Gharanas & musical lineages

Powerful tabla with pakhawaj in its language, made famous worldwide by Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussain.

Type

gharana

Where it grew

Punjab

Voice or instrument

Tabla

Earliest documented figures

Lala Bhawani Das

Traced to Lala Bhawani Das; its repertoire draws on the older pakhawaj playing of the region.

• Lala Bhawani Das18th centuryTablaNo page yet

  Named as the founder of the Punjab tabla line.

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

  Sources: Punjab gharana — Wikipedia · Parampara | Pakhawaj - Learning & Research - WordPress.com

• Mian Qadir Baksh1875–1937TablaNo page yet

  The gharana's central figure before Partition and teacher of Alla Rakha.

  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: Punjab gharana

• Alla Rakha1919–2000Tabla

  Accompanist to Ravi Shankar and the player who made tabla familiar abroad.

  Taught by Mian Qadir Baksh

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

  Sources: Alla Rakha — Wikipedia

• Zakir Hussain1951–2024Tabla

  The most widely known tabla player of his time, in classical music and far beyond it.

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

  Sources: Zakir Hussain (musician) — Wikipedia · Zakir Hussain (musician) · Zakir Hussain, a famous Tabla player, belonged to which of ...

• Fazal Qureshiborn 1963Tabla

  Son of Alla Rakha, active in classical and cross-genre work.

  Taught by Alla Rakha

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

  Sources: Fazal Qureshi — Wikipedia

• Taufiq Qureshiborn 1962Percussion

  Percussionist who extended the family's rhythmic language to other drums.

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

  Sources: Taufiq Qureshi — Wikipedia