Delhi gharana

Delhi gharana

The Delhi Gharana is the oldest of all tabla gharanas, and is also the first to establish improvisation rules. It was founded in North-East India, and is easily one of the most, if not the most, common Gharana (or Baj) used today.

History

Delhi Gharana was founded in the early 18th century by Siddhar Khan. Khan, having been a pakhvaj player, was responsible for incorporating pakhvaj bhols to the style. However, the tabla, not the pakhvaj, is now the main instrument of the Delhi gharana.

Playing style

The Delhi tabla style is famous for its vast and rich repertoire of Qaidas. Overall, the sound quality tends to focus on avoiding the overuse of loud, resonant baya (left-hand bass drum) strokes in favor of lighter, more precise strokes. Bols such as dha, tete (tite), terekete and tinnakena are prominent.[1]

Prominent exponents

A few important tabla Ustads are Gamay Khan (1883-1958), his son Inam Ali Khan, Chatur Lal and the last doyen of the Delhi Gharana Ustad Latif Khan.(AND HIS SON)AKBAR LATIF KHAN,BABAR LATIF KHAN

  1. ^ Wegner, Gert-Matthias; Vintage tabla Repertory, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2004.

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