February 22, 2020
MASTERS OF HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL MUSIC: PANDIT RAJSHEKHAR MANSUR: MASTER OF KHAYAAL, JAIPUR ATRAULI GHARANA
Written by Shri Nandu Dhaneshwar – Eminent musician and art critic About Jaipur Atrauli Gharana: The late Ustad Alladiya Khan (1855 to 1946) is venerated as one of the pioneers of Hindustani music. He achieved great fame as a performing musician in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was indeed a genius among singers. Son of the dhrupad singer Ehmat Khan, he was born in Uniyara near Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan. He was an exponent of the Dagar Bani of the dhrupad form. Ustad Alladiya......
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February 22, 2020
Continuities and Divergences: Pt. Rajshekhar Mansur and his Gayaki
Prof. N Manu Chakravarthy Three things converge, the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana, the great Mallikarjun Mansur and of course Pt. Rajshekhar Mansur. So when...
November 04, 2016
The Question of Aakaar and Laya in Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana Gayaki
I would like to dwell here on some aspects of our Gharana Gayaki, as I understand it. I do not wish to cross swords with either practicing musicians of our gharana or music critics in...
July 17, 2016
Gharanas in Hindustani Music – a lament
The importance of gharana in furthering the cause of Hindustani music should not be forgotten in the modern days when very few popular /young musicians stick to the tenets of their gharanas,if they have one....
September 11, 2015
The Jaipur-Atrauli gharana
“Gharanas were systems of singing, constructed by great thought and deliberation behind them. It was not that a master sang and it automatically became a gharana” – Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur THR JAIPUR ATRAULI GHARANA –...
September 11, 2015
Gharana in Hindustani Music
The concept, practice and continuation of gharana singing in the not too distant past was a very distinct reality to practicing and performing Hindustani musicians. It was as real as the air one breathes. The...
September 11, 2015
Aakaar and Laya in Jaipur Atrauli Gayaki
I would like to dwell here on some aspects of our Gharana Gayaki, as I understand it. I do not wish to cross swords with either practicing musicians of our gharana or music critics in...
July 23, 2015
My Taleem from my Guru- Part 2
My taleem from my Guru was not just confined to the learning sessions at home. It continued everywhere when I was travelling with him for concerts and in the concerts. In taxies ferrying us to...
July 22, 2015
My Taleem from my Guru- Part 1
I am writing this note in response to a friend’s request that he and others were eagerly waiting to hear about my taleem from my Guru. Hence,it’s going to be a personal note and may...