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'''Zia Mohiuddin Dagar''' (14 March 1929 – 28 September 1990), popularly known as '''Z. M. Dagar''', was a [[North India]]n ([[Hindustani music|Hindustani]]) classical musician, one of the 19th generation of [[Dagarvani|Dagar family]] [[dhrupad]] musicians. He was largely responsible for the revival of the [[rudra vina]] as a solo concert instrument. |
'''Zia Mohiuddin Dagar''' (14 March 1929 – 28 September 1990), (aka '''Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar''' and popularly known as '''Z. M. Dagar'''), was a [[North India]]n ([[Hindustani music|Hindustani]]) classical musician, one of the 19th generation of [[Dagarvani|Dagar family]] [[dhrupad]] musicians. He was largely responsible for the revival of the [[rudra vina]] as a solo concert instrument.<ref name=ITC>{{cite web |url=https://www.itcsra.org/TributeMaestro.aspx?Tributeid=19 |title=Tribute to a Maestro, Zia Mohiuddin Khan Dagar |work=ITC Sangeet Research Academy website |access-date=5 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201101008/https://www.itcsra.org/TributeMaestro.aspx?Tributeid=19 |archive-date=2022-12-01}}</ref> |
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Z. M. Dagar was born in the town of [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]] and began musical study with his father, Ustad [[Dagarvani|Ziauddin Khan Dagar]], court musician for the [[Maharana]] of [[Udaipur]]. He was trained both in vocals and in the [[rudra veena]], an instrument used by vocalists to practice melodies. The veena was traditionally not played in public, but the young Zia Mohiuddin adopted it as his primary instrument, giving his first recital at age 16. Although he was discouraged by his father from experimenting with the structure of the veena, he nevertheless modified the instrument after his father's death to better equip it for solo performance, transforming it into a larger bass instrument (sometimes called a 'Dagar veena'): With the help of the instrument house |
Z. M. Dagar was born in the town of [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]] on 14 March 1929 and began musical study with his father, Ustad [[Dagarvani|Ziauddin Khan Dagar]], court musician for the [[Maharana]] of [[Udaipur]].<ref name=ITC/><ref name=dhrupad/> He was trained both in vocals and in the [[rudra veena]], an instrument used by vocalists to practice melodies. The veena was traditionally not played in public, but the young Zia [[Mohyeddin|Mohiuddin]] adopted it as his primary instrument, giving his first recital at age 16. Although he was discouraged by his father from experimenting with the structure of the veena, he nevertheless modified the instrument after his father's death to better equip it for solo performance, transforming it into a larger bass instrument (sometimes called a 'Dagar veena'): With the help of the instrument house Kanailal & Brother, he enlarged the tumbas (gourds) and dhandhi (hollow neck) to create greater resonance and to allow the notes to sustain longer and so better reproduce the techniques used in dhrupad singing. Because of these modifications, the instrument was too heavy to be held in the standard Northern posture (with one tumba on the left shoulder), so he played instead in the Southern posture, with one tumba on the ground and one on the left knee.<ref name=dhrupad/><ref name=SM/> |
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== Struggles and hardships == |
== Struggles and hardships == |
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After India gained independence the princely states were abolished. |
After India gained independence in 1947, the princely states were abolished. The Dagar family lost the patronage of the court of Udaipur, and had to seek employment elsewhere. Finally they arrived in [[Mumbai]]. For 25 years, they had to make ends meet by working in garages, selling bread, and rarely, playing instruments for movie scores. They did not have a tanpura, sitar, or veena, let alone a house. There was much cynicism about dhrupad, as his son [[Mohi Baha'ud-din]] recounted in an interview. |
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"Dhrupad? Who'll listen? Rudra veena? Play something else. Long alaaps? So boring!" <ref>{{cite news|title = Musical growth in an age of distraction |url= |
"Dhrupad? Who'll listen? Rudra veena? Play something else. Long alaaps? So boring!" <ref>{{cite news|title = Musical growth in an age of distraction |url= https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/musical-growth-in-an-age-of-distraction/article3231636.ece|date=8 December 2006|access-date=2022-01-06|location=Chennai, India|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref></blockquote> |
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== Playing style == |
== Playing style == |
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== Outside India == |
== Outside India == |
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He was very active in the West, associating himself with the |
He was very active in the West, associating himself with the American Society for Eastern Arts in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California (Zia [[Mohyeddin|Mohiuddin]] Dagar offered 12 weeks of classes during the spring of 1977). Financial support was secured by the Center for World Music from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] and other contributors) and with [[Wesleyan University]], {{ill|Rotterdam Music Conservatory|nl|Rotterdams Conservatorium}}, and the [[University of Washington]], [[Seattle]], where he was a visiting professor.<ref name=ITC/><ref name=SM/> |
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== Honours == |
== Honours == |
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*In 1986, Ustad [[-ji|ji]] was awarded the [[Kalidas Samman]] Award, one of India's most prestigious awards, by the [[Madhya Pradesh]] government.<ref name=ITC/> |
