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Gharanas & musical lineages
Kudau Singh pakhawaj lineage · Approved research as of 11 October 2026 · https://indianmusicarchive.org
Kudau Singh pakhawaj lineage
A pakhawaj line remembered for sheer power, and still taught through the Dagar circle and Bundelkhand families.
- Type
- teaching lineage
- Where it grew
- Bundelkhand and Datia, Madhya Pradesh
- Voice or instrument
- Pakhawaj
- Earliest documented figures
- Kudau Singh
Named after Kudau Singh, a nineteenth-century pakhawaj player of legendary strength and technique.
- Kudau Singh19th centuryPakhawajNo page yet
The lineage's founding figure.
No teaching relationship was proposed for this musician, so no relationship check was run; biographical research is still outstanding.
Sources: Pakhavaj — Wikipedia · Kudau Singh | Pakhawaj - Learning & Research
Sources for this tradition
Researched entry · 1 musicians documented · Last reviewed 14 September 2026