Nasir Aminuddin Dagar
Indian classical musician (1923–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (20 October 1923 at Indore, India – 28 December 2000 Kolkata, India), of Dagar Gharana of Dhrupad singing[1][2] was an Indian dhrupad singer in the dagar-vani style, the second-eldest among four Dhrupad singing brothers.[3][1]
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Born | Nasir Aminuddin Dagar 20 October 1923 |
Died | 28 December 2000 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Occupation(s) | Singer - dhrupad style of Dagar Gharana Hindustani classical music |
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He is also remembered as the younger brother in the legendary jugalbandi or duo of Senior Dagar Brothers.[2] He and his elder brother Ustad Nasir Moinuddin Dagar revived the dhrupad tradition in Dagar Gharana that had fallen off after the death of their father Ustad Nasiruddin Khan Dagar. Ustad Nasiruddin Khan had an early premonition of his death and spent ten years imparting his musical knowledge to his two elder sons. After Ustad Nasiruddin Khan's demise, the brothers trained under Ustad Riyazuddin Khan and Ustad Ziauddin Khan Dagar.[3]
According to Encyclopedia Britannica's profile of Nasir Aminuddin Dagar:
"Nasir Aminuddin Dagar, ...Indian singer, exponent of the dhrupad tradition, a spiritual and intensely demanding form of Hindustani vocal music, involving gesture as well as sound. He and his brothers, who were also dhrupad singers, were believed to be the 19th generation of singers–dating to the 18th century–in the Dagar family."[1]