MUSICIAN AND CLASSICAL DANCE ARTIST FROM VARANASI

Music in Varanasi is a folklore associated to the ancient set of the Pauranic legends. Lord Shiva, who is reported to have established this town, was credited with developing melody and frisk forms. Legend also attributes that Renu, son of sage Vishvamitra and Mahagobind, was the precursors of music doctrine in Kashi (Varanasi) when nymphs (Apsaras), Gandharvas and Kinnaras were the traditional practitioners of this literature shapeliness, and saintess Chaitanya and Vallabhacharya were the pioneers in spreading this music Sunna in Varanasi. Notable musicians of Varanasi include the iconic sitar player Ravi Shankar, the Shehnai master Bismillah Khan and singer Girija Devi. Varanasi has united the planetary bandwagon of UNESCO "Cities of Music" under the Creative Cities Network. Varanasi choice in harmony type of creative cities network clearly signifies the rich musical heritage of this antique city. 

Archeological finds of figurines of apsaras playing harmonious instruments indicate that harmony has repine been weighty to Varanasi. In medieval clock, the Vaishnava Bhakthi movement swept through the country. Literature attests to the performance that the Kingdom of Kashi centring on Varanasi was a major centre for rondo. The celebrated saint musicians were Surdas, Kabir, Ravidas, Meera and Tulsidas..  During the monarchic rule of Govind Chandra in the 16th hundred, the Dhrupad style of singing accept royal patronage and led to other related forms of music such as Dhamar, Hori and Chaturanga. Under Muslim rulers, the Nawab of Awadh, the Nirgun singers of Kashi not only familiarize the Assarwari, "Ghunghat ke convenient Khol" song but also popularized the singing concerts such as festivals on the sauce boat floating on the Ganges River. Some of the popular festivals were Jhoola, Jhoomar, Kajri, Birha, Dangal and Gulab Bari, a tradition which is protracted even today. One of the singing course made epidemic by Muslim artists Shori Miyan, Gammu Khan and Shade Khan during this repetition was the Tappa elegance of cantatory..  The Varanasi School of Music that has emit is very similar to the Lucknow style (gharana) of harmony and has also imbued local folk traditions of chaiti and kajri. This form of music divulge speedily. Shankara Deva, a devotional melody singer saint in his own true, was instrumental in composing Bhakthi songs.[6] Biajis, a courtesan heresy of Varanasi, are faith with continue and contributing to the traditions of Hindustani music and dance in Varanasi.. 

Girija Devi, the canonical singer of thumris (hemi--classical Indian rondo), was born in Varanasi and she was instrumental in cheer music to a condition of respectability and advanced. Notable musicologists from Varanasi include Prem Lata Sharma[10] and Jayadeva Singh..  Since 1998, he is the capital exponent with flamenco dancer Ana la China in the highly acclaimed Flamenco-Kathak plant “From Banaras to Jerez” which has been played in many cities of Europe. He is also playing with other artists of westward styles, with contemporary dancer Emilio Artessero Quesada and with remarkable Swiss Jazz musicians such as Maurice Magnoni and Claude Jordan.

The music tradition of Banaras has been the most refined in the world. It is due to its soil that 

the

particles of particle particles are mixed with music. From time to time, China music cars 

came here from

many parts of the country and remained here. The well-known Sarangi maestro How did 

Pandit

Shambhu Nath Mishra come from Mirzapur and  it remained the same. Kalika Prasad  came 

from Handia

Allahabad.  Pandit Sukhdev Maharaj, father of Kathak familyBanaras, left Nepal, who came 

here,

          many   artists from his family   ( Bance Parampara  )    called  “”BANARAS GHARANA “”

 earned a lot of name in the world. Pandit Gopikrishna, Sitara Devi Alkh Nada,

Tara Devi, Annapurna, Madhav Krishna, etc are releated from this family   . famous 

tablabadak Pandit Kante Maharaj, Gudaye Maharaj, Sharda Sahay,

Puran Maharaj, Rajan Sajan Mishra, Madhu Mishra, Shyam

Krishna, also  from Kabir Chora Mohalla of Varanasi.

   Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan'    was a resident of Dumrao of Bihar state. 

    He  was settled in Vranasi.

    The ladies  singers have also had a  tradition in Banaras. They used to sing in the rich,and 

 the kings,  in

 temples.they was special in the formation of Thumari, Tappa, Dhhamal, Dhrupad, Khayal, 

etc. In ancient

times Vidya Dhari, Saraswati, Bari Maana, Moti Kesher, Rajveeri, Gohar Jan, Rasulan Bai, 

Siddhvari,

Bageshwari Devi, etc. are named after the great honor.