Dhrupad maestro Ustad Sayeeduddin Dagar
dies aged 78....
Known as ‘Saeed Bhai’, he
was the youngest of the eight Dagar brothers.
Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin
Dagar, maestro and custodian of the venerable Dhrupad tradition of Hindustani
classical music and a member of the eminent Dagar family, passed away aged 78
in Pune late on Sunday night after a brief illness.
He was born in Alwar in
Rajasthan in 1939 and was the youngest among the eight famous Dagar brothers
Hussain
Sayeeduddin Dagar (20 April 1939 – 30
July 2017), popularly known as Saeed Bhai, was
an Indian classicalvocalist belonging to
the Dhrupad tradition, the oldest existing form
of north Indian classical music (Hindustani classical music).
He was a
part of the Dagar family of musicians He represented the 19th generation
of Dagar Tradition.
His cousins
Nasir Moinuddin Dagar and Nasir Aminuddin Dagar were known as the
Senior Dagar Brothers. Similarly, Nasir Zahiruddin and Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar
were known as the Younger Dagar Brothers.
His other
cousins were Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, Zia Fariduddin Dagar,
and Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar.
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