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Within the ambit of north Indian classical, or Hindustani, music, Joshi belonged to the "Kirana gharana," a school of singing that originated in a town in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh but that absorbed many aspects of south Indian classical, or Carnatic, music.
Remembering India's Golden Voice Samanth Subramanian 2011
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One of his youngest sons, Alam, has taken on the responsibility of preserving and disseminating his father's contributions to the Maihar gharana school of Hindustani classical music, which includes some ragas that have been passed down since the 16th century.
George Heymont: Artists on a Mission George Heymont 2012
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Most performers and scholars recognize two styles of tabla gharana: Dilli Baj and Purbi Baj.
Archive 2009-10-01 photographerno1 2009
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Pandit Sunayana Hazarila the Kathak danseuse from Banaras gharana of Pandit Jankiprasad performed at IGIDR as part of SPIC-MCCAY on 28 March 2009.
Archive 2009-03-01 Srijit Mishra 2009
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Pandit Sunayana Hazarila the Kathak danseuse from Banaras gharana of Pandit Jankiprasad performed at IGIDR as part of SPIC-MCCAY on 28 March 2009.
Dance ... Kathak Srijit Mishra 2009
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* Gharānā - any of the six schools Punjab gharana, Delhi gharana, Benares, Ajrara, Lucknow, Farukhabad of tabla.
Archive 2009-10-01 photographerno1 2009
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He also took singing lessons with the classical vocalist Amir Khan no relation whose school of improvising, the indore gharana, strongly influenced all Mr. Khan's music.
NYT > Home Page By JON PARELES 2011
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Many thank the makers of 'Phir Mile Sur ...' for at least excluding non-Hindi-speaking Katrina Kaif from the menagerie of film stars who range from members of the Bachchan gharana to the latest entrant in the hall of fame, Deepika Padukone.
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He describes a gharana as "the accumulation of musical wisdom, rather than a xeroxing machine."
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His vocal prowess is in the best tradition of the Rampur Sahaswan gharana.
WN.com - Articles related to UPA acting under US pressure on foreign policy issues: BJP 2010
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