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The '''Bhendibazaar gharana''' is one of the vocal [[gharana]]s of [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical music]], which originated in [[Bhendi Bazaar]] area of [[Mumbai]] in 1890.<br />
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==History and features==<br />
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The Bhendibazaar gharana was founded around 1890 by brothers Chhajju Khan, Nazir Khan and Khadim Hussain Khan in the Bhendi bazaar area of [[Mumbai]]. The features of this gharana include using 'aakaar' for presenting [[khyal]]s in an open voice, with clear intonation, a stress on breath-control, singing long passages in a single breath, a preference for madhyalaya (medium tempo) and use of the well-known ''[[Merukhand]]'' or ''Khandmeru'' system for extended ''[[alap]]s''. Chhajju Khan's son [[Aman Ali Khan]] and [[Anjanibai Malpekar]], are well-known exponents of this gharana. [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]]'s father Shahmir Khan belonged to this gharana and passed on the tradition to his son.<ref>{{Cite book | author=Bagchee, Sandeep | title=Nād: Understanding Rāga Music | year=1998 | publisher=BPI (India) PVT Ltd | isbn=81-86982-07-8 | pages=189–190}}</ref><br />
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==Prominent exponents==<br />
===Third generation===<br />
* [[Anjanibai Malpekar]] (disciple of Ustad Nazeer Khan) (1883–1974)<br />
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===Fourth generation- Disciples of Aman Ali Khan (1888-1953)===<br />
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* '''Pandit Shivkumar Shukla (1918-1998)'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=ITC Sangeet Research Academy :: Home|url=https://www.itcsra.org/|access-date=2021-03-17|website=www.itcsra.org}}</ref><br />
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* [[Ramesh Nadkarni]] (1921–1995)<br />
* [[T.D. Janorikar]] (1921-2006)<br />
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===Fifth generation===<br />
* (Late)Neelatai Nagpurkar; (Late)Upendra Kamat; (Late)Mandakini Gadre; (Late)Pt. Jagannath 'Sangeetmurti' Prasad; Vasanti Sathe<br />
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===Other disciples===<br />
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* Disciples of Aman Ali Khan: Ashraf hussain<br />
[[Lata Mangeshkar]]; [[Vasantrao Deshpande]]; [[Manna Dey]]<br />
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* Disciples of Anjanibai Malpekar:<br />
[[Kumar Gandharva]]; [[Kishori Amonkar]]; [[Begum Akhtar]]; [[Naina Devi]]<br />
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* Disciples of Navrang Nagpurkar:<br />
[[Asha Bhosle]]; [[Jitendra Abhisheki]]; [[Suman Kalyanpur]]; [[Pankaj Udhas]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.swaramandakini.com Website devoted to Bhendi Bazaar gharana]<br />
*[http://www.itcsra.org/Gharana-Details.aspx?SubId=8&GharanaId=35&Type=V Bhendi Bazaar gharana] at [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]]<br />
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[[Category:Vocal gharanas]]<br />
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