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Benares

Gharana

Benares/Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Hindustani Tabla

Founder

Ram Sahai

Characteristics

  • ●Powerful, energetic style with heavy, open baya strokes
  • ●Strong pakhawaj influence in bold, percussive parans
  • ●Deeply connected to Benares Kathak and temple music
  • ●Dramatic impact with full-bodied 'Banarasi' sound
  • ●Volume and resonance as defining characteristics

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Pandit Samta Prasad Mishra

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Other Notable Artists

Kanthe Maharaj·Anokhelal Mishra·Shamta Prasad·Kishen Maharaj·Kumar Bose·Samar Saha

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