Indian Classical Musicians
11 entries in the Indian Classical Musicians compendium.
Hariprasad ChaurasiaIndian classical flautist who elevated the bansuri as a concert instrument.Purandara DasaFounder of Carnatic music pedagogy and devotional composer.Muthuswami DikshitarYoungest of the Carnatic Trinity, composer of around 500 Sanskrit kritis.Syama SastriOldest of the Trinity of Carnatic music, known for complex compositions.TyagarajaComposer of Carnatic music and one of its Trinity.Nikhil BanerjeeSitarist of the Maihar Gharana and Padma Bhushan recipient.Mehdi HassanPakistani ghazal singer known as Emperor of Ghazal.Zakir Hussain (musician)Tabla virtuoso who bridged Indian classical and global music.Ali Akbar KhanSarod maestro who brought Indian classical music to the West.Jagjit SinghIndian ghazal singer and composer who revived the classical art form.Ravi ShankarIndian sitarist who popularized classical music globally.
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