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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Shamchaurasi Gharana

Founder: Mian Chand Khan – Mian Suraj Khan

Essential Features: Background steeped in Dhrupad.

Tradition of vocalists performing in jugalbandi.

Strong emphasis on layakari in the form of bol bant, tihaees and usage of difficult rhythmic cycles such as Dhamar, Talwara, Ada Chautala, Soolfakhta and Ikwai.

Swift sargam patterns. Taan patterns such as bol taan, sapaat taan, choot taan and siree taans are commonly rendered.

Exponents well versed in Tarana, Thumri and Multani Kafi.

Famous Musicians

Mian Meeran Bukhsh Khan – Khair Din Khan

Ustad Karim Bukhsh

Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan – Ustad Ahmed Ali Khan

Lal Khan – Shams Khan

Ustad Niaz Hussain “Shami”- Ustad Dilawar Hussain “Shami”

Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan – Ustad Salamat Ali Khan

Ustad Akhtar Ali Khan- Ustad Zakir Ali Khan

Ustad Hussain Bukhsh

Sound Archive

Artiste

Raag

Duration

Source

Akhtar Ali Khan Zakir Ali Khan

Marwa

08:37

Radio Pakistan

Akhtar Ali Khan Zakir Ali Khan

Gujri Todi

06 :16

EMI

Ghulam Shabbir Khan Ghulam Jaffer Khan

Hejaz

04:08

Radio Pakistan

Hussain Bukhsh Khan

Lalit

08:55

Nivako

Hussain Bukhsh Khan

Sohini Thumri

04:38

Lok Virsa

Imtiaz Ali Khan Riaz Ali Khan

Rageshri

03:25

PTV

Mubarak Ali Khan

Bageshri

03:33

Sadarang

Nazakat Ali Khan Salamat Ali Khan

Kalawati

06 :05

EMI Pakistan

Nazakat Ali Khan Salamat Ali Khan

Suha Kanada

06:00

Radio Pakistan

Nazakat Ali Khan Salamat Ali Khan

Mian Ki Malhar

13:07

Live

Nazakat Ali Khan Salamat Ali Khan

Multani

05:26

Radio Pakistan

Salamat Ali Khan

Bairagi Todi

08:52

EMI

Salamat Ali Khan Sharafat Ali Khan

Puriya Dhanasri

08:18

Live

Shafqat Ali Khan Latafat Ali Khan

Kalawati

09:25

Live

Sharafat Ali Khan

Bairagi

04:32

Radio Pakistan

Tassadaq Ali Khan

Shamwati

02:55

PTV

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