Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan is from Gwalior gharana
Q. Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, the oldest living performer of Hindustani classical music belongs to- Published on 08 Feb 16a. Gwalior Gharana
b. Kirana Gharana
c. Indore Gharana
d. Agra Gharana
ANSWER: Gwalior Gharana
- Khan hails from a family of great musicians of the Gwalior gayaki . An illustration that begins with a Mughal miniature painting links him to Tansen through a family tree. But he worked as a tailor first and then came into music after he was challenged by a cousin.
- Khan became one of the prolific Hindustani vocalists who sang dhrupad, dhamar and thumri with equal ease.
- An individual performer from a gharana may choose to borrow appealing stylistic aspects of another gharana in his or her gayaki.
- In Hindustani music, a gharana 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 gharana to another. It directly affects the thinking, teaching, performance and appreciation of music.
