Recordings & liner notes · Raga Records
Senior Dagar Brothers — Calcutta, June 1955
Imported from Raga Records. Original credits and historical wording are preserved; musical claims await independent review.
Original source and attribution ↗Programme, audio and booklet for RAGA-221 →This source page referred to the former MP3 archive. Recovered performances and excerpts are available in the listening collection. The complete CD catalogue remains unavailable as audio.
The Senior Dagar Brothers Nasir Moinuddin Dagar & Nasir Aminuddin Dagar dhrupad vocal Purushottam Das pakhawaj Rags Bihag, Kamboji, Malkosh Calcutta, June 1955
This 2-CD set presents an entire, full-length Calcutta music circle concert of these legendary dhrupadiyas. Many famous musicians including Pt. Mani Ram (guru and elder brother of Pt. Jasraj) were among those present. The renowned Sri Purushottam Das of Nathdwara temple (Rajasthan) accompanied on pakhawaj.
CD1 Total time 60:34 1 Bihag alap 43:23 2 Bihag dhrupad words 0:39 3 Bihag dhrupad chautal 16:32
CD2 Total time 68:04 1 Kamboji alap 29:08 2 Kamboji dhrupad 13:14 3 Malkosh alap 19:33 4 Malkosh dhrupad 5:59
RAGA-221AB ADD mono
Credits
Cover: Moinuddin and Aminuddin Dagar. Alain Daniélou photo courtesy Jacques Cloarec. Centerfold: Dagar ensemble, 1950s. Courtesy Philippe Bruguière. Back cover: Hussain Sayeeduddin, Nasir Zahiruddin, Rahim Fahimuddin, Nasir Aminuddin, Zia Mohiuddin, Zia Fariduddin and Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar. Yvan Trunzler photo courtesy Philippe Bruguière. Thanks to Buddhadev Das Gupta, Subrata Chowdhury and Anu Burman. Brijbasha translations courtesy Wasifuddin Dagar. Associate Producer: Ira Landgarten. Produced by John Wilton.
Also on Raga Records: Senior Dagar Brothers, Rag Todi
12-page booklet in Adobe Acrobat format 221bookl.pdf (1MB; best way to view images and text) HTML version of booklet under construction Wordings (Lyrics) Essay by Sunil Dutta -- 'DHRUPAD, an Ancient Tradition'; credits Dagar ensemble 1957 centerfold photo (60K jpeg)
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T H E S E N I O R D A G A R B R O T H E R S MOINUDDIN AND AMINUDDIN DAGAR B I H A G K A M B O J I M A L K O S H • C A L C U T T A 1 9 5 5 RAGA RECORDS
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