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Agra gharana
The Agra Gharana is a tradition of Hindustani Classical music apprenticeship, heritage, and stylization associated with a family of musicians from Agra. The gharana is known primarily for vocal music due to the notability of exponents like Faiyaz Khan and Vilayat Hussain Khan in the first half of the 20th century.
Descended from the Nauharbani tradition of Dhrupad, Agra gharana was influenced by earlier traditions of khayal like Gwalior gharana and Rangile gharana. Musicians of the Agra gharana have shared close relations both socially and aesthetically with the Atrauli and Jaipur-Atrauli traditions.
Contemporary musicians representing the Agra gharana include Lalith J. Rao, Waseem Ahmed Khan, Bharathi Prathap, and Priya Purushothaman.
The Agra gharana takes its name from the city of Agra, which was the ancestral home of Vilayat Hussain Khan's family. Many musical families resided in Agra ancestrally, such as the Mewati and Etawah traditions, but Vilayat Hussain Khan's ancestors were more associated with the region amongst musicians.
Musicians of the Agra gharana claim descendence from the Nauharbani tradition of Dhrupad and legendary musician Nayak Gopal, a contemporary of Amir Khusrau. Nayak Gopal was acquired by Alauddin Khalji (1296 - 1316) as a court musician after the sack of Devgiri, around 1300 CE.
Musicians of the Agra gharana claim descendence from musician Haji Sujan Khan, a contemporary of legendary musician Tansen, who served at the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar in Delhi during the second half of the 16th century.
Descendants of Haji Sujan Khan's family resettled in Agra after divestment from the arts by the Mughal Court of Aurangzeb.
One of his descendants, Ghagge Khuda Baksh, ill-reputed due to his rough ("ghagge") voice went outside the gharana to learn from Natthan Peer Baksh of the Gwalior tradition. He learned khayal from Peer Baksh. After returning to Agra with new musical repertoire and techniques from Gwalior, Khuda Baksh's impressive changes were embraced by his Agra peers. Agra gharana musicians claim Khuda Baksh introduced khayal into their tradition. Khuda Baksh later served at the Jaipur Court.
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Agra gharana
The Agra Gharana is a tradition of Hindustani Classical music apprenticeship, heritage, and stylization associated with a family of musicians from Agra. The gharana is known primarily for vocal music due to the notability of exponents like Faiyaz Khan and Vilayat Hussain Khan in the first half of the 20th century.
Descended from the Nauharbani tradition of Dhrupad, Agra gharana was influenced by earlier traditions of khayal like Gwalior gharana and Rangile gharana. Musicians of the Agra gharana have shared close relations both socially and aesthetically with the Atrauli and Jaipur-Atrauli traditions.
Contemporary musicians representing the Agra gharana include Lalith J. Rao, Waseem Ahmed Khan, Bharathi Prathap, and Priya Purushothaman.
The Agra gharana takes its name from the city of Agra, which was the ancestral home of Vilayat Hussain Khan's family. Many musical families resided in Agra ancestrally, such as the Mewati and Etawah traditions, but Vilayat Hussain Khan's ancestors were more associated with the region amongst musicians.
Musicians of the Agra gharana claim descendence from the Nauharbani tradition of Dhrupad and legendary musician Nayak Gopal, a contemporary of Amir Khusrau. Nayak Gopal was acquired by Alauddin Khalji (1296 - 1316) as a court musician after the sack of Devgiri, around 1300 CE.
Musicians of the Agra gharana claim descendence from musician Haji Sujan Khan, a contemporary of legendary musician Tansen, who served at the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar in Delhi during the second half of the 16th century.
Descendants of Haji Sujan Khan's family resettled in Agra after divestment from the arts by the Mughal Court of Aurangzeb.
One of his descendants, Ghagge Khuda Baksh, ill-reputed due to his rough ("ghagge") voice went outside the gharana to learn from Natthan Peer Baksh of the Gwalior tradition. He learned khayal from Peer Baksh. After returning to Agra with new musical repertoire and techniques from Gwalior, Khuda Baksh's impressive changes were embraced by his Agra peers. Agra gharana musicians claim Khuda Baksh introduced khayal into their tradition. Khuda Baksh later served at the Jaipur Court.