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*He also received the [[Sangeet Natak Academi]] Award in 1981, the Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academi award, and the [[Maharana Kumbha]] award, to name a few.<ref name=ITC/><ref name=SM>{{cite web|url=http://www.swarmanttra.com/blog/usatd-zia-mohiuddin-dagar-a-dream-that-dhrupad-once-had/ |title=Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar: A Dream that Dhrupad Once Had|author=Kuldeep Thopate|date=4 March 2015|access-date=5 January 2022|website=Swarmanttra.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924173639/http://www.swarmanttra.com/blog/usatd-zia-mohiuddin-dagar-a-dream-that-dhrupad-once-had/ |archive-date=2022-09-24}}</ref><ref name=dhrupad/> |
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== Family == |
== Family == |
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His younger brother, [[Ustad Zia Fariddudin Dagar]], was a vocalist and teacher, and his son, [[Mohi Baha'ud-din]], is a veena player. |
His younger brother, [[Ustad Zia Fariddudin Dagar]], was a vocalist and teacher, and his son, [[Mohi Baha'ud-din]], is a veena player.<ref name=ITC/><ref name=SM/> |
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== Establishment of the Dhrupad Gurukul == |
== Establishment of the Dhrupad Gurukul == |
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Established in 1982 |
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== Death == |
== Death == |
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Ustad Zia [[Mohyeddin|Mohiuddin]] Dagar died on 28 September 1990.<ref name=ITC/><ref name=dhrupad>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhrupad.org/teacher/index.htm |date=12 April 2001|archive-date=3 May 2006|website=dhrupad.org website|access-date=5 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060503050725/http://www.dhrupad.org/teacher/index.htm|title=Profile of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar}}</ref> |
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Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar died in 1990. |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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|Zia Mohiuddin Dagar* & Pandit Taranath - Live |
|Zia Mohiuddin Dagar* & Pandit Taranath - Live in Stockholm 1969 (CD) |
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|Country & Eastern |
|Country & Eastern |
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== References == |
== References == |
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2. [https://www.discogs.com/artist/3338164-Ustad-Zia-Mohiuddin-Dagar https://www.discogs.com/artist/3338164-Ustad-Zia-Mohiuddin-Dagar Retrieved March 14, 2016.] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p28615|pure_url=yes}} Z. M. Dagar] at allmusic |
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*[http://www.raga.com/cds/222/222booklet.html Z. M. Dagar]: A memoir by Jody Stecher at [http://www.raga.com Raga Records] |
*[http://www.raga.com/cds/222/222booklet.html Z. M. Dagar]: A memoir by Jody Stecher at [http://www.raga.com Raga Records] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060503050725/http://www.dhrupad.org/teacher/index.htm Profile of Z. M. Dagar] by the Gundecha Brothers |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060503050725/http://www.dhrupad.org/teacher/index.htm Profile of Z. M. Dagar] by the Gundecha Brothers |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081114180429/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile MySpace page] for Z. M. Dagar |
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*[http://dhrupad.org/about/dagar-tradition/ Dagar family homepage] |
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==Video== |
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*[http://aris.ss.uci.edu/rgarfias/kiosk/media.html Z. M. Dagar video] from Robert Garfias' site |
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Revision as of 14:40, 19 January 2024
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar | |
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Born | 14 March 1929 Udaipur, Rajasthan |
Died | 28 September 1990 | (aged 61)
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Instrument(s) | Rudra veena |
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Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (14 March 1929 – 28 September 1990), (aka Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and popularly known as Z. M. Dagar), was a North Indian (Hindustani) classical musician, one of the 19th generation of Dagar family dhrupad musicians. He was largely responsible for the revival of the rudra vina as a solo concert instrument.[1]
Early life and the choice of veena
Z. M. Dagar was born in the town of Udaipur, Rajasthan on 14 March 1929 and began musical study with his father, Ustad Ziauddin Khan Dagar, court musician for the Maharana of Udaipur.[1][2] He was trained both in vocals and in the rudra veena, an instrument used by vocalists to practice melodies. The veena was traditionally not played in public, but the young Zia Mohiuddin adopted it as his primary instrument, giving his first recital at age 16. Although he was discouraged by his father from experimenting with the structure of the veena, he nevertheless modified the instrument after his father's death to better equip it for solo performance, transforming it into a larger bass instrument (sometimes called a 'Dagar veena'): With the help of the instrument house Kanailal & Brother, he enlarged the tumbas (gourds) and dhandhi (hollow neck) to create greater resonance and to allow the notes to sustain longer and so better reproduce the techniques used in dhrupad singing. Because of these modifications, the instrument was too heavy to be held in the standard Northern posture (with one tumba on the left shoulder), so he played instead in the Southern posture, with one tumba on the ground and one on the left knee.[2][3]
Struggles and hardships
After India gained independence in 1947, the princely states were abolished. The Dagar family lost the patronage of the court of Udaipur, and had to seek employment elsewhere. Finally they arrived in Mumbai. For 25 years, they had to make ends meet by working in garages, selling bread, and rarely, playing instruments for movie scores. They did not have a tanpura, sitar, or veena, let alone a house. There was much cynicism about dhrupad, as his son Mohi Baha'ud-din recounted in an interview.
