Who is the father of Indian music?

Although, no single person can take the whole pie but I would give the largest chunk to Amir Khusrao. He was basically father of Qawaali and introducing Sufi poetry and mixing the Hindustani Music with it to give a whole new essence. read more

He was basically father of Qawaali and introducing Sufi poetry and mixing the Hindustani Music with it to give a whole new essence. He can undoubtedly be called the father of Sufi Music but he greatly influenced the Hindustani arm of music as well. read more

PURANDARA DASA, KARNATAKA. Indian music originated in karnataka in the form of `karnatik` music which spelled and called as CARNATIC by british people. read more

Indian pop music is based on an amalgamation of Indian folk and classical music, and modern beats from different parts of the world. Pop music really started in the South Asian region with the playback singer Ahmed Rushdi's song ‘Ko Ko Korina’ in 1966, followed initially by Mohammad Rafi in the late 1960s and then by Kishore Kumar in the early 1970s. read more