Nasir Aminuddin Dagar

Aminuddin Dagar
Born
Nasir Aminuddin Dagar

20 October 1923
Indore, Indore State, British India
Died28 December 2000
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)Singer - dhrupad style of Dagar Gharana
Hindustani classical music
Awards

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]

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]

  1. ^ a b c Nasir Aminuddin Dagar profile on Encyclopedia Britannica Published 24 December 2021, Retrieved 8 January 2022
  2. ^ a b "Dagar Dhrupad Sangeet Ashram". Dhrupadsangeetashram.com website. Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference dhrupad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).