Hindustani Classical

Hindustani classical music is a profound and sophisticated genre rooted in the cultural traditions of Northern India. Characterized by its intricate raga system—a framework for melodic organization—and the rhythmic cycles known as talas, this genre values improvisation within these structures, allowing for unique and dynamic performances. The genre makes extensive use of a variety of instruments including the sitar, sarod, bansuri (bamboo flute), and the shehnai, alongside vocal performances. Artists like Bismillah Khan on the shehnai and Hariprasad Chaurasia on the bansuri have epitomized the emotive and spiritual depth of these instruments. The genre emphasizes nuance and expressiveness, with performances often starting slow in a meditative alap section before escalating into a spirited jor and eventually culminating in a complex rhythmic interplay with the tabla in the jhala section.

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Aasmi Jayavant
Abhijith Rao
Abida Sultana
Adarsh Krishnan N
Ajay Solanki
Ajoy Chakrabarty
Alam Khan
Ali Akbar Khan
Alla Rakha
Amir Khan
Amjad Ali Khan
Anand Kashinath
Anindo Chatterjee
Anjali Khare
Anoushka Shankar
Arunita Kanjilal
Ashish Pandit
Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande
Asif Ali Khan
B.Ramana
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Baluji Shrivastav
Bhimsen Joshi
Bickram Ghosh
Bismillah Khan
Buddhadev DasGupta
Debashish Bhattacharya
Diksha Dhoundiyal
Eknath Mali
Farida Khanum
Girija Devi
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Jitendra Abhisheki
Karma Sheen
Kaushiki Chakraborty
Kiran Maratha
Kishan Maharaj
Kishori Amonkar
Kumar Bose
Kumar Gandharva
L. Subramaniam
Lakshmi Shankar
Lalit Khanna
Manish Agrawal
Mauli Ghorpade
Meghna Chandra
Meghna Chandra
Mohan Krishna
Mughal Music
Mukund Suryawanshi
N. H. Shabeer
Nikhil Banerjee
Niladri Kumar
Pandit Jasraj
Pannu Gusain
Pragati Nagpal
Pramod Tripathi
Purbayan Chatterjee
Rahul Deshpande
Rahul Sharma
Rajan & Sajan Mishra
Rajan Mishra
Rajeev Taranath
Rajnish Sharma
Rakesh Chaurasia
Rakesh Pandit
Ram Narayan
Rashid Khan
Ravi Shankar
Ronu Majumdar
Roopa Panesar
Sangeeta Bhageloe
Savita Singh TT
Shahid Parvez
Shailendra Patwal
Shakti
Shamshad Ali Khan
Shashi Lata
Shekhar Astitwa
Shivkumar Sharma
Shobha Gurtu
Shujaat Khan
Soumik Datta
Sudhir Yaduvanshi
Suresh Talwalkar
Surya Ragunaathan
Swapan Chaudhuri
Tarun Bhattacharya
Ulhas Bapat
Vaishali
Vasantrao Deshpande
Veena Sahasrabuddhe
Vilayat Khan
Vishal Sharma
Vishnu Edavan
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Wajid Khan
Yogesh Samsi
Zakir Hussain
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
Vishnu Edavan
Adarsh Krishnan N
Surya Ragunaathan
Mohan Krishna
Anand Kashinath
Rakesh Chaurasia
Rashid Khan
Vaishali
Rahul Sharma
Anoushka Shankar
Rakesh Pandit
Ravi Shankar
Wajid Khan
Bhimsen Joshi
Lalit Khanna
Pandit Jasraj
Ashish Pandit
Zakir Hussain
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Pragati Nagpal
Arunita Kanjilal
Farida Khanum
N. H. Shabeer
Pramod Tripathi
Ronu Majumdar
Mughal Music
Bickram Ghosh
Aasmi Jayavant
Vishal Sharma
Rahul Deshpande
Vasantrao Deshpande
Shekhar Astitwa
Shivkumar Sharma
Niladri Kumar
Sudhir Yaduvanshi
G.S. Sachdev
Eknath Mali
Amjad Ali Khan
Savita Singh TT
Ali Akbar Khan
Alam Khan
Shamshad Ali Khan
Mauli Ghorpade
Kaushiki Chakraborty
Diksha Dhoundiyal
Purbayan Chatterjee
Jitendra Abhisheki
Ram Narayan
Veena Sahasrabuddhe
Manish Agrawal
Ajoy Chakrabarty
Bismillah Khan
Shakti
Vilayat Khan
Baluji Shrivastav
Kishori Amonkar
Debashish Bhattacharya
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
L. Subramaniam
Kumar Gandharva
Rajnish Sharma
B.Ramana
Meghna Chandra
Ulhas Bapat
Shujaat Khan
Mukund Suryawanshi
Abhijith Rao
Meghna Chandra
Buddhadev DasGupta
Alla Rakha
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Rajan & Sajan Mishra
Ajay Solanki
Nikhil Banerjee
Lakshmi Shankar
Shahid Parvez
Suresh Talwalkar
Swapan Chaudhuri
Anindo Chatterjee
Anjali Khare
Shobha Gurtu
Tarun Bhattacharya
Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain
Rajan Mishra
Amir Khan
Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande
Aashish Khan
Latif Ahmed Khan
Yogesh Samsi
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
Shailendra Patwal
Karma Sheen
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan / Pandit Nikhil Banerjee
Girija Devi
Sangeeta Bhageloe
Soumik Datta
Asif Ali Khan
Roopa Panesar
Pannu Gusain
Abida Sultana