Since the death of his father and later, his uncle, Wasifuddin has been singing solo. 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 descendant of the legendary HaridasDagar, Tansen"s teacher. 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.
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010. A detailed biography of Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar is available on his website. A list of major dhrupad recordings, including Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar"s solo and duet recordings including track details is also available on dagarvani.org.
Contact: 379 Asiad Village, New Delhi 110 049, INDIA. Tel: 91 11 26492886.
Email: wasifdagarhotmail.com Wasifuddin Dagar"s public career began on February 25, 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.
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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 United Nations, 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 scheduled for April–June 2008. for A complete list of his recordings is at his website"s recording page.
