#darbarfestival | Bahauddin Dagar’s unamplified dhrupad performance of Patdeep, on the rudra veena. Though rare now, it is often described as the king of Indian classical instruments.
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Ustad Bahauddin Dagar is a torchbearer of the dagarvani dhrupad, known for its patient, meditative approach. He is the world’s leading master of the rudra veena (‘roaring veena’), still considered by many to be the king of Indian instruments. Though rare today, its even, austere tone remains linked with a certain universal purity, close to the essence of Indian classical.

Some trace the Dagar family lineage back to master musicians of the 16th century, and Ustad Bahauddin studied under his father Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and his uncle Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar. He describes the relationship: “His method of teaching was subtle and mysterious...he would give a student a few key phrases that captured its soul. Then he would ask him to work on them till the spirit of the raga revealed itself. And, we did find that once we had mastered the key to a raga, the whole raga opened itself up effortlessly when we sat down to play.”

Bahauddin’s musical style is marked by an unobtrusive eloquence, and he regularly performs with no amplification, harking back to a pre-technological age when musicians played longer and slower. But he also draws creative energy from dhrupad’s status as a living form - it may be India’s oldest surviving style of classical music, but many consider it to be the most highly evolved by virtue of this. He seeks to represent his tradition as a full person, with a reputation for high-quality teaching across the global veena community. Listen to more of Bahauddin here:
-Patdeep (Pt 1) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC1Vm45zp1E
-Vardhani (with Pelva Naik) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU5M38ofNiQ

Patdeep is an afternoon raga. It draws from Kafi thaat, with an aroha [ascent] of nSgmPNS and an avroh [descent] of SNDPmgRS. The vadi [king note] is Pa, and the shuddha Ni differentiates it from the similar Raag Bhimpalasi. It somewhat resembles the Carnatic Raga Gowrimanohari. Hear more superb performances of Patdeep here:
-Omkar Dadarkar (khayal vocals) | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyJc15AHx94
-Sahana Banerjee (sitar) | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5NR5cin7E

Performed for Darbar on 20 Sep 2013, at London’s Royal Festival Hall
-Bahauddin Dagar (rudra veena)
-Sukhad Munde (pakhawaj)
-Seetal Gahir (tanpura)

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