Gharanas & musical lineages

Tabla shaped by kathak: open, forceful strokes, dramatic compositions and a close relationship with dance.

Type

gharana

Where it grew

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Voice or instrument

Tabla

Earliest documented figures

Modu Khan, Bakshu Khan

Founded by the brothers Modu Khan and Bakshu Khan, who moved from Delhi to the Awadh court.

• Modu Khan18th to 19th centuryTablaNo page yet

  Co-founder of the Lucknow tabla line.

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

  Sources: Lucknow gharana — Wikipedia · Tabla Gharanas — TyBurhoe & Tala Records · Lucknow Tabla Gharana — www.indianclassicalmusic.com

• Abid Hussain Khan1867–1936TablaNo page yet

  A central Lucknow player and composer of the early twentieth century.

  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: The Case of the Tabla Notebooks of Abid Hussain Khan

• Wajid Hussain Khan1889–1954TablaNo page yet

  Carried the Lucknow repertoire into the radio era.

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

  Sources: Lucknow gharana — Wikipedia

• Afaq Hussain Khan1930–1990TablaNo page yet

  A strict keeper of the Lucknow style and teacher of many later players.

  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: Ustad Afaq Hussain Khan - Tabla artist

• Swapan Chaudhuriborn 1945Tabla

  A leading Lucknow gharana player and long-time teacher in California.

  Taught by Santosh Krishna Biswas

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

  Sources: Swapan Chaudhuri — Wikipedia · Biography - Maestro Swapan Chaudhuri

• Ilmas Hussain Khanborn 1953TablaNo page yet

  Family-line player of the Lucknow gharana.

  Taught by Afaq Hussain Khan

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

  Sources: Lucknow gharana — Wikipedia · ustad ilmas hussain khan - Indian Music Forums