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Tansen was a composer, musician and vocalist, to whom many compositions have been attributed in northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. He was also an instrumentalist who popularized and improved musical instruments.
Considered as the greatest musician in India, Tansen is credited with the creation of the classical music that dominates the north of India (Hindustani classical music). Tansen was a vocalist and instrumentalist who created many ragas.
May 10, 2024 · Tansen, Indian musician and poet, an important figure in the North Indian tradition of Hindustani classical music. His renditions of ragas, a musical form intended to invoke emotion or nature, were said to tame animals and turn day into night. Read more about Tansen and his legendary voice.
Feb 5, 2023 · In India in the 16th century, Tansen, also known as Tan Sen or Tana Shah, was a renowned musician and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians in the history of Indian classical music and was one of the nine jewels in Akbar’s court.
May 14, 2024 · Hindi cinema has given us many Tansens: for an entire generation, he was a mournful and love-lorn KL Saigal with his upturned moustache, rousing the elements with Diya jalao sung in his own...
Dec 8, 2020 · Tansen the magical musician who can bring fire or rain from his singing. He was one of the “Navratna” nine gems at the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Tansen was born in Gwalior as a son of Mukund Misra, who was a poet.
Mar 1, 2018 · Tansen was a court musician in the darbar of Raja Ramachandra of Bandavagarh (Rewa). When Akbar heard of his prodigious talent, he sent a ‘firman’ to the king asking for Tansen and made him ...
