| F. Wasifuddin Dagar | Profile |
 Born
on 15 April 1969 at New Delhi, F. Wasifuddin Dagar represents the
20th
unbroken generation of dhrupad singers in the Dagar family. ince the
age of
five his systematic training unfolded under his uncle Ud. N.
Zahiruddin
Dagar and his father Ud. N. Faiyazuddin Dagar, worldwide known as
DAGAR
BROTHERS. Since the demise of his uncle in 1994, Wasifuddin is
carrying on
the DAGARVANI tradition in solo - his rendition of dhrupad is a
unique blend
of his uncle's training, his father's quality of voice and
temperament his
own personality and his in depth knowledge of the characteristic
styles of
his elders. Typically in his alaap, he fills every note with space
and
colour, he travels extensively across three octaves delineating the
personality of the raga in all clarity. His powerful gamaks, are
fast and
sonorous , yet retain the softness and sweetness of the raga.
Wasifuddin
has performed extensively in India and abroad.
Mohan Shyam Sharma has learned
pakhawaj since the age of ten under his uncle, Pandit Tota Ram
Sharma of Mathura, who himself is a disciple of Guru Puroshotham Das
of Nathadwara. Mohan Shyam Sharma began performi ng in 1984 at the
age of eighteen. He became an 'A' Grade Artist at All India Radio
in 1986 at the age of twenty. He has performed in all the major
music festivals in India. He has also performed in Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland,
Japan, and the U.S. He has performed |
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