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Beenkars:


Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
     -- UW Ethnomusicology Archives - Z.M. Dagar collection
        (From the above link, enter Z.M. Dagar in search field and click the 'Search' button

Baha'ud'din Mohiuddin Dagar
     -- Ancient Indian Strings
     -- Bahauddin spoke to Deepak Raja
     -- Bahauddin videos from DutchDhrupad (Excellent!)

Ustad Asad Ali Khan
     -- The Rudra Veena maestro spoke to Deepak Raja

Ustad Shamsuddin Faridi Desai
     -- Shamsuddin Faridi Desai - "The Qadri Sufis regard music as a pathway to God"
         Excerpts from interview with Lyle Wachovsky, April 2004


Asit Kumar Banerjee
One of the foremost Rudra-Veena maestros of India, is the disciple of Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar Sahib, the renowned exponent of Rudra-Veena of Dagar Gharana

Zahid Khan Faridi Desai

Pandit Hindraj Divekar
Performer, author and teacher

Suvir Misra
Suvir Misra is a performer, teacher, Rudra Veena builder, film maker, and software developer...
a true "Renaissance Man".


Philippe Bruguière
A disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar

Jeff Lewis
Performer and teacher in the Seattle area.  A disciple of Zia Mohiuddin Dagar

Daniel Shurman
Performer and teacher in Seattle.  Rudra Veena and Dhrupad studies with Jeff Lewis and Uday Bhawalkar

Peter Hennix ( - 2010)
Studied with Zia Mohiuddin Dagar.  Includes a link to his CD's
       Peter Hennix - Raga Marwa

Glynn Snellgrove
Trained under Ustad Imrat Khan at Dartington College U.K and later under Ustad Asad Ali Khan on the traditional rudra veena.  He is now studying the Dagar Bani on the rudra veena from Ashish Sankrityayan and has performed with him in several concerts in Europe.

Dudu Elkabir
Several performance videos available on youtube.

Jyoti Hegde
A rare, modern day, woman beenkar.

Bishoke Sil
Performer and recording artist.

Pt. Pandharinath Kolhapure
Performer, author, teacher.

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