LARGEST TABLA ENSEMBLE: TANSEN SAMAROH 2023

 

1. In December 2023, 1,282 tabla players who performed at the 99th International Tansen Samaroh in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh entered the Guinness World Records for achieving the “largest tabla ensemble”.
2. In recognition of this achievement, the Madhya Pradesh government declared December 25 as 'Tabla Day'.

About Tansen Samaroh/Tansen Music Festival

1. It’s a unique 4–5-day music festival, dedicated to the pillar of Indian music, the great Tansen. 
2. The Department of Culture and the Government of Madhya Pradesh started to pay tribute to the Indian classical music maestro, Mian Tansen.
3. Rashtriya Tansen Samman is the highest honor in Indian classical music, recognizing significant contributions to the genre.

About Mian Tansen

1. Tansen, a Navratna in Akbar's court, founded Hindustani classical music, prevailing as a vocalist and composer.
2. He was titled Tansen by Raja Vikramjit of Gwalior and Emperor Akbar gave him the title of Mian.
3. Teacher: Swami Haridas and Muhammad Ghaus.
4. Style: Tansen’s compositions were based on Hindu Puranas and praise of Hindu deities like Shiva, Vishnu and Ganesha. In his composition he also employed Dhrupad style. 
5. Important contributions: He composed Ragas such as Bhairav, DarbariTodi, Darbari Kanada, Malhar, Deepak, Sarang and Rageshwari which is considered as the foundation of classical music. He is also credited with popularising the central Asian ‘Plucked Rabab’.

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