Nasir Moinuddin Dagar

Nasir Moinuddin Dagar (–1966) was a Hindustani classical dhrupad singer from India, part of the Dagar gharana. He and his younger brother Nasir Aminuddin Dagar performed together, and are best known as the Senior Dagar Brothers.

Early life and training Moinuddin Dagar was born in Alwar, Rajasthan, the eldest son of musician Nasiruddin Khan of the Dagar lineage. Contemporary sources listed his birth date as 1919, while the Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India listed it as 12 May 1921.

He was initiated into dhrupad singing by his father, who provided strict and rigorous training. He was seventeen when his father died. He supported his mother and five younger siblings by working as a teacher, while receiving training in Jaipur from his uncle Riazuddin Khan.

He left Udaipur after his training, and moved to Bombay in 1947, where he and Nasir Aminuddin started performing. Their November 1964 tour included a stop in Paris, which was recorded and released by UNESCO. Moinuddin Dagar suffered a heart attack while on tour in Europe, and complications would eventually lead to his death.

Style and impact The Times of India described him as "one of the finest exponents of his style."

Dhrupad.info described him as a "charismatic performer," who "had amazing mastery over the use of the three different kinds of head resonance…which he used with much flair and artistry on the higher notes like ni and sa."

Discography

Dagar Brothers (1965) A Musical Anthology of the Orient: India III (1960s?) Raga Darbari Kanada: Alapa; Dhamar — Raga Adana (1982) Raga Todi in Concert • Calcutta 1957 (1999) Bihag Kamboji Malkosh • Calcutta 1955 (2000) Dhrupad : Puriya, Pilu Thumri (2002) Dhrupad: Bageshree (2002) Ragas Bhupali, Shankara: Dhrupad (2004) Dhrupad (Megh, Kafi Ki Hori) (2002, 2009) Raga Kambhoji: Dhrupad (2004) Bageshree Dhrupad (2008) Miya Ki Malhar Dhrupad (2009) Raga: Puriya, Pilu Thumri (2009)