Though trained also in the mediaeval Dhrupad genre, the uncle-nephew duo restricts its repertoire to the modern mainstream genre, Khayal, and the romanticist genres, Thumris, Dadra, and Ghazal.
In this context dadra is a light classical vocal form in Hindustani classical music, mostly performed in Agra and in Bundelkhand region.
Dadra |
This is the only Gharana that has still continued to sing Dhrupad-Dhamar along with Nom-Tom Alap, Khayal, Thumri, Tappa, Tarana, Hori, Dadra, Ghazal, Kaul, Rasiya etc.
Amli, India, a town in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli
He learned various forms of classical singing like Dhrupad, Khyal, Thumri, Bhajan, Dadra, Tarana, and so on from his father Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi.