Bhendibazaar gharana

Type

gharana

Voice or instrument

Khayal vocal

Where it grew

Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh

Later centres of activity

Mumbai

Earliest documented figures

Chhajju Khan, Nazir Khan, Khadim Hussain Khan

Musicians documented

4

Founded in Mumbai by three brothers from Moradabad: Chhajju Khan, Nazir Khan and Khadim Hussain Khan.

Ordered oldest first, so the list reads down the generations: the earliest documented musicians of the tradition, then the players who carried it on, then those active today. The second view shows only the teacher-to-student links the archive can source.

• Chhajju Khan19th to 20th centuryKhayal vocalNo page yet

  One of the three founding brothers.

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

  Sources: Bhendi Bazaar gharana — Wikipedia · Bhendi Bazaar Gharana: Origin, Founders, Style, History · Chhajju Khan is one of the founder of which Gharana? · Bhendi Bazaar Gharana: Bombay and Hindustani Classical ...

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• Aman Ali Khan1888–1953Khayal vocalNo page yet

  The gharana's best known singer and composer, using the pen name Amar.

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

  Sources: Aman Ali Khan — Wikipedia · Bhendi Bazaar Gharana: Bombay and Hindustani Classical ... · Bhendi Bazaar Gharana: Origin, Founders, Style, History

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• Anjanibai Malpekar1883–1974Khayal vocalNo page yet

  A celebrated singer of the early twentieth century who later taught widely.

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

  Sources: Anjanibai Malpekar — Wikipedia · Anjanibai Malpekar-first woman Sangeet Natak Academy ...

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• Shashikala Koratkar1943–2017Khayal vocalNo page yet

  One of the last singers trained closely in this style.

  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: Suhasini Koratkar · The Silent Torchbearer of the Bhendi Bazaar Gharana

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