"Dhrupad? Who'll listen? Rudra veena? Play something else. Long alaaps? So boring!" [4]
Playing style
Z. M. Dagar was known particularly for his slow development of ragas, typically performed only with tanpura accompaniment (he rarely played with pakhawaj), and for his meticulous attention to microtonal inflections.
Outside India
He was very active in the West, associating himself with the American Society for Eastern Arts in Berkeley, California (Zia Mohiuddin Dagar offered 12 weeks of classes during the spring of 1977). Financial support was secured by the Center for World Music from the National Endowment for the Arts and other contributors) and with Wesleyan University, Rotterdam Music Conservatory , and the University of Washington, Seattle, where he was a visiting professor.[1][3]
Honours
- In 1986, Ustad ji was awarded the Kalidas Samman Award, one of India's most prestigious awards, by the Madhya Pradesh government.[1]
- He also received the Sangeet Natak Academi Award in 1981, the Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academi award, and the Maharana Kumbha award, to name a few.[1][3][2]
Family
His younger brother, Ustad Zia Fariddudin Dagar, was a vocalist and teacher, and his son, Mohi Baha'ud-din, is a veena player.[1][3]
Establishment of the Dhrupad Gurukul
Established in 1982, the concept of making a Gurukul was entirely Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar's. He envisioned a place where he would sit with his disciple and impart training in the 'Guru Shishya Parampara'; a method in which a few selected students study under one roof whilst staying with the guru. Ustad sahib put at least twenty years of his time and effort to give shape to this idea on his own and thus, the Gurukul came into being in 1982 at Palaspa - a village near Panvel - Mumbai.[3]
Death
Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar died on 28 September 1990.[1][2]
Discography
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Rudra Veena Recital (LP) | His Master's Voice | ECSD 2736 | 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgonraga (LP, Album) | MNW | MNW 2F | 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raga Mangeyabushan (LP, Album) | Disques Alvarès | LD 114 | 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raga Pancham Kosh (LP, Album) | Auvidis | AV 4514 | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raga Chandrakauns (LP, Mono) | His Master's Voice | PMLP 3039 | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raga Yaman (CD, Album) | Nimbus Records | NI 5276 | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raga Shuddha Todi | Nimbus Records | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Todi, Ahir Lalit, Panchamkauns (CD, Album) | Raga Records | RAGA-219 | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raga Yaman / Raga Shuddha Todi (2xCD, Album) | Nimbus Records | NI 7047/8 | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marwa, Bageshree (CD, Album) | Raga Records | RAGA-222 | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Z.M. Dagar* & Z.F. Dagar* - Raag Malkauns, Bombay 1968 (CD) | Country & Eastern | CE 02 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Z.M. Dagar* & Z.F. Dagar* - Ragini Miyan Ki Todi (CD) | Country & Eastern | CE19 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar* & Pandit Taranath - Live in Stockholm 1969 (CD) | Country & Eastern | CE36 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Untitled (Cass, Album) | CBS | UD-001 | Unknown |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tribute to a Maestro, Zia Mohiuddin Khan Dagar". ITC Sangeet Research Academy website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Profile of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar". dhrupad.org website. 12 April 2001. Archived from the original on 3 May 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Kuldeep Thopate (4 March 2015). "Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar: A Dream that Dhrupad Once Had". Swarmanttra.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Musical growth in an age of distraction". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
External links
- Z. M. Dagar at allmusic
- Z. M. Dagar: A memoir by Jody Stecher at Raga Records
- Profile of Z. M. Dagar by the Gundecha Brothers