Lucknow gharana (tabla)
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Lucknow gharānā, also known as "Purab gharâna", is one of the six main gharānā
s or styles in tabla
.
It is characterized by the presence of full resonant sounds, and the use of ring and pinky fingers on the dayan (right hand drum).
Lukhnow gharānā branched out of Delhi gharānā when the two brothers Modu and Bakshu Khan moved to Lukhnow. There, the Nawabs (Muslim princes) would mainly patronize Kathak
, a classical dance form of the North accompanied with the pakhavaj
, the still living ancestor of tabla.
Modu and Bakshu Khan collaborated with the performers of these arts and ended up in creating a unique style of tabla playing adapted from Kathak and pakhavaj compositions. Among these upgrades, "Gat" and "Paran" are two types of compositions that are very common in Lucknow gharānā. Lucknow style has also conceived its very own item, known as "Raon": it consists of extremely fast, delicate and colorful fillings inside basic rhythmic patterns called Chalan".
Some of the prominent names in this gharānā include Abid Hussain Khan, his nephew Wajid Hussain Khan, Afaq Hussain (son of Wajid Hussein Khan), Hiru Ganguly, Santosh Kishan Biswas, Swapan Chaudhuri
, Swaraj Bhattacharya and Anindo Chatterjee.
Lucknow gharana has given birth to two other gharanas: Banaras and Farukhabad.
Gharana
In Hindustani music, a gharānā is a system of social organization linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and by adherence to a particular musical style. A gharana also indicates a comprehensive musicological ideology. This ideology sometimes changes substantially from one...
s or styles in tabla
Tabla
The tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional music of the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres...
.
It is characterized by the presence of full resonant sounds, and the use of ring and pinky fingers on the dayan (right hand drum).
Lukhnow gharānā branched out of Delhi gharānā when the two brothers Modu and Bakshu Khan moved to Lukhnow. There, the Nawabs (Muslim princes) would mainly patronize Kathak
Kathak
Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers...
, a classical dance form of the North accompanied with the pakhavaj
Pakhavaj
The pakhavaj, pakhawaj, pakuaj, pakhvaj or pakavaj is an Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, the North Indian equivalent to the Southern mridangam....
, the still living ancestor of tabla.
Modu and Bakshu Khan collaborated with the performers of these arts and ended up in creating a unique style of tabla playing adapted from Kathak and pakhavaj compositions. Among these upgrades, "Gat" and "Paran" are two types of compositions that are very common in Lucknow gharānā. Lucknow style has also conceived its very own item, known as "Raon": it consists of extremely fast, delicate and colorful fillings inside basic rhythmic patterns called Chalan".
Some of the prominent names in this gharānā include Abid Hussain Khan, his nephew Wajid Hussain Khan, Afaq Hussain (son of Wajid Hussein Khan), Hiru Ganguly, Santosh Kishan Biswas, Swapan Chaudhuri
Swapan Chaudhuri
Swapan Chaudhuri is an Indian tabla player, who has accompanied several musicians of Indian classical music, including, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Jasraj....
, Swaraj Bhattacharya and Anindo Chatterjee.
Lucknow gharana has given birth to two other gharanas: Banaras and Farukhabad.