Uppalapu Srinivas was an illustrious mandolin player who marked his prominence in the Indian music since a very young age. A recipient of Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, he was popularly known as Mandolin Srinivas. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan was a Hindustani classical musician who belonged to the Maihar Gharana. He is known for playing sarod. Ustad Asad Ali Khan is a tenacious man, and zealously guarded his innate intellect to mesmerize the loyal audience. Ustad Bundu Khan is sarangi-crazy persona and is an enigma to the world of Hindustani classical music, with his unusual intellect. Imdad Khan was a notable surbahar player who was born on 1848. through his immense contribution he emerged as the greatest musician of his generation Yogesh Samsi is a famous Tabla player in the sphere of Hindustani classical music who was trained in this instrument by Ustad Allarakha Khan. Ustad Bismillah Khan contributed immensely to the art of playing Shehnai. He is a legendary figure in the genre of classical music. Allauddin Khan was a Bengali sarodiya and multi-instrumentalist, composer. He was one of the most renowned music teachers of the 20th Century in Indian classical music. Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar can be named the forefather of the rudra veena and the initiator of dhrupad in Indian musical history. This sarod maestro captivates even the common man, as well as wizards with his perfect style of rendition. Shadkala Govinda Marar was a Carnatic Musician from Kerala. Govinda Marar was well adept in playing various musical instruments such as Chenda, Edakka and Thimila. Pandit Kishan Maharaj was a noted Tabla player known for his excellent skills of playing with any accompaniment. His contributions have been honoured with Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan and other prestigious accolades. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is an Indian music composer and santoor player, hailing from Jammu and Kashmir. Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma has made the art of playing santoor, a folk instrument, unsurpassable and incomparable in all ages to come. Ustad Zakir Hussain, classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, is today appreciated as an international phenomenon hailing from India. He has also proved his mettle as musical producer, film actor and composer. Ustad Imrat Khan is truly an outstanding player to have mastered the surbahar according to his will and with full vigour. Pt. Ram Narayan, a maverick sarangi player can be called the re-inventor of the instrument and lend it its fresh characteristics. |