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The DAGAR BROTHERS (Frères Dagar), Ustad Nasir Zahiruddin and Ustad Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar passed away in New Delhi in 1994 and 1989 respectively. They were exponents of the Dagarvani style of dhrupad singing and now their son-cum-shishya, Padma Shri Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar is the last heir of the musical lineage of legendary Allahbande Khan - Nasiruddin Khan Dagar - Dagar Brothers. The (Delhi) DAGAR BROTHERS had started performing in the sixties already but they got the recognition from the late sixties only. With their passing away, a unique tradition of jugalbandi has disappeared.

Ustad N. Zahiruddin Dagar got his initial training from his elder brothers as well as from his paternal real uncles Ustad Hussainuddin and Ustad Rahimuddin Khan Dagar. He benefitted too from the guidance of his maternal uncle, Ustad Riyazuddin Dagar. The latter, was the great-grand son of Ustad Baba Behram Khan Dagar and son of Ustad Inayat Khan who was himself "shatshastri". Highlights of their contribution to dhrupad.

'Tours abroad:' - 1972 AFGHANISTAN in Kabul where they performed for the King Zahir Shah - 1976 NEPAL in Katmandu for the King - 1977 AFGHANISTAN in Kabul on the invitation of the German Cultural centre - 1978 EUROPE (Paris, La Rochelle Festival, Belgium, Germany, London). In Holland in Amsterdam they performed at Moses Church and at the Royal Tropical Institute, a double CD has been released in 1996 from their live concert on June 22, 1978 and also a talk, by PAN RECORDS under the supervision of Felix van Lamsveerde titled "SHIVA MAHADEVA" and containing the following ragas: MALKAUNS,DARBARI KANADA, ADANA and BHATIYAR ...) - 1980 EUROPE (Italy in Roma, France in Paris, Germany in Bremen, Munchen Dusseldorf, Koeln, Austria (where they recorded for GEOSOUND two dhrupad cassettes),London, - 1981 PARIS Concert at the Theatre de l'Odeon, recording for the radio channel RIAS-BERLIN; - 1981-1982 artiste-in-residence in Berlin invited by DAAD, (German academic exchange programme);concert in Yougoslavia in Dubrovnik; concert for Radio-Bremen - 1983 PARIS Concert for Mandapa and recording of an LP for AUVIDIS (France), later published as CD. Concerts in Holland in Amsterdam at the Moses Church and at the Tropical Institute - 1983 American Tour: New York, Berkeley, - 1985 Paris, Finland Music Chamber Festival in Kuhmo - 1986 Inauguration of the DHRUPAD SOCIETY of PARIS with a concert at Theatre du Rond Point in Paris; interview by Laurent Aubert published in The Monde de la Musique. - 1987 EUROPE Tour: concerts in Paris at the Maison des Cultures du Monde, as part of ICCR tour performed for Festival of India in Switzerland in Basel and Geneva and in nine cities in Russia - 1988 Japan: performed for the opening ceremony of the Festival of India in Tokyo and gave recitals in Kyoto and Nara. two CDs were recorded for Victor Record company with the ragas Multani on one CD and one variety of CVhandrakaus and Bhairagi on the other CD; May 1988 Switzerland concert and CD recording by JECKLIN raga Mian-ki-Todi; performed for TEMENOS Festival in Dartington at the invitation of poetess Kathleen Raine and had a recital at the Iyengar Institute in London - 1989 Publication in New York of a CD with raga Kambhoji for "Music of the World" which is available in Chicago Public Library.

RECAP OF DAGAR BROTHERS RECORDINGS 1968, HMV India, raga Jayjawanti and Abhogi Kanada; 1978 (released 1996) PAN RECORDS Holland, ragas Malkauns, Darbari kanada, Adana and Bhatiyar 1980 GEOSOUND, Austria, two cassettes 1983 AUVIDIS, France, LP, ragas Bageshri, Bhatiyar 1988 VICTOR RECORDING COMPANY, Japan, 2 separate CDs, ragas Multani on one and Chandrakauns and Bhairagi on the other one. 1988 JECKLIN, Switzerland, CD, raga Mian-ki-Todi 1989 MUSIC OF THE WORLD, New York USA, raga Kambhoji 2003 DAGAR BROTHERS MEMORIAL TRUST,CD Raga Marwa (live concert in 1983, Paris France) and another CD Raga Shuddh Saarang (live concert in New Delhi 1983)

UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION TO DHRUPAD IN INDIA Formation of the Dhrupad Society in Jaipur in 1971 with the purpose of organisng dhrupad samarohs to create awareness about dhrupad and to invite all dhrupad performers of various styles so that an audience is built up for dhrupad. 1985 formation of the Dhrupad Society of Delhi with the same purpose, the propagation of dhrupad. 1986 Formation of the Dhrupad Society of Paris with the same purpose. Thes Dhrupad Societies have organised yearly three-day dhrupad samarohs and regular guru-shishya parampara festival since then and have given a platform to more than hundred musicians and accompanists as well as built up a unique audio-visual archives covering more than 700 hours of music including by departed legends of dhrupad.

1989 DEMISE OF USTAD N FAIYAZUDDIN DAGAR in New Delhi

His elder brother USTAD N ZAHIRUDDIN DAGAR takes his shishya-cum-nephew, WASIFUDDIN DAGAR as his permanent singing partner and they perform as "DAGAR DUO".