Gharanas & musical lineages

Very slow, inward khayal with sparse ornament, deep meaning given to each note, and a distinctive use of sargam.

Type

gharana

Where it grew

Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Voice or instrument

Khayal vocal

Earliest documented figures

Amir Khan

A twentieth-century gharana founded by Amir Khan, who drew on his father's training and on several older singers.

• Amir Khan1912–1974Khayal vocal

  Founder of the style; one of the most influential singers of the twentieth century.

  Taught by Shahmir Khan

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Amir Khan (singer) — Wikipedia · amirkhanikhayal - indoregharanaofustadamirkhan · Ustad Amir Khan

• Amarnath1924–1996Khayal vocalNo page yet

  Amir Khan's foremost disciple, also a composer.

  Taught by Amir Khan

  No continuous-text source was read for this musician in the research run, only search result listings, so both the teacher checks and the wider biography remain unchecked.

  Sources: Pandit Amarnath: Home

• Singh BandhuDuo or ensembleKhayal vocalNo page yet

  A performing duo or ensemble. Dates and teaching for each musician are recorded separately once each person is sourced on their own.

  The brothers Tejpal and Surinder Singh, who sang in the Indore manner.

  Recorded as a duo or ensemble label. Individual identities, dates and teaching links must be established and separately sourced before any personal fact is shown. No teaching relationship was proposed for this musician, so no relationship check was run; biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Singh Bandhu — Wikipedia · Significance of singing style of Indore gharana

• Kankana Banerjeeborn 1946Khayal vocalNo page yet

  Concert singer trained by Amir Khan.

  Taught by Amir Khan

  Relationship checking is complete against the source text read for this musician; wider biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Kankana Banerjee — Wikipedia · Kankana Banerjee - Hindustani Classical Artist