Dagar vani

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The Dagar vani is a tradition of the classical dhrupad genre of Hindustani classical music spanning 20 generations, tracing back to Swami Haridas (15th century), and including Behram Khan of Jaipur (1753-1878). For some generations its members were associated with the courts of Jaipur, Udaipur, and Mewar. [1] [2] [3]

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The main feature of the Dagar vani is sophisticated, subtle, serene and rigorous exposition of alap-jor-jhala, including great attention to microtonal inflection delineating the subtleties of raga often otherwise overlooked or lost.

Until the 20th century, it was exclusively a vocal genre (at least in performance), but since the innovations of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar to the rudra vina, that instrument has found a place in performance, following closely the inflections and style of the vocal technique.

The genre was carried into the 20th century by seven Dagar brothers and cousins: Aminuddin Dagar and Nasir Moinuddin (Senior Dagar Brothers), Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar, Nasir Zaheeruddin and Nasir Fayyazuddin (Junior Dagar Brothers), H. Sayeeduddin Dagar, and the brothers Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and Zia Fariduddin Dagar. Zia Mohiuddin (rudra vina) and Zia Fareeduddin (vocal) were largely responsible for training today's practitioners, the most prominent of whom include Ritwik Sanyal, Pushparaj Koshti, Wasifuddin Dagar, Bahauddin Dagar, Asit Kumar Banerjee, Uday Bhawalkar, and the Gundecha Brothers. [4]

Family pedagogy

This visualization is based on several historical accounts. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Haridas Dagar
Imam Baksh
Khan Dagar
Haider Khan
Dagar
Behram Khan
Dagar
Mohammad Ali
Khan Dagar
Mohammad Jan
Khan Dagar
Saddu Khan
Dagar
Akbar Khan
Dagar
Zakiruddin Khan
Dagar
Allah Bande
Khan Dagar
Inayat Khan
Dagar "Satshatri"
Ziauddin
Dagar
Nasiruddin
Dagar
Rahimuddin
Dagar
Imamuddin
Dagar
Hussainuddin
Dagar
Riyazuddin
Khan Dagar
Mohiuddin
Dagar
Fariduddin
Dagar
Shaffiuddin
Dagar
Sayiduddin
Dagar
Moinuddin
Dagar
Aminuddin
Dagar
Zahiruddin
Dagar
Faiyazuddin
Dagar
Fahimuddin
Dagar
Alimuddin
Dagar
Shamimuddin
Dagar
Nizamuddin
Dagar
Qayamuddin
Dagar
Sayeeduddin
Dagar
Bahauddin
Dagar
Saleemuddin
Dagar
Wasifuddin
Dagar
Imranuddin
Dagar
Javeduddin
Dagar
Wasimuddin
Dagar
Sameeruddin
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Mohsinuddin
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Roshanuddin
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Nafeesuddin
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Aneesuddin
Dagar
Saifuddin
Dagar

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