Gharanas & musical lineages

The lighter, faster bandish thumri of Lucknow, shaped by dance and by the court's own compositions.

Type

teaching lineage

Where it grew

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Voice or instrument

Thumri and semi-classical

Earliest documented figures

Wajid Ali Shah

Grew at the court of Wajid Ali Shah in the mid nineteenth century, closely tied to kathak dance.

• Wajid Ali Shah1822–1887Thumri and semi-classicalNo page yet

  The last king of Awadh, a composer under the name Akhtarpiya and a patron of thumri and kathak.

  No teaching relationship was proposed for this musician, so no relationship check was run; biographical research is still outstanding.

  Sources: Wajid Ali Shah — Wikipedia · Journey of Thumri from Lucknow to Calcutta

• Begum Akhtar1914–1974Thumri, dadra and ghazalNo page yet

  The defining ghazal and thumri voice of twentieth-century north India.

  Taught by Abdul Waheed Khan

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

  Sources: Begum Akhtar — Wikipedia · Begum Akhtar: Guru who valued passion for music over ... · Begum Akhtar - Thumri, Dadra and Poorvi

• Shanti Hiranand1932–2020Thumri and ghazalNo page yet

  Begum Akhtar's student and biographer.

  Taught by Begum Akhtar

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

  Sources: Shanti Hiranand — Wikipedia · About - Shanti Hiranand