Dagar Brothers

The Dagar Brothers Are The Grandsons Of "Zakiruddin Khan" And "Allabande Khan" * Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar 1923-2000 1929-1990 * Ustad Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar B 1927 * Ustad Nasir Zahiruddin Dagar 1932-1994 * Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar B 1933 * Ustad Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar 1934-1989 And
* Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar B1939 . The Eldest Brother Of This Generation "Ustad Nasir Moinuddin Dagar" Died In 1966 In The Prime Of His Career. Nasir Moinuddin And Nasir Aminuddin Dagar Formed A Very Successful Duo And Were Known As The "Senior/Elder Dagar Brothers". Their Younger Brothers Nasir Zahiruddin And Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar Also Performed As A Duo And Were Known As The "Junior/Younger Dagar Brothers". These Eight Grandsons Of Zakiruddin And Allabande Khan Dagar Are Credited With Keeping The Dhrupad Tradition Alive During The Period After Indian Independence When The Patronage Of The Royal Courts And A Musically Cultured And Informed Aristocracy Was Gone And Classical Music In India Had To Survive On The Patronage Of The New Indian State Run By Bureaucrats And Politicians. Source 01/01/2009 - Www.Dhrupad.Info/dagar_Brothers.Htm read less