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Ajrara Gharana    



My father and My Guru Ustad Hashmat Ali Khan

Gharanas came into existence in most areas of Hindustani classical music largely because being a professional musician was usually a hereditary occupation. Musical instruction followed genealogical lines from father to son and also from guru to shishya (teacher to disciple). It was this manner of transmission of knowledge that led to the formation of stylistically unique schools known as gharanas. The guru-shishya parampara, or teacher-disciple tradition, is one of intense respect, admiration and love. It is the center-stone of a musician's training within a Gharana.

Categorized as playing in the kinar baj this school was founded in the nineteenth century. Clarity of sound is the hallmark of the gharana's playing style.
The Ajrara Gharana style includes bol-patterns that are rather complicated, with barabar and ad laya form the bulk of tempo repertoire. Akram Khan is arguably the finest contemporary performer of this style.