Gangubai Hangal learnt from her mother, Amba Bai, then from Krishnacharya Hulgur of Hubli, from her uncle, Ram Rao Hangal and Dattopant Desai until she became the disciple of Savai Gandharva.
She was also one of the top-most vocalist of the country. Her brother, Sheshgiri Hangal was a fine tabla player and her daughter, Krishna Hangal, an able disciple of a great mother.
78rpm archives.
| Download | Name | Play | Size | Length |
![]() | Bhairav (Gangubai Hangal) | 0.4 MB | 3:26 min | |
![]() | Kamod (Gangubai Hangal) | 0.7 MB | 3:08 min | |
![]() | Miya Ki Malhar | 0.7 MB | 3:01 min |
Gauhar Jan learnt from Nazir Khan of Rampur.
After living for some time in Darbhanga, she settled in Calcutta. She was famous for her gramophone recordings of thumrees. In D.M. Neuman's book, she is referred to, by W.W. Gaisberg - first representant of the Gramophone Compagny to reach India) - as an armenian jewess who could sing in 20 languages and dialects. 78rpm archives
Girija Devi, a famous vocalist of Banaras, learnt from Sarju Prasad Misra until his death and then from Shreechand Misra. Although she is a fully accomplished khayal singer, she became famous for her rendering of thumrees, dadras, tappas, taranas, bhajans, holi, kajris etc.
She has a distinctive as well as impressive style of her own which is may be most appearent in tans.





