Concert Tour Announcement (November 17,2006-
December 16,2006)
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Dagarvani is pleased to announce the following concerts of the Dagar
ensemble, including concerts and workshops in dhrupad
with Ustad F Wasifuddin Dagar assisted by Mohan Shyam
Sharma on Pakhawaj. In addition, the musicians may be
available for one-on-one lessons, for which arrangements
can be made using the contacts below.
SCHEDULE
Concert : November 25, 2006, 8:00 PM, Opera de
Lille,Lille
Dhrupad Concert as part of the Grande Nuit Des
Ragas.
Location : Opera de Lille, 2 rue des bons-Enfants B.P.
133/F-59001 Lille cedex
Contact : Phone - 03 28 38 40 50
Concert: December 09, 2006, 9:30 PM, Maison des
Arts, Créteil
A concert of dhrupad at the "Happy Inde.." festival
at Maison des Arts in Créteil, Paris. Maison des Arts
Calendar page describes the "Happy Inde.." festival
here.
Location : Maison des Arts, Créteil, Paris
Contact :
http://www.maccreteil.com
Concerts:
December 11, 2006, 10:30 AM and 8:30 PM,
Theatre 13, 13th arrondissement near Metro Glaciere,
Paris.
Wasifuddin Dagar and Mohan Shyam Sharma perform at
Theatre 13 in the 13th arrondissement in Paris near
Metro Glaciere.
There are two concerts, a morning session at 10:30AM,
and an evening concert at 8:30PM. Advance booking is
compulsory and can be done on the phone at 01 45 88 62
22. Tickets are 15 euros (regular) or and 11 euros
(youth under 26 years, unemployed, local residents,
groups of ten or more people, or members of the theatre
group). The venue is 103A, boulevard Auguste Blanqui,
75013 Paris. The nearest subway station is Glaciere.
For more information, please visit
www.theatre13.com.
Location : Theatre13,
103A, boulevard Auguste Blanqui, 75013 Paris
Contact : Phone - 01 45 88 62 22
Concert: December 16, 2006, 8:00 PM, Tourcoing
The Maisons-Folie invites you to a concert in
dhrupad.
Location : Maisons-Folie, Tourcoing
Contact : To be announced.
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Ustad F Wasifuddin Dagar, dhrupad singer.
Ustad F.Wasifuddin Dagar represents the 20th
successive generation of dhrupad singers in the Dagar
family. He is the son of Ustad N. Faiyazuddin Dagar, the
youngest of the well-known “Dagar brothers”, and the
grandson of Ustads Nasiruddin Dagar and Hussainuddin
Dagar. He has received Dagarvani dhrupad training from
his father as well as other Dagar stalwarts of his
father’s generation. Being his generation’s flagbearer
of the Dagar family tradition, he is a popular and
highly-regarded musician on the Hindustani music scene
in India and elsewhere. His singing is noted for
elaborate and subtle alaps,delicate voice modulations
and powerful gamaks. For detailed biographical and
bibliographical information, see his
page.
Mohan Shyam Sharma, pakhawaj
The leading pakhawaj master of his generation, Mohan
has held the distinguished classification of an A-grade
Artist of All India Radio since 1987. He has
participated in a variety of prestigious local and
national radio and television programs since that time.
His accomplishments include a wide range of accompanying
performances with the leading practitioners of vocal and
instrumental music in the ancient Dhrupad style. He has
appeared widely in performances in Europe, Great
Britain, the former Soviet Union, Japan and throughout
South Asia. His performances included three appearances
with the legendary Ravi Shankar, including a major
concert in New York City at Carnegie Hall.
They will be accompanied by Qamar Dagar, and Laurence
Bastit on the tanpuras.
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For more information, please contact dagarvani at
dhrupad (AT) gmail (DOT) com. The artists can also
be contacted at (Tel: 00 33 (0)1 42 40 64 21) during the
tour for individual tutorial sessions.
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