Bhendi Bazaar gharana

The Bhendi Bazaar gharana is one of the vocal gharanas of Indian classical music, which originated in Bhendi Bazaar area of Mumbai in 1890.

The founders of the gharana originally belonged to the Moradabad area of Uttar Pradesh. Upon migrating to Mumbai, their gharana became better known as the Bhendi Bazaar gharana instead of Moradabad gharana. Lata Mangeshkar is a prominent exponent from this gharana.

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