Pandit Pran Nath - Definition and Overview

Pandit Pran Nath (1918–1996) was an esteemed Hindustani music vocalist and teacher of the Kirana Gharana who placed emphasis on the alap section of a raga performance. He was a student of Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan. His students include La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Marian Zazeela, Henry Flynt, Jon Hassell, Don Cherry, Lee Konitz, Jon Gibson, Yoshimasa Wada, Rhys Chatham, Michael Harrison, W. A. Mathieu, Sufi Pir Shabda Kahn, Christer Hennix, and Simone Forti.

External links

• MELA Foundation: Pandit Pran Nath (http://www.melafoundation.org/ppn.htm)
• On Pandit Pran Nath (http://www.henryflynt.org/aesthetics/on_pandit_pran_nath.htm) by Henry Flynt
• Musical Nirvana: Pandit Pran Nath (http://www.musicalnirvana.com/hindustani/pran_nath.html)
• TerryRiley.com: Pran Nath (http://www.terryriley.com/india/PranNath.htm)
• Other Minds: Pran Nath (http://www.otherminds.org/html/Prannath.html)
• Pandit Pran Nath: Infinity’s Pathfinder (http://www.hungryghost.net/PPN/BoonPPN.htm) By Marcus Boon
• Pandit Pran Nath: A Short Biography (http://www.hungryghost.net/PPN/Allekotte.htm) By Joan Allekotte