What are facts about Indian music?

Answer 1

First Compact Disc Launched in India: Pankaj Udhas's album Shagufta from Music India in December, 1987.

First Computerized Disc Launched in India: Alisha Chinai's album Baby Doll from HMV in 1988.

First Folk Album Launched in India: Ila Arun's album Banjaran in 1983.

First gramophone record in India: Made in Kolkata in 1898.

First Hindi Rap Album: Harjeet Singh Sehgal's album Thanda Thanda Pani, popularly known as Baba Sehgal.

First Indian to compose a symphony: Illayaraja, July 1993.

First Musician to Receive Padma Bhushan: MS Subbulakshmi in 1954.

First Musician to Receive Padma Vibhushan MS Subbulakshmi in 1975.

First musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award for Public Service: MS Subbulakshmi in 1974.

First Indian Music School: Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar established the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Lahore (present-day Pakistan), on May 5th, 1901.

First Woman Sarod Player of India: Sharan Rani.

First Woman Shehnai Player of India: Bageshwari Qamar

Oldest Gharana of Hindustani Music: Gwalior Gharana