Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar India
Biography
Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar represents the musical tradition of a family that is believed to have preserved and nurtured dhrupad music for the last 20 unbroken generations. He was born in Udaipur, India, where his father Ustad Ziauddin Khan Dagar was the court musician for the Maharajah of Udaipur. He was taught vocal and instrumental music (vina & sitar) by his father and later by his elder brother, Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. Ustad is responsible to a great extent for popularising Dhrupad music by his numerous concerts and workshops.