INDIA Zia Mohiuddin Dagar – Raga Todi & Raga Pooriya – His Master's Voice - 7 EPE 1312

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Zia Mohiuddin Dagar – Raga Todi & Raga Pooriya – His Master's Voice - 7 EPE 1312, 1967 (7 in, 45 RPM)

Born in Rajasthan, where his father Ziauddin Khan Dagar was a court musician for the Maharaja of Udaipur, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, aka Z.M. Dagar, (1932-1990) was a formidable master of the seldom-played Rudra veena (or bin).

All the vocalists of the illustrious Dagar family played the Rudra veena as an accompaniment to their singing. But Z.M. was the only Dagar to play the Rudra-veena as a Dhrupad performance instrument instead of focusing on singing.

In order to render the subtleties and nuances of Dhrupad with greater depth and versatility, Dagar enlarged the instrument’s gourds and hollow neck to add bass and resonance for enhanced stage presence and longer sustain times of notes and harmonics.

This rare 45 RPM exemplifies the maestro’s deep, slow, spiritual musings, which create a meditative space and inspired tension of timeless universal value.

Mohi Bahauddin Dagar (b. 1970) is now carrying on his father’s Rudra veena tradition.

Né au Rajasthan, où son père Ziauddin Khan Dagar officiait en tant que musicien à la cour du maharaja d'Udaipur, Zia Mohiuddin Dagar, alias Z.M. Dagar, (1932-1990) fut le plus grand maître de la rudra vina (ou bin) dans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle.

Tous les chanteurs de l'illustre famille Dagar jouaient de la rudra vina pour s’accompagner au chant. Mais Z.M. était le seul Dagar de sa génération à adopter la rudra-vina comme instrument de concert Dhrupad plutôt que le chant.

Afin de rendre les subtilités et les nuances du Dhrupad avec plus de profondeur et de fluidité, Z.M. Dagar transforma la rudra vina en élargissant la taille des gourdes et du manche creux de l’instrument afin d’ajouter des basses et de la résonance pour une plus grande présence scénique et pour allonger la durée du sustain des notes et des harmoniques.

Ce 45 tours rare illustre les envolées lentes, délicates et méditatives du maestro, qui créent un espace contemplatif avec des tensions inspirées d’une valeur universelle.

Mohi Bahauddin Dagar (né en 1970) perpétue à présent la tradition de son père au rudra vina.

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The cover of this record was designed by South-Indian classical dancer and teacher Amala Devi.

Our other Dhrupad share:
Nasir Aminuddin Dagar (vocal) - HMV EASD 1420 here

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Photograph below is from The Mystic Spiral: Journey of the Soul by Jill Purse, Thames & Hudson, 1980:

Sudama approaching the Golden City of Krishna, painting, Punjab Hills, India, c. 1785.

"The pearl being sought by the pilgrim Sudama is the Golden City of Krishna. Like the Buddhist Sudhana, he is the hero whose wanderings in search of the highest wisdom every devotee should emulate. The spiral nature of his quest for enlightenment, the circuitous route on which all such long and difficult journeys lead man, is echoed and affirmed by nature. Like the spiralling of the clouds and water, which enshrouds the Way of the dragons in mystery, the ambiguous forces of nature spiral into great vortices behind him; from their swirls strange natural beasts appear."

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