Manna Dey  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 14, Hits: 160]
One of the greatest playback singers in Hindi and Bengali films...
Updated On: 10/28/2009
Tags: Kolkata, Sulochana Kumaran from Kerala, Mere Huzur, Tamanna, National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer, Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2007, Madan Ghose Lane, Simla, Purna Chandra Dey, Sangeetacharya Krishna Chandra Dey, Indu Babur Pathshala, Scottish Church College, Krishna Chandra Dey, Ustad Dabir Khan, Ustad Aman Ali Khan, Ustad Abdul Rahman Khan, Sachin Dev Burman, Rabindra Sangeet, Indian classical music, National singer, Padmasree, Padmabhusan, Lata Mangeshkar Award award, Kamala Devi Roy Award, Anandalok Lifetime Award, Special Jury Swaralaya Yesudas Award, First AKSHAYA Award, Dadasaheb Phalke Award

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Ustad Bismillah Khan [1916 - 2006]  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 739, Hits: 7139]
Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan were awarded the nation’s highest civilian honour — the Bharat Ratna...
Manpreet  Updated On: 1/16/2008
Tags: Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan, Bhirung Raut Ki Gali, Dumraon, Paigambar Khan, Mitthan, Qamaruddin, Shamsuddin, Rasool Baksh Khan, Naqqar khana, Princely states of Bhojpur, Maharaja Keshav Prasad Singh of Dumraon Estate, Shia Muslim, Devotee of Mother Saraswati, Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, Ali Baksh Vilayatu, Shehnai Player, Calcutta All India Music Conference, Hindu Muslim unity in India, Music has no caste, India first Republic Day ceremony, Cultural part of the Independence Day Celebrations, Prime Minister speech from Lal Qila, Old Delhi, Pandit Nehru, Bharat Ratna, Fellow of Sangeet Natak Akademi, Talar Mausiquee from Republic of Iran, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Tansen Award by Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, All India Music Conference, Calcutta, Best Performer in All India Music Conference, Allahabad, Banaras Hindu University, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Shehnai on the First Independence Day of India

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Ravi Shankar  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 428, Hits: 5854]
As a prolific composer he was the first to interface with western musicians to make the space for fusions of all sort which have followed in his wake...
S. Kalidas  Updated On: 2/10/2007

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Allah Rakha Rahman  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 680, Hits: 5361]
Best known for composing film scores and soundtracks...
Updated On: 2/8/2007

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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 502, Hits: 3466]
Tansen of Today
Updated On: 2/8/2007

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Mohammed Rafi  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 426, Hits: 12219]
Mohammed Rafi's songs ranged from traditional classical melodies to patriotic songs, artistic Ghazals, sad and romantic melodies, traditional qawwalis, ghazals and bhajans...
Updated On: 2/8/2007

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Asha Bhonsle  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 453, Hits: 8709]
The famous playback singer, Asha Bhonsle has sung over 20,000 songs...
Updated On: 2/7/2007

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Amjad Ali Khan  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 780, Hits: 1979]
Music Without Boundaries
Updated On: 12/2/2006

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