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13.
Dhrupad Web Links
Information
on Dhrupad and related aspects of the music of the Mughal era
may be found using the advanced features of such Web search engines
as www.google.com and entering
the appropriate words or names or combination thereof. New information
is being posted constantly, and diligent searching can result
in the discovery of a wealth of information.
In addition
to the various Web sites noted below, an online Usenet newsgroup
(with all the positive and negative aspects of open newsgroups)
is rec.music.indian.classical, which deals with various aspects
of the music of the Indian subcontinent and sometimes carries
announcements of events, including performances of Dhrupad.
This newsgroup
may be accessed through your Internet browser, or through groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=rec.music.indian.classical
Advanced searches
of this and other newsgroups may be conducted through groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
A useful general
Web site on Dhrupad, with information on Ustad Asad Ali Khan (Ustad
is the Urdu honorific title given to distinguished Muslim musicians),
as well as the leading Dhrupad vocalists:
The Web site
of the late Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (performer on the rudra
vina), his younger brother Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar (vocal),
and Zia Mohiuddin Dagar's son, Bahauddin Dagar (rudra vina):
Two similar
Web sites of Wasifuddin Dagar (vocal), son of the late Ustad Faiyazuddin
Dagar (vocal), and nephew of the late Ustad Zahiruddin Dagar (vocal),
the brother of Faiyazuddin Dagar (the two brothers were known
as the Younger Dagar Brothers):
The Web site
of the Gundecha Brothers, senior disciples of the late Ustad Zia
Mohiuddin Dagar and Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar:
The Web site
of the Mallik family, another prominent Dhrupad lineage
In addition,
two recording companies, Raga and Makar, have useful Web sites
with information on the Dhrupad tradition and on Dhrupad performers
available on their labels:
An excellent
U.S.-based Web site for purchasing books published from India:
Web sites
for individual CD labels or distributors:
General Web
sites for CD purchase:
For more information
on the performers on this Mughal Gardens Web site, including photographs,
go to: www.surbahar.com,
which in future will include additional information on the Dhrupad
tradition, updated discographies, information on Dhrupad performances,
and further links to relevant Websites.
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Brian Q. Silver
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