Jaipur-Senia Gharana
The "Senia" style of Sitar playing started with the legendary great master of Sitar, Ustad Maseet Sen from the family of Tansen, the originator of "Maseetkhani" style, On the basis of scanti records available, Maseet Sen, emerges as a direct descendent in the sixth generation from Mian Tansen Even today, after many hundred years, the famous "Maseetkhani Baaj" is still played by the traditional Sitar players of India. The Sitar players of "Senia Gharana" were, at a later stage known as the sitarists of "Jaipur-Senia Gharana". This particular school of music had the advantage of playing Sitar in "Been" (Veena) style and maintaining the purest form of Ragas and technique. This style had it’s speciality of having 17 frets on Sitar. This Gharana ( style) of Sitar playing has another rare distinction of having an uninterrupted line of Sitar players from father to son or teacher to student, for 9 generations ( starting with Maseet Sen) till date, all playing the Sitar with 17 frets.
Mushtaq Ali Khan (20 June 1911 – 21 July 1989) and was an Indian sitar, surbahar and pakhawaj player. His musical ancestor tree includes Masit Sen, the originator of Masitkhani Baaj. He was recognised as the foremost representative of the Senia gharana (style, musical school) of sitar playing in the mid-20th century.
Pandit Devabrata (Debu) Chaudhuri is a Sitarist and a teacher. He is the winner of the Padmabhushan and Padmashree awards. He is the writer of six books, composer of eight new ragas and numerous musical compositions. From 1963 he has appeared in numerous radio broadcasts, and he is a disciple of Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan. He is regarded as one of the leading proponents of Senia Gharana.
Mushtaq Ali Khan (20 June 1911 – 21 July 1989) and was an Indian sitar, surbahar and pakhawaj player. His musical ancestor tree includes Masit Sen, the originator of Masitkhani Baaj. He was recognised as the foremost representative of the Senia gharana (style, musical school) of sitar playing in the mid-20th century.