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'''Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar''' is an [[India]]n classical singer of the [[dhrupad]] genre and the son of dhrupad singer Ustad Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar. Since the death of his father and later, his uncle, Wasifuddin has been singing solo. He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite press release |title=This Year's Padma Awards announced |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307 |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2010 |access-date=25 January 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Life and training==<br />
Wasifuddin Dagar is the son of the late Ustad Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar, and the nephew of the late Ustad N. [[Zahiruddin Dagar]], the well-known junior Dagar brothers and therefore a [http://www.dagarvani.org/dagar-family-tree.html descendant] of the legendary HaridasDagar, [[Tansen]]'s teacher.<br />
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The maestro received most of training directly under the tutelage of his father, and younger uncle, the junior Dagars, since he was five years old. Additionally he has had opportunity to receive instructions from his grand uncle, Ustad A. [[Rahimuddin Dagar]], his elder uncle, Ustad [[Aminuddin Dagar]] (one of the two the elder Dagar brothers), as well as some of his cousin uncles, Ustad [[Zia Fariduddin Dagar]], Ustad [[Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar]] and Ustad [[H. Sayeeduddin Dagar]], all of whom are great exponents of Dhrupad singing.<br />
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Between 1989 and 1994, he was groomed by his uncle, Ustad [[Zahiruddin Dagar]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/lifting-the-elephants-foot/article17435669.ece|title=Lifting the elephant's foot|last=Khanna|first=Shailaja|date=10 March 2017|work=The Hindu|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> with whom he used to sing [[jugalbandi]]s (duets).<br />
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==Major recordings==<br />
Wasifuddin Dagar's public career began on 25 February 1989, only a few days after his father's death, when he gave his first performance. He sang with Ustad [[Zahiruddin Dagar]]. Wasifuddin's first major recording were in Switzerland, India and Japan, in 1992. He has since recorded in Switzerland, India, and America with major recording labels. A French television company made a film based on their life and music.<br />
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Wasifuddin Dagar has toured North America performing dhrupad solo since 2000. He first performed live in New York in 2000, where he gave a rendition of [[Raga]] [[Bihag]]. He has since performed at the UN, the Smithsonian Institutions, Yale, the City of Chicago, University of Washington, Seattle, Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles, and several other prestigious venues. The 2008 spring tour of his ensemble to North America is [http://www.dagarvani.org/events/invitation-2008.pdf scheduled] for April–June 2008. for A complete list of his recordings is at his website's [http://dagarvani.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Records recording page].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Younger Dagar Brothers]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.dagarvani.org Dagarvani.org - Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar's official web site ]<br />
*[http://www.dagar.org/ Dagar.org - The home page of the Mumbai branch of the Dagar family ]<br />
*[http://www.musicalnirvana.com/hindustani/dagar_zm.html Musical Nirvana - Z M Dagar biography at Musical Nirvana]<br />
*[http://www.dhrupad.org/teacher/index.htm Gundecha Brothers - The Gundecha Brothers' profile of Z M Dagar]<br />
*[http://www.nycradiolive.org/?p=19 NYC Radio Live] Podcast featuring a musical interview with Wassifuddin Dagar. Originally aired in New York City on WKCR 89.9 FM-NY<br />
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===Video===<br />
*[http://aris.ss.uci.edu/rgarfias/kiosk/media.html Z M Dagar video] from [[Robert Garfias]] site<br />
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