Gharanas & musical lineages

The sarangi grew up accompanying singers, and its teaching lines follow those households rather than one founding name. Solo sarangi is a twentieth-century development.

Type

teaching lineage

Where it grew

Delhi and Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh

Voice or instrument

Sarangi

Sarangi teaching ran through accompanists' families rather than a single founder; the Delhi and Moradabad households are the best documented.

• Bundu Khan1880–1955Sarangi

  The outstanding Delhi sarangi player of his generation; moved to Pakistan after Partition.

  Taught by Mamman Khan

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

  Sources: Bundu Khan — Wikipedia · Bundu Khan

• Shakoor Khan1912–1991SarangiNo page yet

  Senior sarangi player and teacher, long with All India Radio.

  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: Shakoor Khan · [Solved] Famous musician Shakoor Khan was associated ...

• Ram Narayan1927–2024Sarangi

  Established the sarangi as a solo concert instrument.

  Taught by Abdul Wahid Khan

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

  Sources: Ram Narayan — Wikipedia · Pandit Ram Narayan

• Sabri Khan1927–2015Sarangi

  Moradabad line player who taught the sarangi widely in India and abroad.

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

  Sources: Sabri Khan — Wikipedia · Sabri Khan

• Sultan Khan1940–2011Sarangi

  Sarangi player of the Sikar line, known in classical music and in film and popular collaborations.

  Taught by Gulab Khan

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

  Sources: Sultan Khan (musician) — Wikipedia · Sultan Khan

• Dhruba Ghosh1957–2017Sarangi

  Explored a new solo vocabulary for the instrument.

  Taught by Nikhil Ghosh

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

  Sources: Dhruba Ghosh — Wikipedia · Dhruba Ghosh

• Kamal Sabriborn 1972SarangiNo page yet

  Contemporary sarangi player continuing the Moradabad line.

  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: Kamal Sabri