Sham Chaurasia gharana

Sham Chaurasi Gharana
Formation16th century
FoundersChand Khan, Suraj Khan
Founded atShamchaurasi, Hoshiarpur, Mughal India
FocusHindustani classical music
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Sham Chaurasi Gharana is a vocal gharana (a family's style of singing) in Hindustani classical music known for the singing of vocal duets. It is also known as the cradle of drupad. It is one of the four singing gharanas of Punjab; the other three are: Patiala, Talwandi and Kapurthala. It is most notably represented in modern times by the brothers Nazakat and Salamat Ali Khan.

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