Ustad zia fariduddin dagar biography of williams
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Zia Fariduddin Dagar
Indian classical musician (1932 – 2013)
Zia Fariduddin Dagar (15 June 1932 – 8 May 2013) was an Indian classical vocalist belonging to the Dhrupad tradition, the oldest existing form of northIndian classical music (Hindustani classical music).[1][2][3] He was part of the Dagar family of musicians.[1]
He taught at the Dhrupad Kendra in Bhopal with his elder brother Zia Mohiuddin Dagar.
Ustad Ziauddin Dagar became a court musician in the erstwhile Zia Mohiuddin Dagar: rudra veena and vocal; Zia Fariduddin Dagar.
He also taught as a visiting professor up to the time of the Babri mosque riots. After the riots, he decided to live at the gurukul of his brother Zia Mohiuddin Dagar at Palaspe near Panvel, near Mumbai.[1]
He was awarded the 1994 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Hindustani music-Vocal by Sangeet Natak Akademi.[4]
Early life and training
He was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where his father, the great Ustad Ziauddin Khansahib, was the court musician for Maharana Bhupal Singh of Udaipur.
He was taught Dhrupad vocal