The Bhendibazaar gharana is one of the vocal gharanas of

Indian classical music Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as '' Hindustani'' and the South Indian expression known as '' Carnatic''. These traditions were not ...

, which originated in Bhendi Bazaar area of

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in 1890.

History and features

The Bhendibazaar gharana was founded around 1890 by brothers Chhajju Khan, Nazir Khan and Khadim Hussain Khan in the Bhendi bazaar area of

. The features of this gharana include using 'aakaar' for presenting

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s in an open voice, with clear intonation, a stress on breath-control, singing long passages in a single breath, a preference for madhyalaya (medium tempo) and use of the well-known '' Merukhand'' or ''Khandmeru'' system for extended ''

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s''. Chhajju Khan's son

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, are well-known exponents of this gharana. Amir Khan's father Shahmir Khan belonged to this gharana and passed on the tradition to his son.

Prominent exponents

Fourth generation- Disciples of Aman Ali Khan (1888-1953)

* Pandit Shivkumar Shukla (1918-1998) * Ramesh Nadkarni (1921–1995) * T.D. Janorikar (1921-2006)

Fifth generation

* (Late)Neelatai Nagpurkar; (Late)Upendra Kamat; (Late)Mandakini Gadre; (Late)Pt. Jagannath 'Sangeetmurti' Prasad; Vasanti Sathe

Other disciples

* Disciples of Aman Ali Khan: Ashraf hussain

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References

External links

Website devoted to Bhendi Bazaar gharanaBhendi Bazaar gharana
at

ITC Sangeet Research Academy ITC Sangeet Research Academy is a Hindustani classical music academy run by the corporate house, ITC Ltd. It is located in Kolkata, India. Noted musicians associated with the academy include Ulhas Kashalkar, Falguni Mitra, Ajoy Chakrabarty, U ...

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